George LeMieux

Would You Vote in a Second Primary to Ensure Florida Got Fewer Crazy Politicians?

Ever wonder why over the past decade Florida's elected officials seem to have become increasingly partisan? It might just be a general change in mood of politics across the nation. It might be gerrymandering that renders so many state legislative districts uncompetitive. Or it might be par ... More >>

Is Charlie Crist Florida's Next Governor?

LeMieux: Now You're Not The Charlie Crist That I Used to Know

Charlie Crist is getting awfully cozy to the Democratic party by endorsing Obama and planning to speak at their convention. It's been awfully uncomfortable for George LeMieux. Crist employed LeMieux as his campaign manager and chief of staff, and then appointed him to the Senate.Now, LeMieux has spo ... More >>

George LeMieux Drops Out of Senate Race, Connie Mack Now Likely GOP Nominee

So long, George LeMieux.The former interim senator has dropped his bid to return to DC, and has left Rep. Connie Mack IV as the likely Republican nominee to take on Sen. Bill Nelson in November. LeMieux was never able to overcome his connection to former Gov. Charlie Crist, nor Mack's name recogniti ... More >>

Did George LeMieux Extort Charlie Crist Over Gay Rumors to Get Senate Seat? Jim Greer Thinks So

Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer is preparing for his trial on several corruption charges. His former friend and ex-Governor Charlie Crist is cooperating with the prosecution. So, in what seems like a pretty shady and downright desperate move, Greer's camp is leaking several rum ... More >>

Poll: Senator Bill Nelson Continues to Crush Connie Mack IV

Barring any sort of crazy scandal or shakeup, you might as well refer to Rep. Connie Mack IV as the GOP's presumptive senate nominee in Florida. He continues to poll heads and tails above his Republican primary competitors (and is now refusing to show up to debates, as he's already considered himsel ... More >>

Former Rep. Dave Weldon Enters GOP Senate Primary With Weird Running Video

The GOP primary for the Senate nomination has been nothing short of tumultuous this year, with several candidates jumping in and out of the race. For a while there, it seemed Rep. Connie Mack IV was about to cruise to victory thanks largely to the name he shares with his father, former Sen. Connie M ... More >>

Connie Mack, 179th Most Conservative Member of Congress, Claims to Be "One of the Most Conservative" Members

Today, Rep. Connie Mack IV announced his "Social Conservatives for Mack Coalition" in a bid to shore up some far-right-wing support for his troubled Senate campaign. In the press release, his campaign declares that Mack "is one of the most conservative and hard-working members in the United States C ... More >>

Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann Choose Different Sides in Florida Republican Senate Primary

If you're the kind of Republican voter who finds yourself easily swayed by some of the more deafening but dimmer voices in your party, well then boy do we have a quagmire for you. Two of your favorite also-rans from the GOP presidential primary have chosen different sides in the Florida battle betwe ... More >>

Senate Poll: Connie Mack Now Leads Bill Nelson by 7 Percent

​Never mind the fact that Connie Mack IV's history of bar brawls and financial problems have been talked about heavily for the past month. It hasn't apparently hurt his campaign in any way. The Republican Senate hopeful has opened a seven-point lead over Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.

George LeMieux Continues Connie Mack/Charlie Sheen Attack with "Two & a Half Macks" Ad

​Instead of talking about salient issues, the two contenders for Florida's GOP Senate nomination have spent the better part of the last week arguing over a dumb Charlie Sheen joke. Former Sen. George LeMieux cracked last week that rival Rep. Connie Mack IV was the "Charlie Sheen of Florida Politic ... More >>

Connie Mack's Campaign Manager Sends Crazy Letter to George LeMieux Over Charlie Sheen Joke

Yesterday George LeMieux made a mildly amusing (by GOP standards anyway) sort-of-zinger comparing his Republican Senate Primary opponent Connie Mack to Charlie Sheen. Well, now Mack's campaign manager Jeff Cohen has responded with this smarmy, hyperbolic, over-the-top letter addressed to LeMieux. Co ... More >>

Connie Mack Gets Called "Charlie Sheen of Florida Politics" by George LeMieux

According to polls Rep. Connie Mack IV is currently "#Winning!" when it comes to Florida's Republican Senate primary, but his campaign has hit quite a few snags this week. Sensing an opportunity to pounce, Mack's last serious remaining challenger, ex-Senator George LeMieux, called Mack the ... More >>

Connie Mack, Florida Senate Candidate, is One of the Sexiest Members of Congress According to Horny College Kids

​Rep. Connie Mack's late entrance into the GOP primary for the right to take on incumbent senator Bill Nelson later this year has resulted in a quick jump to the front of the pack over other candidates like George LeMieux and Adam Hasner. The fact that Mack shares his name with his father, a forme ... More >>

Connie Mack IV Is Crushing His GOP Opponents in Latest Poll

​Rep. Connie Mack IV has only been in the race for the GOP senate nomination for two days and he already has a monster lead. He's ahead of the rest of the field by double digits in one-on-one match ups, and seems to have a wide base of support among various strands of the Republican base.

