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May 11, 2012
Boring Moderate Bill Nelson's Stance on Gay Marriage is Vaguely Boring and Moderate
There are worse things for politicians to be than boring moderates, sure, but Bill Nelson is a boring moderate through and through. So, it's really no surprise that his stance on gay marriage is predictably off in some vague, boring, moderate middle land.
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May 1, 2012
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 >>
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April 23, 2012
Only 36 Percent of Americans View Miami Favorably; 33 Percent Just Don't Like Us
Miami's polling numbers are almost as bad as Gov. Rick Scott's.Public Policy Polling decided to ask Americans whether they view 21 prominent American cities favorably or unfavorably, and Miami didn't do too well. Only 36 percent of Americans view Miami favorably, compared to 33 percent who view the ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
State Sen. Nan Rich to Run Against Rick Scott in 2014
Florida's next gubernatorial election is more than two years away, but if Gov. Rick Scott's popularity remains below sea level, there's a good chance a Democrat could emerge victorious for the first time since 1994. The question is, of course, which Democrat?State Sen. Nan Rich, the top Democrat in ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Connie Mack Gets His Daddy to Yell at Mean Liberal Media Bullies
This weekend the Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald got their two top political reporters together to pen a piece about Republicans who weren't all that enthused about Rep. Connie Mack IV's Senate candidacy so far. Of course, Mack IV's biggest advantage in the race so far seems to be that he share ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
Florida GOP and Dem Chairs Act Like Children in Allen West's Commie Comment Flap
In our latest example of why we hate politics in Florida because way too many people involved act like children, let us now examine the letters sent between the chairs of the Florida Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Florida this morning over GOP Rep. Allen West's comments about how he he ... More >>
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April 3, 2012
Luis Garcia Pulls out of David Rivera Race, and Now Dems Have No Candidate
Rep. David Rivera is one of the most vulnerable Republican congressman in the entire country. He's under numerous criminal investigations, and his seat in District 25 is quickly seeing its Republican voter advantage fade. It could be a slam dunk for Democrats, assuming, of course, they had anyone to ... More >>
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March 7, 2012
Rep. Luis Garcia Lashes Out at Debbie Wasserman Schultz After Alex Penelas Buzz Emerges
So, state Rep. Luis Garcia was the Democrat who was supposed to take on scandal plagued Rep. David Rivera in November. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, buzz emerged that former Miami-Dade mayor Alex Penelas, also a Dem, was mulling entering the race (he's talking publicly about it now, but ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Marco Rubio Bitches About Obama and Senate Colleagues at CPAC
Last year, while delivering the keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference Florida Senator Marco Rubio talked about grand ideas. This year he was in total Mean Girls mode while speaking at the Conference this morning, and made digs at his veteran colleagues in the Senate, lib ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Five Fictional Republicans We'd Rather See Campaigning in Florida This Week
Our fellow Floridians, another round of primary elections is upon us and with it comes the usual sleazy political drama. Attack ads clog our airwaves; politicians deliver lofty promises they can't keep; and national news organizations have another chance to bring up the "hanging chad" incident.This ... More >>
News
January 19, 2012
Javier Manjarres: This shark eats politicians
Our fellow Floridians, another round of primary elections is upon us and with it comes the usual sleazy political drama. Attack ads clog our airwaves; politicians deliver lofty promises they can't keep; and national news organizations have another chance to bring up the "hanging chad" incident.This ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Senate Candidate Adam Hasner: Occupy Protesters are "Thugs," "Anarchists" and "Anti-Semites"
Adam Hasner is banking heavily on Tea Party support in his quest to secure the Republican nomination to take on Bill Nelson in 2012, but in a fundraising letter today he unleashed a very angry rant against another group of political protesters. Hasner pulled no punches in attacking, and in many c ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Carole Crist Privately Asked if Charlie Should Run for Governor As a Democrat
Florida's own Lady Macbeth, Carole Crist, apparently isn't a big fan of being just a simple trial lawyer's wife. She married a superstar politician after all, so maybe it's no surprise she's privately asking about the possibility of hubby Charlie Crist making a return to politics -- this time, ho ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Do Florida Democrats Have a Hispanic Outreach Problem?
