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One-Word Election Reviews: Obama's Win Was "Ballsy"; Mitt's Crowds Were "Chalky"

Who Is the 47 Percent Videographer?

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Barack Obama's "Ballsy" Victory: A Single-Word Review of What Happened On Election Night

Unless you're stuck in some Jack McKeon-like time warp in which Twitter relies on actual messenger pigeons, you've probably heard by now that Barack Obama punched yesterday's election in the crotch. And unless your name is Mitt Romney and you've permanently foregone alcohol and caffeine, your brain ... More >>

Jay-Z Calls Mitt Romney a "Bitch" at Obama Rally in Ohio

Following the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy, rumors that Jay-Z was stripping the word "bitch" from his vernacular began surfacing earlier this year. However, "the story that he wont use the word bitches anymore since having the baby is B.S.," TMZ founder Harvey Levin tweeted in January. "He neve ... More >>

Police Called to Little Havana Polling Site As Hundreds Still Waiting Around Miami To Vote

An Election Day that started with voting lines up to six or seven hours long at some sites around Miami is ending, appropriately enough, with hundreds of voters still waiting to cast their ballots more than an hour after polls have closed.Tensions have boiled over at a Little Havana fire station, wh ... More >>

Reader Mail: The Presidential Election Isn't About Race

I-4 Corridor Predicts Florida for Romney

Mitt Romney Leads Miami-Dade Cubans 76-19

Here's everything you need to know about partisan politics in Miami-Dade in a nutshell: According to a Miami Herald poll, President Barack leads or is tied in just about every demographic group in the county except Cubans. Mitt Romney has opened a massive 76 percent to 19 percent lead among Cuban vo ... More >>

Russell Simmons on President Obama, Politics, and Hip-Hop

Reader Mail: Democrats Steal Votes Too

Laughin' Joe Biden Edges Out P90X Malarkey Machine Paul Ryan In Vice Presidential Debate

There is blood in the water, b*tches.Unlike the snooze-fest of a first presidential debate, last night's vice presidential debate was political pugilism at its finest. And after a 90-minute bout, Laughin' Joe Biden edged out an exhausting win over blue-eyed Republican budget boy toy Paul Ryan.Here's ... More >>

Federal Tax Loopholes: Big Corporations Profit From This Mafia-Like Protection Scheme

Polls: Obama, Romney Now Tied In Florida, But Voters Trust President More On Medicare

Anyone expecting Florida to swing for Obama after video leaked showing Mitt Romney heaping scorn on the "47 percent" -- filmed at the home of a Boca millionaire, no less -- obviously doesn't know the Sunshine State. We live to make national elections exciting!A statewide poll released last night by ... More >>

Nicki Minaj Admits Mitt Romney Endorsement Was Total Bullshit, Flip-Flops for Obama

See also "Nicki Minaj 'Voting For Romney'" and "Obama on Nicki Minaj's Romney Endorsement.'" Nicki Minaj: rapper, butt-shaker, psychopath, flip-flopper? Well, the YMCMB lady boss insists her political back-and-forthing is just some kind of artistic, lyrical privilege. She's now claiming that her s ... More >>

Nicki Minaj Not Registered to Vote, Mitt Romney Endorsement Nullified

See also "Nicki Minaj Goes Republican, 'Voting For Romney,' Calls 99 Percent 'Lazy Bitches.'" Even if Mitt Romney may have Nicki Minaj's endorsement, the Republican Party's presidential candidate can't count on her vote. She's not registered. As noted by Hip Hop Wired, the alleged Young Money Mit ... More >>

Condoleezza Rice and Marco Rubio Are The GOP's Golden Tokens

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. Today, Luke explains how minorities rise up the ranks of the GOP.During her speech at the National Republican Convention last week, former Secret ... More >>

RNC 2012: Five Hottest Parties, From Kid Rock to Sarah Palin's Porn Doppelganger!

See also "Ten Most Musical Politicians Ever: Barry Obama, Mitt the Mormon Honky, and Others!" and "DEVO's New Song About Mitt Romney's Dog-on-Roof Incident." There is an old conservative adage that goes something like, "There ain't no party like a right-wing party, 'cause a right-wing party don't s ... More >>

Rayzor on Republicans: 'They Think Vaginas Have Secret Compartments Full of Graham Crackers to Absorb Rape Sperm'

Rayzor is the kind of comedian who doesn't suffer fools lightly. Especially not fool-ass Republicans who are contemptuous of women's rights to control their own reproductive health. "The thing I will say about those Republicans," he tells Crossfade, "is that they let us know. I just recently learne ... More >>

Mitt Romney Polling Horribly Among Florida Women and Minorities

What stands between Mitt Romney and victory in Florida? Apparently women and minority voters. Barack Obama has hefty advantages in those two demographics according to the latest Time/CNN poll, which shouldn't be too surprising considering his party has found itself embroiled in controversies in the ... More >>