Connie Mack IV Leads GOP Senate Primary by 23 Points Even Though He's Not Officially in the Race

​All it took was word that Rep. Connie Mack IV was about to enter the GOP primary for the parties' Senate nomination to finally heat up that sad race. Despite the fact that Mack hasn't officially announced his candidacy, he now leads the latest Quinnipiac poll by 23 points. George LeMieux and ... More >>

Connie Mack To Enter Senate Race

So far the Republican primary to decide who gets to take on incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012 has been a big, wet, cold heap of "ain't nobody care." Neither George LeMieux nor Adam Hasner have caught on with GOP voters, and pretty much every poll has shown that most are undecided. Well, Rep. Connie ... More >>

George LeMieux's French-Sounding Name is Hottest Issue in Republican Senate Primary

​The race for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Bill Nelson next year is in a sad state of affairs. Some grassroots nobody named Mike McCallister is leading the pack with 17 percent of the vote, but 58 percent of Republican voters are still undecided. Meanwhile, the two establishment candi ... More >>

Allen West Is Not on a "Marco Rubio Level"; Sorry, Club for Growth

​Republican insiders aren't exactly thrilled with the crop of candidates who have entered the race for the GOP nomination to take on incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson. Chris Chocola, president of the Club for Growth, a powerful and influential fiscally conservative 527 group that endorsed Marco Rubio in ... More >>

Allen West Considers Senate Run

​Though guys like George LeMieux and Adam Hasner have  for months been running for the GOP nomination to take on Senator Bill Nelson, no one has made much headway with voters. That leaves the field wide open for a potential late entrant. Rep. Adam West, Florida's most Tea-soaked new ... More >>

Poll: Romney and McCallister Lead Florida GOP Primaries; Debt Deal Hurts Obama

​We're still in that uncertain season of the 2012 election cycle where every poll will show some different and somewhat surprising result. Quinnipiac is the latest to crunch the numbers and shows that Mitt Romney is the favorite to get the presidential nod from Republican voters in Florida. Meanwh ... More >>

Another Rich Guy Seeking Office: Craig Miller Enters GOP Senate Primary Race

​Stop us if you've heard this one before: a millionaire business mogul with little name recognition is using his vast fortune to jumpstart a surprising campaign for a statewide office in Florida. Yep, after the mixed results of Rick Scott and Jeff Greene is 2010, Craig Miller, the former CEO of th ... More >>

Bill Nelson Seems Boring Enough to Win Reelection

​Bill Nelson is now Florida's longest serving state-wide elected politician, and yet a surprising amount of Floridians don't think much of him one way or another. The guy has sat in the Senate for 11 years, and mastered a brand of bland Democratic moderation that doesn't piss off Republicans too m ... More >>

Obama's Approval Ratings Get Big Bump in Florida

The 2012 election is still 17 months away, but the latest numbers from Quinnipiac show hopeful news for Democrats for the first time in month. President Barack Obama's approval ratings are back above 50 percent in Florida since 2009, and more Floridians say they would definitely vote for him than a ... More >>

Poll: Florida Republicans Still Have No Idea Who They Want to Run for Senate

​At this point the 2012 horse race the republican primary for the Florida senate seat sort of mirrors the party's primary for the presidential nomination: a bunch of not-terribly-exciting politicians that no one seems to be all that excited about. The latest poll by Sunshine State Communications, ... More >>

GOP Senate Candidates Shocking Attack Against Bill Nelson: He Likes Obama

​There's no clear front runner yet in the race for the Republican nomination to take on Senator Bill Nelson in 2012, but the candidates are already taking aim at Nelson. Though, the guy is a pretty moderate Democrat who hasn't stirred up all that much controversy, recent web ads from some of the c ... More >>

Is Possible Republican Senate Candidate Adam Hasner The Next Marco Rubio?

​Republicans are eager to claim incumbent Senator Bill Nelson's political scalp in the 2012 election, but no clear Republican candidate has emerged yet. State Rep. Adam Hasner, who represents parts of Broward and Palm Beach County, has started an exploratory committee but is little known around th ... More >>

Senate President Mike Haridopolos to Run Against Bill Nelson in 2012

​Senator Bill Nelson, currently the only democratic official in Florida to have been elected state-wide is up for re-election in 2012, and he's already beginning to draw Republican opponents. Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos will soon announce his candidacy, and is already talking openly ... More >>

Obama Visits Miami Today to Stump for Sink, Snap $10,000 photos

Pete Souza, White House BlogObama just can't get enough of Florida. Must be the fumes coming off our nice, oily ocean.​A day after ex-prez Bill Clinton turned on the smiles for US Senate-hopeful Kendrick Meek, none other than President Obama himself is set to visit Miami today to stump for the Dem ... More >>

Betrayal: Sen. George LeMieux Says He'll Support Rubio over Crist

​Talk about betrayal! Sen. George LeMieux says the he'll support the Republican nominee over his old friend Charlie Crist: "I will support our Republican nominee and will continue to do everything I can both in Florida and across the country to increase the number of Republicans in the United ... More >>

Is Jeb Bush Still in Charge of Florida?

