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Florida Republicans Rolling Eyes at National GOP's Plan To Rig Electoral College

Mitt Romney's loss left Republicans with a lot of soul searching to do. Rather than reevaluating their message, voter outreach or image, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has endorsed a bizarre plan that would make one of the oddest elements of American democracy -- the Electora ... More >>

Luke's Gospel: Cubans Go Liberal; Bye, Marco Rubio

Obama Won Because We're Now a Nation of "Sluts," According to Babalu Blog

"There are a million arguments as to why Mitt Romney lost the election...," writes Luis Gonzalez over at Miami's favorite right wing blog, Babalu Blog.Well, you could certainly say that."But everything boils down to one simple fact...," he continues.Uh, huh, and what would that be exactly? "We have ... More >>

Cubans Are Now Liberals. Good-bye Marco Rubio.

Now we know why Mitt Romney released a last minute campaign ad in South Florida trying to link Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro to Barack Obama. It was a desperation.Romney knew he had to to stave off the biggest surprise of the presidential election in Florida: Nearly half of Miami-Dade's Cuban America ... More >>

No One Knows Who Won Florida As Miami Tries To Count Another 20,000 Absentee Ballots

All around this great country, voters woke up this morning celebrating their state's support for Barack Obama or reveling in their red-state backing of Mitt Romney. In Florida, we woke up groggy, confused and more than a little pissed about the seven hours we waited in line. The presidential electio ... More >>

Miami Election Day Dining Deals and Freebies, From Villa Mayfair to Shake Shack UPDATED

We've heard all your excuses to not vote. The long lines, the confusing amendments, and how could your vote possibly count?We could tell you that voting is your civic duty, or that if you don't vote you don't have the right to complain for the next four years. But the real reason to vote?Free swag!W ... More >>

Miami's Romney Supporters Chugging $10 Drinks, Confident Mitt Will Pull Off Florida UPDATED

Inside a packed conference room at the Doubletree by Hilton near the airport, Ben Powell, chairman of Miami-Dade Republican Party, leaned into his mic and bellowed, "Are y'all ready for victory?" The crowd of about 200 Romney supporters let out a boisterous cheer.Even as returns are showing Obama cl ... More >>

Latest Florida Polls Have No Idea If Romney or Obama Is in the Lead

The latest polls released in the past few days really have not brought much clarity to the question of who exactly is in the lead in Florida. Two recent newspaper-commissioned polls show Mitt Romney with a sizable lead, but others show Barack Obama with a slim lead. Taken all together, we wouldn't b ... More >>

Romney Campaign Apparently Confident It Will Win Florida

There's no way around it: If Mitt Romney loses Florida he'll lose the election. After months of polling and campaigning, the conventional wisdom is that if Romney fails to capture the Sunshine State's 29 electoral votes he's left with very few paths to Electoral College victory.Well, just a day befo ... More >>

Vote Buying: South Florida's Richest Are Calling the Shots in This Election

In Today's Latest Polls, Mitt Romney Now Has The Slight Lead in Florida

The race for Florida's electoral votes remains effectively tied with various polls showing both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama with a slight edge. While polls released yesterday showed Obama with the slightest of leads, today's polls have Romney up by a few points. Though, all leads for both candidate ... More >>

Big Bird, Hobos, and Jesus Christ: Meet the I-4 Corridor Voters Who Will Pick Our President (Video)

With a week to go before the presidential election, Florida is by far the largest swing state still up for grabs. A new CNN poll this morning finds Romney and Obama in a virtual tie for the Sunshine State's 29 electoral votes. So who in Florida will break the deadlock and pick our next president? Wi ... More >>

Obama and Romney Tied in All Latest Florida Polls

So who is going to win Florida? Don't ask the polls right now. Three major polls of Florida's electorate were completed over the weekend (just in time for early voting), and all three show President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a statistical tie in the Sunshine State.

Boom: Sun-Sentinel Endorses Romney

We're not sure how much newspaper endorsements even matter anymore, but The Sun-Sentinel dropped a bomb this morning by endorsing Mitt Romney. This comes after years of endorsing the Democratic presidential candidate, and despite the fact the paper serves Broward County, the most solidly Democratic ... More >>

Herald: Obama, Sentinel: Romney, New Times: Romney Lies

Now it's our turn. The Sun-Sentinel this morning endorsed Mitt Romney. Then the Miami Herald threw its support to Barack Obama.We don't endorse candidates. We are just a motley crew of renegades who like to throw darts at pictures of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Britney Spears.But we believe Mitt ... More >>

