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Adam Putnam Limps Through Memorial Day Weekend

Putnam’s a Proud NRA Sellout, But Wishes We’d All Forget That Adam Putnam has been having a rough few weeks trying to wash off the stench of being a proud NRA sellout. From protests to columns to social media, Putnam’s entire brand is being defined by that infamous tweet. He only made it worse when…

ICYMI: GOP Candidates In Legal Trouble Borrow From Trump Playbook: Blame Obama!

In case you missed it, Talking Points Memo is out with a new story on Adam Putnam’s strategy when on defense: blame Obama. Last week, Putnam tried to pin his farm’s history of wages violations “Obama regulators crawling around [his family’s] lower intestine” when in fact, the investigation was started under President Bush. Seems like…

WHOOPS: Putnam Blames “Obama Regulators” For Bush Era Investigation Into His Business

Adam Putnam is having a little trouble getting the facts straight about a series of labor violations committed by his family’s citrus farms. Putnam’s business was fined for failing to pay its workers the minimum wage. In a speech to supporters this morning, Putnam tried to downplay the violations by blaming “Obama regulators crawling around…

ICYMI: Adam Putnam’s family citrus business violated federal labor laws

In case you missed it, a new scandal is brewing in Florida as the Tampa Bay Times has found that Adam Putnam’s family citrus business paid migrant workers less than the minimum wage while he was raking in millions. Hold on to your seats because the Florida GOP primary is about to get wild. Adam…

ORANGE-GATE: Putnam Pushed Law That Led to $25 Million Payday on Family Groves

Bombshell POLITICO Report: ‘Putnam created law that later allowed $25M family land deal’ A new bombshell report is threatening to upend Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam’s campaign for governor in Florida. Today, new details emerged about the shady land deal between the state of Florida and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam’s family farm. Politico reported that during…

Florida Named DGA “Unrig the Map” Target for 2018

DGA Announces $20 Million to Elect Democratic Governor in 8 Key Redistricting States Today, the Democratic Governors Association revealed that Florida will be one of its 8 Unrig the Map targets for the 2018 election cycle. The DGA also announced an initial $20 million investment in these races—the largest-ever Democratic electoral investment in redistricting. At…

Corcoran Kicks Florida’s Colleges And Universities To The Curb

Do DeSantis And Putnam Agree with $200M in Cuts? Florida is the third largest state in the country, but until last year, never had a university ranked in the top 10 nationally – a statistic that House Speaker Richard Corcoran has called “inexcusable.” Yet, when it comes to creating policies that will help recruit new…

What They’re Saying: Chaos In Florida GOP Primary

Journalists And GOP Consultants Agree, The Race To The Right Is On In Florida, the entrance of Congressman Ron DeSantis has thrown a wrench in the GOP primary, causing chaos and making it a race to the right between DeSantis, Speaker Richard Corcoran and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. Hoping to avoid a messy and…

Putnam On The Defensive As He Swings and Misses With Attack On DeSantis

His Hypocritical Attack Is A Lesson In “Psychological Projection” In psychology, “projection” is a defense mechanism to cope with unwanted feelings or emotions and involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting them. Today, Adam Putnam provided one of the clearest examples of this psychological phenomenon to date. In a stunning…

DGA Statement on DeSantis Announcement

Tampa Bay Times: ‘Brutal Primary’ Ahead The DGA released the following statement regarding Congressman Ron DeSantis’ announced candidacy in Florida’s gubernatorial race: “Ron DeSantis is President Trump’s hand-picked candidate in the Florida governor’s race,” said DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold. “DeSantis was a strong supporter of Trump’s disastrous health care and tax policies in Congress, and…

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