Democrats in Florida have a huge registered voter advantage over Republicans, but you couldn't tell that by looking at the leadership in Tallahassee and the Republican super majorities in both house of the state legislature. There's a few reasons for that situation (including the Republican-contr ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Former Senate Candidate Jeff Greene's Infamous Party Yacht Is for Sale
This, for some reason, is the only image we have on file of Summerwind. Would you like to own a yacht that once hosted the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Mike Tyson? Would you like to to be the captain of a boat that was described as something like a Studio 54 of the seas for dorks complete with alle ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Alex Penelas: Mayoral loser
This, for some reason, is the only image we have on file of Summerwind. Would you like to own a yacht that once hosted the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Mike Tyson? Would you like to to be the captain of a boat that was described as something like a Studio 54 of the seas for dorks complete with alle ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Alex Penelas Wants To Finish His Job Of Ruining Miami-Dade
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 -- who is a candidate to replace more-boring-than-bread-pudding ex-Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez -- explains why a reru ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
President Obama Coming Back to Miami on March 4
President Obama sure loves hitting up Miami for fundraisers. POTUS has been in the area several times since his election for numerous cash raising soirees (including one at the Estefan household) and will be back in town March 4 to attend a fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidates as well as t ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
GOP Is Already Looking Into Plans to Replace Rep. David Rivera
Way to go Miami. We've elected a guy to congress who is so ethically shady that he even makes career D.C. politicians nervous. As the ethics scandal involving freshman Republican Rep. David Rivera grows, GOP leaders are said to be quietly making plans to replace him if need be. In any event, ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
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 >>
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December 16, 2010
Candidates Line Up to Replace Frederica Wilson in Special State Senate Election
>While Frederica Wilson is up in D.C. preparing to be sworn into the U.S. Congress, her seat in the Florida Senate sits empty. Yesterday, outgoing Governor Charlie Crist announced that the primary election to replace Wilson will take place on February 8, while the general election will be Mar ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Rising Star Andrew Gillum, 31, Enters Race for Florida Democratic Chair
Florida Democrats desperately need a Marco Rubio of their own, and 31-year-old Andrew Gillum, a commissioner for the City of Tallahassee may be the answer. He's not running for statewide elected office (yet, anyway), but has entered the race to replace Karen Thurman as the chair of the Florida De ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman Resigns
Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman has offered her resignation letter. Even though she had reportedly been telling several folks even before this month's elections that she was preparing to retire, the election results drove home the fact that the state party desperately needed a shake ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
What the Hell is Wrong with the Florida Democratic Party?
The Florida Democratic Party has nearly 600,000 more registered voters in the state than the Republicans, yet last night they failed miserably in delivering on a single important race. Their Governor candidate lost to a man who ran a company involved in the biggest Medicare fraud case in American ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Sore Loser Maurice Ferré Endorses Rick Scott To Spite Dems
Maurice Ferré, who 25 years ago was the mayor of the City of Miami, thinks he didn't get a fair shake in his long shot run for Senate in the Democratic primary. Somehow he's claiming this is "an insult to every Hispanic voter in our state." So what does he do to get back at the Democratic party? He ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
DNC Member Wants Bob Graham To Hammer Out Deal Between Crist and Meek
Bob Graham, the deal maker?Jon Ausman is a representative for Florida on the Democratic National Committee, and boy does he have a good idea on how to prevent Marco Rubio from winning the senate race. He wants former Governor and Senator Bob Graham to sit down with Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Crist: A Vote for Meek Is a Vote for Rubio
Reports that Democrat Kendrick Meek would drop out of the Senate race to give independent Charlie Crist a clear shot at Republican Marco Rubio seem to be unfounded, and this morning Crist didn't sound like a man who was making backroom deals with Democrats. That's not to say he's still not aggressiv ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Poll: Crist and Rubio Would Tie If Meek Dropped Out
An interesting poll from Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-affiliated but usually accurate firm: If Kendrick Meek dropped out of the senate race, Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio would be in a dead heat. If Crist dropped out, Rubio would have a seven point lead over Meek. Meek says he won't drop out ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
President Obama Records Radio Ad for Kendrick Meek
Just days after The Wall Street Journal was floating severely under-sourced rumors that Kendrick Meek may be forced out of the senate race by his own party, President Obama has recorded a strongly worded radio ad for the Democratic candidate. It may be a little late in the game, but it should put ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Report: Kendrick Meek May Drop Out of Senate Race
Democrat Kendrick Meek may drop out of the senate race giving a independent Charlie Crist an big boost in his chances of defeating conservative Republican Marco Rubio, according to an explosive new report from The Wall Street Journal. Whoa, but is the candidate who just yesterday refused to share an ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Meek Ad: Charlie Crist Used to Love George W. Bush, Sarah Palin