​Jeb Bush left office four years ago, but Associated Press writer Martin Merzer thinks he may still be in charge of the state -- or at the very least still the most influential voice in the governing Republican party."He's become a legislative Wizard of Oz -- thunder and lightning and pulling the ... More >>

Dear Florida Media: Not Every Stupid Political YouTube Video is News

Just weeks after much too much of Florida's political establishment and media took a dumb Crist/Rubio remix of an old YouTube meme way too seriously, there's another stupid YouTube video that certain journalists, it seems, are forcibly trying to turn into a controversy. It's a ridiculous anti-R ... More >>

Dems Compliment Charlie Crist on his "Good Hair and Nice Tan," Blast Him on Everything Else

Charlie Crist is such an upbeat fellow that I'm sure he'll appreciate the fact that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee just sent out an email touting the Gov's silver fox-ish good looks citing his "Good Hair and Nice Tan." He might be a little sad that it comes as part of a compliment sand ... More >>

Is Maurice Ferre About to Mount a Senate Campaign?

Jonathan Postal​A couple of Democrats have flirted with the idea, but so far no one has stepped up to mount a real challenge against Kendrick Meek in the Senate primary. Now, though, there's buzz that former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre will enter the race next week.Beth Reinhard says Ferre will make ... More >>

George LeMieux Takes Office Today, Hints at Possible Run Against Nelson in 2012

Florida's 33rd senator, George LeMieux, will be sworn in today at 2:45 amid concerns his Broward law firm helped secure visas for foreigners to work on a hotel and condo project in Bal Harbour, depriving Americans of jobs. As our brothers in blog-arms The Juice point out, a Capit ... More >>

News Roundup

Over the weekend, pretty much every newspaper editorial board in the state wrote mean things about new Sen. George LeMieux. [Buzz]Oh, and word on the street is LeMieux might be interested in running for U.S. Senate against Bill Nelson in 2012, or for attorney general. [Buzz]Debbie Wasserman Sch ... More >>

Charlie Crist Appoints George LeMieux, His Former Chief of Staff, to Senate

George LeMieux​Charlie Crist will appoint George LeMieux, his former chief of staff, to Mel Martinez's vacated Senate seat, according to an Associated Press source. State Rep. Jennifer Carroll, who was also considered for the job, spilled the beans. The official announcement is expected to be made ... More >>

LeMieux Is the New Darling of the Homosexual Extremists

I didn't want to put up another pix of LeMieux's face, so in its place is the greatest picture of all time. ​Remember when Mel Martinez deemed his primary opponent Bill McCollum as the "new darling of the homosexual extremists?" Well, now he's being replaced by the new new darling of the homosexua ... More >>

Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek Simply Do Not Care for This LeMieux Character

​Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek have only a few things in common: They're both running for Senate. They'll both likely face Charlie Crist. They'll both likely lose to him. And now they both don't very much like George LeMieux's status as newly minted senator. Politically, this is just abo ... More >>

Charlie Crist Will Ask Just About Anyone To Fill Out a Senate Application

​Gov. Charlie Crist has asked yet another round of former politicians to fill out applications for Senate. When will this end? When every Republicans to ever hold public office in Florida has submitted answers to Charlie Crist's questionnaire. The latest round includes Former U.S. Reps. Mike ... More >>

Actually, It's a Different Bob Martinez Who Might Be a Frontrunner for the Senate Appointment

via Colson.Com​So, we kept hearing that Bob Martinez, as in the former one-term governor, was in the mix to be appointed to the Senate. The thing is, well, he's 74 years old, which isn't necessarily a barrier to be a senator. But he was not a very popular governor thanks to a botching an ... More >>

Senator Allan Bense?

​Washington Post blogger and former Mouthpiece Theater cohost Chris Cillizza adds another name to the list of possible politicos Charlie Crist could appoint to Mel Martinez's soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat: former state Rep. Allan Bense.Add that to a list that already includes Jim Smith, Gov. Bob ... More >>

Connie Mack Won't Take Senate Gig, But Clay Shaw Jr. Will

The Florida Political blogosphere has exploded with Mel Martinez Madness, and the main symptom is wildly wondering who will replace him. We already put in our two cents, but here's the latest updates. Charlie Crist further confirms he won't appoint himself, but will have someone picked out by t ... More >>

Sugar Deal Is Not So Sweet

Charlie Crist gets a bogus hero medal for bailing out Big Sugar.