Reader Mail: Factories Are Poisoning Miami Neighborhoods

Halloween Costumes to Avoid at All Costs

Romney's LadyWear: Fun in the Kitchen For a Binder Full of Women

The clock is running down on the big presidential election. If you're one of the undecideds, you've got about two weeks to make up your mind who you want to see as leader of the free world for the next our years (no pressure).If, however, you know which candidate you're backing, this is the final pu ... More >>

Mitt Romney Apparently Uses Spray Tan

So remember when Mitt Romney showed up at the University of Miami looking a little brown around the face? A make-up artist ended up taking the blame, saying that he used a bit of MAC foundation that was too dark on the candidate.Well, sources who spoke to BuzzFeed says there's an alternate explanati ... More >>

Obama "Bayonets" Romney In Boca Raton, But America Is Real Victim After Miserable Debate

Last night's debate was what political experts call a "turd sandwich." Barack Obama and Mitt Romney provided 90 minutes of crap, and moderator Bob Schieffer happily mashed it all together between the blandest, stalest, white-bread questions he could find.Obama supporters will say their man won the d ... More >>

Russell Simmons on Obama, Hip-Hop, and Why "This Guy Romney Is Against the People"

Whether serving as the multimillionaire cofounder of Def Jam Records, shouting down injustice at Occupy Wall Street, or stumping for the President of the Unites States of America, Russell Simmons -- the rap legend, media mogul, and dedicated vegan -- never stops reppin' the people. That's why we he ... More >>

Obama, Romney Host Local Debate Watch Parties in Miami

Tonight's debate, held just 40 minutes to our north at Lynn University, is fiercely guarded so don't even think of showing up and sneaking in... unless you enjoy being carried away by a dozen secret service agents.It's much better to stay in Miami and watch the show from one of the many bars and res ... More >>

Obama Can Win Debates if He Keeps It Cool While Romney Keeps Lying

Barack Obama Makes Mitt Romney His B*tch In Second Presidential Debate

For more than a year, Mitt Romney has jetted across the country, calling Barack Obama an utter failure. The president has done his fair share of name-calling too, but it wasn't until two weeks ago that he had a chance to stand up to his challenger in person. Instead of taking it to 'em, however, Oba ... More >>

Barack Obama Can Win Tonight's Debate If He Stays Cool While Romney Lies

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke advises the president for the last two debates. For the past three weeks, political pundits haven't stopped talking about Ba ... More >>

Polls: Romney Gains Five Points In Florida, Closes Gap On Hispanic Voters

If Barack Obama wants to win Florida and nab its vital 29 electoral votes, he's got some big-time work to do at tomorrow's debate. Two new polls out today find not only that Mitt Romney has gained five points in Florida since dominating in the first debate, but more worryingly for the prez that ... More >>

Mitt Romney Officially in the Lead in Florida

For the past few months, most electoral maps have painted Florida a faint shade of blue, but ever since last week's debate Mitt Romney has made a comeback in Florida and turned our peninsula into a speculative shade of light red.

How Mitt Romney Can Win Florida: Tie Fidel Castro to His Car's Roof

Barack Obama Holding Campaign Rally at University of Miami Today

This afternoon, the President of the United States returns to the University of Miami for the second time in three weeks, one week after Mitt Romney slapped him up in the first televised presidential debate. The last time Barack Obama visited the Coral Gables campus, he was telling Univision anchor ... More >>

Food Network Star Casting in Miami

If you've sat in front of the TV set countless times watching Sandra Lee open a can of peaches on Food Network and thinking, I, too, want to seek fame and fortune as a celebrity chef, get thee to the Epic Hotel October 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Food Network Star season nine open casting ... More >>

Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell on Romney: Big Bird Comment "Shows What a Buffoon He Is"

When Mitt Romney pledged to "stop the subsidy to PBS" and save the country $445 million dollars annually (or 0.012 percent of the federal budget), the GOP presidential candidate also inadvertently vowed to jeopardize broad, primetime access to previously recorded live indie music. Forget Sesame St ... More >>

How Mitt Romney Can Win Florida's Hearts and Minds: Kidnap Castro, Bake Croquetas

Mitt Romney made Barack Obama his bitch during last week's presidential debate. He lied and obfuscated; flip-flopped and feigned outrage; flapped his finely manicured hands and blamed Obama for allegedly leading us down the path to socialist serfdom. Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media promptly rew ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Lion Supports "Beating the Shit Out" of Mitt Romney and Voting for Michelle Obama's "Fat Ass"

It seems as though newly minted Rastafarian, Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg), has picked up more than a newfound appreciation for the work of Haile Selassie in service of Jah Rastafari. If the one-time West Coast gangsta's Twitter is any indication (not to mention his endorsement of Obama), ... More >>

Poll: Romney Back in Lead in Florida

Has Mitt Romney crawled his way back into the lead in Florida? According to a new poll released today by Rasmussen Report, he's now leading President Obama by about two points (within the margin of error) in Florida.It's the first poll conducted in Florida since Wednesday's debate, but it also comes ... More >>

