How many more stories do we have to hear about some Luddite candidate getting caught off guard when their techno-savvy opponent purchases the domain name of the candidate who must have been living in the Dark Ages. The latest example of this is Marc Johnson, a candidate for Florida House District 56, crying foul after his opponent, [...]
Former President Bill Clinton said during a panel discussion in South Africa that it may become necessary to blow up the Deepwater Horizon well that continues to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Watch the video here. His comments on the leak start about 2:30 in. “Unless we send the Navy down deep to blow [...]
From Janet Zink: State Rep. Rachel Burgin’s opponent in the Republican primary for the District 56 seat, Marc Johnson, is a dentist. Still, Burgin has received the endorsement of the Florida Dental Association, her campaign announced. She also has the endorsement of the National Rifle Association and the Unified Sportsmen of Florida. The winner of the Republican [...]
Would it surprise anyone if the Dave Aronberg vs. Dan Gelber primary ended up being decided by a few thousand, maybe even a few hundred votes? In such a razor-close race, any advantage either candidate can leverage may make all the difference. Dave Aronberg may be handed such an advantage by a story that has [...]
Marco Rubio has the most Facebook “likes” for Republican (GOP) candidates with 84,409 (3,376/CD) while Barbara Boxer leads the way for Democrat (DEM) candidates with 29,451 (556/CD). GOP candidates account for 7 of the top 10 rankings for total “likes” including the entire top 5, according to research compiled by Targeted Research. John Thune has the most Facebook “likes” per [...]
Via The Daily Loaf: One less item to throw in the garbage: Local ABC Wine and Spirits stores are collecting wine corks to keep them out of the landfills. With the Save the Corks program, ABC is teaming up with Nomacorc to upcycle and recycle the corks through TerraCycle. Natural and synthetic wine corks are accepted. In addition, for [...]
An absolute must-read from Adam Smith about how Marco Rubio has failed to transition to a general election candidate (something I have been saying for two months). Some of the highlights: Rubio is essentially running now as a general election candidate, though Monday saw little sign of him reaching beyond tea party activists and arch [...]
From WUSF: It’s been an ongoing controvery – whether the Obama Administration should have forced BP to set up an independent compensation fund. It led to an apology to BP from Texas Congressman Joe Barton. But fellow Republican and U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio said he backs the $20 billion fund. Rubio paid a campaign visit [...]
