Rancor between candidates was on full display Saturday during a forum held by The Federalist Society, one of nation’s most influential organizations involving conservative and libertarian legal minds, at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort.
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Five candidates in total are on the ballot. Here’s what you should know about them.
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University of Florida student Marcos Bruno is in his fifth year before finishing his bachelor degree in engineering.
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A Gainesville High School student is no longer enrolled after administrators learned of his racially-charged and threatening social media posts.
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DeSantis, who filed paperwork for the race early this month, is running to replace Gov. Rick Scott, who faces term limits and is widely expected to run for the U.S. Senate.
Read More »‘Let Trump Be Trump’: What Five Local Supporters Think About the President’s First Year
A panel of President Donald Trump's local voters that WUFT assembled talked about what they liked and didn't like about the president's first year in office.
Read More »Small Town Of Archer Transcends Political Divides
Since 1996, the Democratic nominee for president has won Archer’s precinct each time, usually by a slim margin. In 2016, the two major candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, were only separated by 3.81 percentage points, with the Democratic nominee coming out on top by only 80 votes. However, according to Archer’s citizens, these political differences don’t divide them.
Read More »In Alachua County Red Island, Trump Still Finds Support
Though President Trump's approval ratings had dropped to 37 percent by mid-August, some conservatives in southwest Alachua County are holding their ground on supporting him as the country approaches its one-year anniversary of his election victory.
Read More »First Amendment Professor On Richard Spencer’s Right To Speak
Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida talks about the upcoming Richard Spencer event and the value of allowing such a discussion to take place on the UF campus.
Read More »State’s Tab For Irma Already Mounting
Florida has preliminarily outlined more than $273 million in Hurricane Irma costs for federal reimbursement, with the money primarily used for storm preparation and debris removal.
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