James Oscar Davis III is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election,but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist.
From February 10 to June 9,1992,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1992 United States presidential election. Despite scandals and questions about his character,Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton won the nomination through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1992 Democratic National Convention held from July 13 to July 16,1992,in New York City. Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore were nominated by the convention for president and vice president,respectively.
Rodney Warren Smith is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat,Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis. In 2010,Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida. From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. In 2016,Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry,a Republican and former state representative.
Scott Charles Maddox is an American politician. He was the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2005. Maddox is the former chair of the Florida Democratic Party and a former Tallahassee City Commissioner,serving from 1993 to 1995,1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2018.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former commissioner of agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
The term liberal hawk refers to a politically liberal person who supports a hawkish,interventionist foreign policy.
A convention bounce or convention bump refers to an increase in support that U.S. presidential candidates in the Republican or Democratic party typically enjoy after the televised national convention of their party. A presumptive nominee for president may also be said to experience a "VP bounce" after announcing his or her pick for vice president prior to the convention. The size and impact of convention bumps vary,but presidential candidates usually see at least a small uptick in their polling numbers coming out of their conventions.
The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention,held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,from July 25 to 28,2016. The convention gathered delegates of the Democratic Party,the majority of them elected through a preceding series of primaries and caucuses,to nominate a candidate for president and vice president in the 2016 United States presidential election. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was chosen as the party's nominee for president by a 54% majority of delegates present at the convention roll call securing it over primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders,who received 46% of votes from delegates,and becoming the first female candidate to be formally nominated for president by a major political party in the United States. Her running mate,Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia,was confirmed by delegates as the party's nominee for vice president by acclamation.
This article contains opinion polling by U.S. state for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries. For currency and accuracy,please note the specific dates for each polling as listed below. For the significance of the earliest state votes,the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary,see United States presidential primary –Iowa and New Hampshire. To know when any given state votes,see the timeline of primaries and caucuses.
Newspapers and news media in the United States traditionally endorse candidates for party nomination for President of the United States,prior to endorsing one of the ultimate nominees for president. Below is a list of notable news media endorsements in 2016,by candidate,for each primary race.
The 2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia was held on November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. West Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate,Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. California had 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College,the most of any state.
The 2016 Florida Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of Florida as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Vote pairing in the 2016 United States presidential election refers to vote pairing that occurred between United States citizens domiciled in different states during the 2016 United States presidential election.
Joseph Ryan Gruters was the Chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 2018 to 2022,and is a member of the Florida Senate representing the 22nd District,which consists of Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Earlier in his career,Gruters worked on the campaign of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan as campaign manager and was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota.
Kaela Berg is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),Berg represents District 55B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Burnsville and parts of Dakota County.
Barry Richard is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978.
Ana Cruz is a civil servant and lobbyist at Ballard Partners Tampa,Florida. She was the first Hispanic person to serve as executive director of the Florida Democratic Party and served as spokesperson for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaigns in 2008 and 2016. Ana Cruz is known as “Tampa’s First Lady”,partner of Tampa Mayor,Jane Castor.