Fear and Loathing in Tampa: Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Poll: President Obama Still Leads Florida As Ryan Pick Slightly Boosts Romney

From the moment Mitt Romney picked budget radical Paul Ryan as his running mate, one of the biggest question is how the Wisconsin rep would play in Florida. Romney desperately needs the swing state, but Ryan's plans to turn Medicare into a voucher system -- not to mention his shaky record on the Cub ... More >>

Florida's Unemployment Rate Rises for First Time in 12 Months

Hey, the Florida unemployment numbers are in for July, and -- oh no! What's this? A rise? We haven't seen one of these in 12 months.Yes, Florida's unemployment rate rose from 8.6 percent in June to 8.8 percent in July, the first increase after a steady stream of declines in the past 12 months.

DEVO's New Song About Mitt Romney's Dog-on-Roof Incident: Will It Affect America's Vote?

See also "Ten Most Musical Politicians Ever: Barry Obama, Mitt the Mormon Honky, and Others!" Mitt Romney's got the look. His teeth ... They're perfect. That hair ... So nice. And those crisp, custom-tailored suits ... Dude's totally a shoe-in for the presidency, right? No. Because underneath t ... More >>

Mitt Romney's Stumping In Miami at Eatery Owned By Convicted Coke Smuggler

Today, Mitt Romney is foregoing a Miami political campaign tradition by skipping over Versailles restaurant in Little Havana. Instead, Mittens will be hobnobbing with a convicted cocaine smuggler. The Republican presidential candidate is holding an afternoon rally at Palacios de los Jugos at 7085 Co ... More >>

Q Poll: Obama Up 51-45 in Florida

Another day, another poll. The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows Barack Obama with a six-point lead in Florida, much larger than the one-point lead a PPP poll reported yesterday. It's the largest lead for Obama that any poll has shown in months.Meanwhile, Quinnipiac also has Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson u ... More >>

Your Marco Rubio for Vice President Dreams Are Almost Dead and Buried

There's never been a Floridian anywhere close to getting in the White House, and it appears Marco Rubio will not be running as vice president this year. Following earlier reports that he wasn't even being seriously considered by Mitt Romney for the spot, bits of Romney's supposed VP shortlist had le ... More >>

Latest Florida Poll: Obama 50%, Romney 46%

Florida is once again shaping up to be the biggest battleground of the 2012 election, and many election prognosticators have pointed out it's would be nearly impossible for President Barack Obama to win Florida and still lose the general election. Though a poll in May showed Mitt Romney with a six p ... More >>

Obama and Nelson Leading in Florida According to NBC Poll; Nelson and Mack Tied in Q Poll

Another day, another poll, another outcome. Yesterday, Qunnipiac released a poll in Florida that found Mitt Romney had taken the lead in Florida, and today they've released a poll showing that Bill Nelson and Connie Mack IV are now tied in the Senate race. Though, today also saw the release of an NB ... More >>

Barack Obama, NAACP and Jay-Z Prove Blacks Are Not Homophobes

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 explains why blacks are cool with gay people tying the knot.When he announced that he backs gay marriage, President Barack O ... More >>

Mitt Romney Likes Rick Scott's Controversial Drug Testing Laws

Mitt Romney may preach smaller government, but he doesn't mind the government getting all up in your body fluids. The Republican presidential candidate said today that he "doesn't disagree" with Florida Governor Rick Scott's controversial plan to drug test state workers.

Mitt Romney "Sucked the Life Blood" Out of Miami Company, Says Disgusted Ex-Employee

When Cindy Hewitt thinks about what happened here at this now-defunct laboratory near the Miami River back in 1998, she shivers with disgust.She was a human resources manager for a medical company called Dade Behring when Bain Capital began tinkering with its bottom line. Under CEO Mitt Romney, Bain ... More >>

Mitt Romney Not Seriously Interested in Marco Rubio as Running Mate, Politico Says

Speculation that Marco Rubio could be the GOP's 2012 vice presidential nominee dates back to pretty much his first day in office as senator, and even Mitt Romney has mentioned Rubio as a possible candidate. Politico, however, reports that Senator Rubio is not being seriously considered as a potentia ... More >>

Rove's Obama Attack Ad: Subliminal Racism

Mitt Romney's Miami Fundraiser Is at the Home of Man Who Makes "Abortive Pill"

Plan B is not actually an "abortion pill." It's an emergency contraceptive intended to be taken within three days after intercourse to prevent pregnancy. However, many Republicans aren't deterred from referring to it as a form of abortion. Mitt Romney, in fact, has referred to medicines like Plan B ... More >>

Marco Rubio Receives "Credible" Threats, Police Watch Miami House and D.C. Office

