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Florida’s Mel Martinez served with President Biden in the US Senate. He calls Biden’s decision ‘the right thing’
When Mel Martinez, an Orlando-area Republican who served with Biden in the U.S. Senate, saw Biden during the presidential debate against former President Donald Trump in June, Martinez called his decline “astonishing.”
Harris could become the first female president after years of breaking racial and gender barriers
She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid.
In Florida, Democrats rally, Republicans pivot on Biden’s campaign decision
President Biden’s announcement Sunday that he would step aside from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris led to a flurry of activity by Democratic leaders in Florida as they rushed to shore up support for Harris.
‘Ready to go full tilt:’ Orlando attorneys Dan Newlin, John Morgan to assist presidential candidates
As Donald Trump took the stage at the Republican National Convention Thursday night, the GOP presidential nominee mentioned a prominent Orlando attorney while discussing fundraising efforts for the victims of Saturday’s shooting at a Trump rally.
Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week
A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers is calling for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insists he’s ready to return to the campaign trail to counter what he calls a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump.
Where to meet the political candidates running in your Central Florida community
Here is a list of some of the political events and panels that allow opportunities to learn about the small- and wide-scale candidates who are going to be asking for your vote in both the August Primary and the General Election in November.
Rebranding Trump, former president recalls shooting details but avoids policy details: RNC Takeaways
Republicans wrapped a nominating convention that celebrated former President Donald Trump not just as a party leader but a living martyr who survived a would-be assassin’s bullet and is ready to work for everyday Americans after a sweeping victory in November.
Requests to vote by mail in Central Florida are down ‘significantly.’ How you can request a ballot
The Orange County Supervisor of Elections reported the office has received less than half of the number of vote-by-mail ballot requests than in past election cycles, attributing it to a fairly recent change in Florida voter laws. Other counties are also reporting lower numbers.
Vice President Kamala Harris leads new campaign effort to reach out to Asian American voters
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is launching its formal outreach campaign to Asian American voters and putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the forefront of the effort with events in Nevada and Pennsylvania this week.
Biden plans public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
The White House says President Joe Biden will meet with Democratic lawmakers and governors and sit for a network TV interview in the coming days as he pushes back against growing pressure to step aside in the 2024 race.