When Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents raided the Oviedo home of ousted Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer in June, they not only handcuffed him and hauled him to jail, they also found boxes filled with party records. Greer, awaiting trial on six felony counts, wasn’t supposed to have the documents in his possession, according to the [...]
Former Gov. Jeb Bush said he would like to see a more positive campaign between Bill McCollum and Rick Scott for the Republican nomination for governor. The former governor said that while he supports McCollum, he has talked to Scott and advised him to stop talking so much about immigration. Scott has spent millions of [...]
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Jack Latvala has secured a campaign headquarters at 12425 28th Street North, Suite 105 in St. Petersburg. He says he should be fully moved in by next week, but please feel free to stop by and check it out!
Man, I just don’t like doing this… One of the best guys in the state, Kenneth Quinnell, sends me an e-mail letting me know that Kendrick Meek is up with his second TV ad. So I take a look and now I have to write about why I don’t think the ad is very good. [...]
From PolitiFact: Congressman Kendrick Meek launched his first TV attack ad against opponent Jeff Greene in the Florida Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. The ad, called “He’s the Man,” attacks Greene’s background as a billionaire who made money as the economy soured. “Meet the real Jeff Greene: Ran for Congress as a California Republican. [...]
Tampa Bay’s electorate got an early chance to voice its opinion at the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Political Hob Nob held last night at the Tampa Bay History Center. Nearly 400 attendees, including 50 candidates for office, were on hand to kick off the election season. The event was sponsored by Tucker Hall [...]
Kendrick Meek said some help from the White House would show Florida voters he’s the “real Democrat” in the Senate primary race. “I believe that Democrats in Florida want some direction,” Meek said in a Wednesday interview with The Hill. “The help from the White House is very important, not only to my campaign, but [...]
Well, we knew they weren’t going to endorse Brian Blair! The Tampa Tribune has endorsed James Grant in the tough H-47 GOP primary. From the Tribune: Lawyer James Grant brings eloquent enthusiasm and the potential for leadership reminiscent of another young Republican politician, Adam Putnam. The most impressive candidate is James Grant. Although he will be [...]
A new Quinnipiac poll has some troubling numbers for the Republicans who won’t let the voters decide on offshore drilling. 27. Would you support or oppose an amendment to the state constitution that would ban offshore drilling within 10 miles of Florida’s coast? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Support 62% 50% 79% [...]
