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Scott Wagman takes the bait, will fight FEC over his illegal Google ads

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Just finished up an interview with Zach Rodgers, of Clickz Network, who tells me Scott Wagman has decided to contest the complaint filed with Florida Election Commission over his illegal ads on Google and Facebook. From March on Politics: In response to a complaint from the former campaign manager for one of Wagman’s opponents in the race, the Elections Commission is considering whether the ads were illegal because they don’t contain the required disclaimer stating they were approved by the…

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Florida Chamber’s got Jack Latvala’s back

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The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s CCE has endorsed Republican Jack Latvala’s campaign for the state Senate in the District 16 in 2010. In an e-mail this morning, the chamber’s political committee called him “the pro-business candidate” in the Pinellas-Hillsborough district. “I am confident that Jack Latvala will be a strong voice for Florida businesses. I urge you to personally support Jack and to do whatever you can to assist him with his campaign for the State Senate so that he…

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Joe Smith produces the worst campaign video ever. I am not kidding

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Dear Bill Foster

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Too bad I am not working for you, because if I were, you wouldn’t be losing your grip on second place. Let’s face it. Deveron Gibbons is moving on to the general election. The brothers, as Mark Winn likes to think of them, account for about 18 percent of the vote. So long as the walk-around-money flows, Gibbons is gonna take 80% of that vote. With that block, all Deveron needs is 1 in 10 non-black voters to break his…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

St. Petersburg makes The New York Times…for the wrong reason

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“If you’re lying on a sidewalk, whether you’re homeless or a millionaire, you’re in violation of the ordinance,” a city attorney in St. Petersburg, Fla., said in June, echoing Anatole France’s immortal observation that “the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges.” The rest of Barbara Ehrenreich’s must read op-ed here.

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Reps. Bill Heller, Janet Long endorse Angela Rouson

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Make that three state representatives supporting Angela Rouson’s bid for the St. Petersburg City Council (don’t forget about Darryl, I think he’s endorsing Angela!): “As a wife, mother, community activist and successful business woman, Angela Rouson represents the values, ethics and commitment to the community that will make her an outstanding City Council member.” — State Representative Janet Long “Angela represents the best of what makes St. Petersburg great. Her passion and commitment to her community is demonstrated daily in…

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Democratic state Sen. Arthenia Joyner joins prominent GOPer Mary Ann Stiles firm

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Democratic state Sen. Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) recently joined the law firm Stiles, Taylor and Grace, which is headed by Mary Ann Stiles, a widely-respected, but prominent Republican who has pushed for a referendum that would give voter approval to the creation of an elected county mayor post. Stiles is a major contributor to Republican candidates and causes (actually Stiles gives generously to both sides, just much more often to the Rs).

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