As most other Democratic senate candidates in the nation try to scuttle to the political middle in the face of a climate that's supposedly hostile to liberals, Florida's Kendrick Meek is in the unique position of reminding everyone, proudly, that he's a tried and true Democrat. That's because Ind ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Joe Garcia is Leading David Rivera in District 25, Says Democratic Poll
Conventional wisdom says that the 2010 midterm elections are supposed to be tough for Democrats. There's already some conservative pundits who think that Republicans taking over the house is a done deal. Of course, national conventional political wisdom doesn't always translate to Miami-Dade, and ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Alex Sink Wants You to Know She Is Not Secretly Barack Obama
Sink and Obama: Has anyone seen them in the same room together? Anyone out there confusing Alex Sink, the white lady with the slight Southern twang who's running for governor of Florida, with Barack Obama, the African-American man with a powerful speaking voice who's running the country? Apparent ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
With Greene Gone, Meek Still Has Mountain to Climb in US Senate Race
kendrickmeek.comMeek on Election DayKendrick Meek will not miss Jeff Greene. Like that guy at your party who shows up uninvited, plays Kelly Clarkson so loud the cops come, and then bolts before you're handed a noise violation, Greene has been a major headache.But Meek will miss Greene's money. T ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
Florida Primary Election Results Live Blog
Today Florida went to the polls for the 2010 primary election. While tonight's big theme involved controversial, self-funded billionaire outsiders taking on establishment career politicians in both the Republican primary for Governor and Democratic primary for Senate, there's still lots of ballot ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Alex Sink to Pick Boring Rod Smith as Running Mate
According to two state papers, Florida gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is set to announce Rod Smith as her running mate this Thursday at an event in West Palm Beach. Yawn. A former state senator, Smith lost the 2006 Democratic primary for governor to similarly boring Jim Davis. The move seems t ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "I Don't Know How Anyone of Hispanic Heritage Could Be a Republican"
We're pretty sure that no one, not even hard-core Democrats, really likes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He's this wishy-washy, spineless moderate with a habit of sticking his foot in his mouth. Yesterday he was back at it again by saying, "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could b ... More >>
News
August 5, 2010
Rick Scott and Bill McCollum want to turn Miami into an immigration prison
We're pretty sure that no one, not even hard-core Democrats, really likes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He's this wishy-washy, spineless moderate with a habit of sticking his foot in his mouth. Yesterday he was back at it again by saying, "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could b ... More >>
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August 3, 2010
Rick Scott and Bill McCollum Are Florida's Grand Wizards
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 claims Democrats are missing in action in the governor's race.The Democratic Party is out of sight and out of mind in the ... More >>
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July 30, 2010
President Obama Coming to Fontainebleau Next Month for Fundraiser With Alex Sink
Democrats love partying at the Fontainebleau. Bill Clinton held a fundraiser at the hotel's club LIV earlier this summer, and President Obama, who's no stranger to the megaresort, will return to town August 18. He'll be on hand to raise funds for the Florida Democratic Party a ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz Being Buzzed About as Alex Sink Running Mate
Since the latter part of Manny Diaz's last term as mayor of Miami, his name has been thrown about for a number of potential political positions: an appointment to President Obama's cabinet, a run for congress, candidacy for governor or senator. None of them panned out, but Diaz i ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Poll Shows Few Floridians Are Excited About LeBron James, Heat Fans are More Liberal than Magic Fans and Other Weird Things
Public Policy Polling, which usually concerns itself with political matters, has a kind of bonkers new poll out concerning the state of the NBA in Florida. Of course the poll centers around LeBron James, and it turns out that Floridians outside of South Florida could care less about James. T ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
Jeff Greene Bashes Kendrick Meek, Muslims, Ron Howard While Aboard His $23 Million Private Jet
Billionaire Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene isn't flying high in the polls -- just yet. Like his Democratic rival Kendrick Meek, he finishes a distant third behind Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist in three-way matchups. But he's flying high above Florida in his $23 million Gulfstream V priva ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
Kendrick Meek Wonders if Jeff Greene is Even a Democrat or a Floridian
Democratic senate rivals Rep. Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene met up for their first debate today hosted by the Palm Beach Post. Meek is the affable, but not exactly superstar, Democratic establishment pick, while Greene is a shady billionaire who plans on winning the election on the strength of hi ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
If Jeff Greene Wins Primary, Democrat Establishment Might Tacitly Embrace Charlie Crist
The impetus for the latest Politico article about the Florida senate race must have gone something like this: "Hey, you know that Jeff Greene guy who's spending $40 million to buy the Democratic Senate nomination -- he's kind of creepy with a bit of a shady background, right? And Charlie Crist ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
The Haitian Twoubadou
The impetus for the latest Politico article about the Florida senate race must have gone something like this: "Hey, you know that Jeff Greene guy who's spending $40 million to buy the Democratic Senate nomination -- he's kind of creepy with a bit of a shady background, right? And Charlie Crist ... More >>
News
October 23, 2008
End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty
The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

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