Marco Rubio at the moment is trapped in that strange limbo -- let's call it the Biden Zone -- where half of America assumes he's going to be a vice presidential nominee but nothing is official yet. That means despite daily national press and a starring role this week sharing a stage with the GOP's n ... More >>

Poll: Rick Scott or Allen West as VP Would Hurt Romney in Florida

As always, Florida will be a critical swing state in the 2012 election. According to the latest Public Policy Polling survey, President Barack Obama currently has a 5-point lead over Mitt Romney. So what could Romney do to improve his chances? Well, he certainly shouldn't take Sarah Palin's advice a ... More >>

Ten Most Musical Politicians Ever: Barry Obama, Mitt the Mormon Honky, and Others!

​The whole process of elections (from PTA to POTUS) is savage, cut-throat, and -- when we're lucky -- incredibly stupid. They will shake the hands of thousands of strangers. They will gorge themselves on local cuisine. They will kiss the stinkiest baby. If votes depended on it, a politician would ... More >>

Jeb Bush Endorses Mitt Romney, Finally

​In what is perhaps a sign that some in the GOP establishment are growing wary off the drawn-out Republican presidential primary and are ready to rally around a frontrunner, former Florida governor Jeb Bush broke his neutral stance this morning and officially endorsed Mitt Romney.

Poll: Obama Has Slight Edge in Florida, Santorum Pulls Closer Than Romney

​Barack Obama continues to hold the slightest of edges over the GOP field among voters in the crucial swing state of Florida according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll.While it's statistically irrelevant, Santorum does actually pull closer to Obama than Mitt Romney. Up until now the general th ... More >>

Mitt Romney Staffers Tossed Supporter From Hialeah Rally For "Anti-Mormon" Coffee Sign

​When Alan Reynolds learned Mitt Romney would be holding a rally in Hialeah last week, the local conservative was ecstatic: Not only could he see his favorite GOP contender in person, he could unleash the perfect sign. "My wife is Cuban-American, he's holding a rally at a Hialeah lunch spot, so I ... More >>

Poll: Obama Would Trounce Gingrich in Florida, Tie with Romney

​Things aren't getting much better for Newt Gingrich in Florida. Yesterday, three different polls showed that he's lost his lead over Romney in the state, and now his campaign has admitted his now infamously fiery response to a South Carolina debate question about his ex-wife's claims he wanted an ... More >>

Three New Polls Show Romney and Gingrich Now Tied in Florida

​Not so fast, Newt.Three separate polls released in the past 24 hours and just days ahead of the Florida primary show that Mitt Romney may be one his way to retaking the lead once again. Two polls shows Romney with a slight lead of two percent (those are within the margins of error, so they're tec ... More >>

Five Freaky Republican Presidential Candidates' Doppelgängers

​The nationwide comedy tour known as the Republican presidential race is in Florida this week. Over several months, rich candidates have perfected the game of politics in their quest for the Republican Party's nomination and the chance to go up against President Barack Obama in November. Pr ... More >>

Newt Gingrich Now Leading By Nine Points in Florida

​Last week, it seemed that Mitt Romney was poised to continue sweeping primary states. He was ahead in Florida by double digits, and a win in our January 31st primary would have all but cemented his status as the presumptive Republican nominee. Though, in the grand tradition of this wacky primary ... More >>

Adulterer Newt Gingrich Hopes Bible Thumpers Help Him in Florida

Will Florida's Evangelical voters line up behind a thrice-divorced serial adulterer with, reportedly, a thing for open marriages? Newt Gingrich's campaign sure thinks so, and hopes that Mitt Romney's flip-floppy past on things like gay marriage and abortion seals the deal with values voter ... More >>

Gingrich, Romney Ramp Up Florida Campaigning Ahead of State Primary UPDATED

​UPDATE: Turns out Rep. Ron Paul is dumping us -- though it looks like he has mailers going out to voters, Politico reports his campaign is skipping the Florida primary to concentrate on caucuses in February, a decision likely informed by Paul polling horribly&nb ... More >>

Mitt Romney Firmly Back On Top of Cain in Latest Florida Poll

​Florida has apparently stopped gorging itself on pizza man Herman Cain, and ol' reliably boring Mitt Romney has taken a giant lead in the latest poll conducted by Time and CNN. Romney leads the pack with 30 percent, while Cain is now a distant second with 12 percent. Compare that to an American R ... More >>

Poll: Perry Leads Romney in Florida, but Only Romney Beats Obama

​Texas Gov. Rick Perry's quick shot to the front of the GOP-primary pack certainly has a lot of conservatives pleased. But liberals have a reason to be happy too. The general thinking right now is that Perry appeals less to general-election voters than his main rival, Mitt Romney, and thus would d ... More >>

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