You know how Marco likes to do things…big whispers all Friday morning. Late afternoon press release. A weekend full of comments. And a Monday press conference. Developing… Update – Former U.,S. Senator Rick Santorum just announced via Twitter his support of Marco Rubio.
You know how Marco likes to do things…big whispers all Friday morning. Late afternoon press release. A weekend full of comments. And a Monday press conference. Developing… Update – Former US Senator Rick Santorum just announced via Twitter his support of Marco Rubio.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will lead a St. Petersburg, FL Town Hall forum on real solutions for the economy, including American Solutions “Jobs First” plan to help small businesses and entrepreneurs create jobs. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 PM. A press release says: “The first 1,000 people through the doors will receive a FREE “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” bumper sticker.” BE THERE! Speaker: Newt Gingrich Location: Palm Court Ballroom…
Conservatives from across the nation will get their first in-the-flesh look at Marco Rubio Thursday as he delivers the keynote address before the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Click back here for coverage and updates: Marco Rubio speech at CPAC conference brings conservatives to their feet: Marco Rubio, the 38-year-old son of Cuban immigrants and candidate for an open Senate seat in Florida, electrified thousands of conservatives Thursday morning with an impassioned defense of American exceptionalism. Beth Reinhard: Is…
Like the proverbial sorority sister who “experimented” with kissing girls while an undergrad, I dabbled in Republican politics in my early 20s. Those were heady days: Newt Gingrich was Time Magazine’s Man of the Year, former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, among others, was infusing the GOP with compassionate conservatism and leaders like Jeb Bush towered over the political landscape. Heady days, indeed. Then the Recount happened and then W emerged and it wasn’t long before I returned to my Democratic…
Mayoral candidate Jamie Bennett found his front yard filled with campaign signs put there by his daughter Alexandria. St. Petersburg Firefighters manned the polls for their endorsed candidates Angela Rouson and Kathleen Ford. Rick Baker enjoys lunch at Diner 437. An adviser to Baker said the Mayor held back his endorsement of Bill Foster once Baker learned Foster was comfortably ahead in the polls. With more than half of the electorate voting by mail and turnout low, poll workers, such…
It is hardly the path to the top of the ticket many envisioned for Marco Rubio just a few years ago. The West Miami lawyer, now 38, had a national profile even before he took the gavel as Florida House speaker in 2006. He held “100 Ideas” forums with the likes of the late Jack Kemp and Newt Gingrich. A Senate president predicted his charisma would ultimately lead him to the Governor’s Mansion and White House. Outgoing Gov. Jeb Bush…