Reader Mail: Don't Blame Cops for Liberty City's Thug Takeover

Mitt Romney Wins First Debate By Being a Ballsy, Big Bird-Killing Bullsh*t Artist

As Walter Cronkite once said: "Well, that debate was one flaming pile of rancid cat shit."*For those of you who didn't suffer through last night's 90-minute cojone-eating contest between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, here's your 10-second summary:Romney wonObama lostRomney snorted Ronald R ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Obama Supporters Should Be Sort of Happy About Last Night's Debate

Even Barack Obama's biggest detractors admit that the man is a gifted orator. So the nation was left slack jawed last night by his weak performance. It was like watching LeBron James get schooled by Kyle Korver or something.In the day-to-day horse race, it certainly doesn't look good for the Obama c ... More >>

Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Has Donated More Than $100,000 to Romney Campaign

Who is Mitt Romney's biggest fan in the NFL? Apparently it's Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. The billionaire developer has donated over $125,000 to Republican causes this election cycle, including $100,000 to a pro-Romney super PAC.

Mitt Romney Eats at Chipotle, Employee's Facial Expression Hilarious

Never one to feel comfortable out of the spotlight, presidential candidate, Governor Mitt Romney, visited a Colorado Chipotle for lunch today. After feasting on burrito bowls and guac, he went about his campaign fan duty. But while posing for photos with fellow Chipotle guests and assorted admirers ... More >>

Mitt Romney Greets Convicted Criminals Fausto and Remedios Diaz-Oliver in Miami

As Obama Opens 9-Point Lead In Florida, Republicans Claim Polls Are Bogus

If the Quinnipiac poll released last night is even close to accurate, Mitt Romney is in big trouble in Florida. The survey found Obama with a commanding nine point lead in the Sunshine State -- a huge swing from the last Q-poll before the conventions, which found the two candidates within the margin ... More >>

Mitt Romney Acknowledged His Miami Tax-Evading Pals Before Univision Broadcast

For a guy who doesn't believe in restoring felons' voting rights, Mitt Romney sure likes to associate with accused criminals when he comes to Miami.Back in August, Romney held a rally at a popular Coral Gables fruit juice stand owned by convicted coke trafficker Reinaldo Bermudez.On Wednesday, when ... More >>

Mitt Romney's UM "Brownface" Becomes a Meme

Early this week, Mitt Romney showed up at the Univision event at the University of Miami aimed at Hispanic voters with a suspiciously orange tint to his skin. Some just laughed at his Charlie Crist-like fake tan job, but others accused him wearing "brownface" to appeal to Latinos. Of course, because ... More >>

One in Four Romney Voters In Florida Only Voting For Him Because He's Not Obama

We're getting hit with presidential polls every day now, but every once in a while a little bit of data comes along that perfectly sums up the general mood of this election.A recent poll of likely Florida voters taken by Fox News found that a full 25 percent of Floridians who say they're voting for ... More >>

The Meal at Romney's Boca Fundraiser: Golden Opulence Sundae and More

There's been a ton of talk going on recently about the video of Mitt Romney's fundraiser in Boca Raton that was leaked to Mother Jones magazine. Yes, we're talking about the one where he called 47 percent of Americans freeloaders. We found out that the private fundraiser had a price tag of $50,000 ... More >>

Romney Video Leak: Party Host Was Florida Private Equity "Party Boy" Marc Leder

Mitt Romney is still reeling today from the leaked video showing him hobnobbing wealthy donors with the worst kind of rich guy bashing on the lazy 47 percent. But who was Romney wining and dining with such a cringe-worthy speech?A South Florida millionaire playboy, of course! Turns out he was speaki ... More >>

Note To Mitt Romney: To Win Florida You Must Care About the "47 Percent"

Yesterday's now infamous leaked video in which Mitt Romney said it was his "job not to worry about those" 47 percent of people who don't pay income taxes has certainly provided lots of fodder for his enemies. But even Romney supporters ought to be upset. The fact that their nominee has written off t ... More >>

Mitt Romney Tells Fundraisers He Wishes He Was Latino

Mitt Romney, the least Hispanic person ever, really, really wishes he was actually Hispanic. Yes, the man who has accidentally quoted Fidel Castro and flubbed Cuban slang for lady parts thinks that if he was of Mexican decent, he'd have an easier time beating Barack Obama. 

Fifty-Five Percent of Florida Cubans are Voting for Barack Obama

For years Republicans have been able to rely on solid support from the majority of Florida's Cuban community, but one of the few public polls that actually includes figures specifically on Cuban voters says that President Barack Obama actually has a 16-point advantage over Mitt Romney among Florida ... More >>