March on Politics

Pam Bondi wins two more GOP straw polls

Published on May 24, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Random voters polls are showing Republicans undecided in their primary for attorney general, but Pam Bondi is starting to pile up a Marco Rubio-like record of crushing wins in straw polls among party activists, including a landslide today in her home county of Hillsborough. In a straw poll among members of the Hillsborough County Republican Party executive committee and the Republican clubs of Fishhawk and Brandon, Bondi got 273 votes to 7 for Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottcamp and 2 for…

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Brian Blair behind on fundraising for state House District 47

Published on April 17, 2010 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

From March on Politics: Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair may have a public name, but that hasn’t translated into campaign donations for the District 47 state House race. For the first three months of this year, Blair raised about $7,300, compared to first-quarter campaign fund-raising front-runner James Grant, who raised $37,815 during that period. Blair, who began raising funds since last fall, has raised a total of $19,080. The first quarter of this year is the first time Grant…

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Rothenberg Report: Florida gov race leaning Dem

Published on May 20, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

From March on Politics: Despite recent polling showing the governor’s race between Bill McCollum and Alex Sink as either a tossup or maybe with an edge for McCollum, the respected Rothenberg Political Report has it listed as leaning Democratic—for Sink. A new poll issued yesterday gave McCollum a 6-point lead with a large undecided. But Nathan Gonzales, political editor for the Rothenberg Report said polls don’t tell the whole story in the race between a strong newcomer and an experienced…

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