Voters in district 115 last night hired a man to represent them in the state house who had previously been fired by none other than Donald Trump. Yes, with the election of Jose Felix “Pepi” Diaz, Florida’s legislature now includes a former reality TV contestant. At least he starred in…
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 history…
In almost any other year Alex Sink probably would have scrubbed the floor with Rick Scott. Instead this morning she issued her concession speech. With a margin currently less than 80,000 votes it appears that Rick Scott, the man who ran a company convicted of defrauding Medicare, is set to…
Good ol’ Michael the Black Man — he should fit right in with the apocalyptic feel of this morning’s news. The former cult member, who once was charged with cutting somebody’s head off and led a group interrupting an Obama speech with signs bearing such slogans as “Obama is endorsed by…
Marco Rubio is running for president in 2012. It’s not official, of course, and maybe even Rubio himself hasn’t decided whether to seek the highest office in the land. But at the raucus party tonight at the Biltmore, it sure seemed like Rubio’s next campaign just began.There weren’t 300 media…
Will Florida gets its first female Governor? Will the country’s first female Speaker of the House be forced to turn in her gavel? Will Kendrick Meek somehow shock the world by winning? Did anyone bother to get to know enough about the CFO race to bother voting? Join us tonight…
We complained when the national media jumped on the minor “iCheat” flap in the Florida governor’s debate that they just hadn’t been paying as much attention as they should to Sunshine State races. There are a lot of interesting stories here, dammit! A three-way Senate race with a Tea Party…
Let’s not be cynical. We don’t know who will win the Florida race for U.S. Senate (so please go out and vote), but polls indicate Marco Rubio is the favorite. If he emerges victorious, it will be only a matter of time before speculation about a 2012 presidential run begins…
Rick Scott first made waves in the Republican primary by introducing the idea of Arizona-style immigration laws into the Florida campaign. Leaning to the extreme right proved successful in the primary, but as he moved into the general election, his campaign conveniently seems to have lessened its emphasis on championing…
Quinnipiac University’s latest Florida poll numbers are significant because, well, it’s a day before the election. It is also one of the first polls taken after “Debate Gate.” The governor’s race remains supertight, with Alex Sink leading Rick Scott by only a single point. It’s a completely different story in the Senate…
What better way to celebrate the pending GOP sweep of the House (and just maybe the Senate) than to relive the good ol’ days under Dubya with No. 43 himself? If you’re among the thousands in Dade feeling nostalgic for life under Rummy, Condi and Cheney, you’re in luck!George W…
Allen West could soon become the first sitting U.S. congressman with ties to a white racist biker gang (well, at least since Sen. Dirtbeard Jones [R-Penn] back in ’46). It’s all the more remarkable considering that West — who’s four points ahead of Rep. Ron Klein in his Broward and…
Following reports that he asked Kendrick Meek to drop out of the senate race former President Bill Clinton has taken some serious heat. However, he’s just released a statement refuting Politico’s story and says he never asked Meek to drop out, nor did Meek ever at any point agree to…
When we signed off with our last post here on Riptide last night Kendrick Meek was still running a campaign to be elected to the United State Senate as the candidate of the party with the most registered voters in Florida. When we woke up this morning that was still…
Why, yes, that is Marco Rubio peering at you from the latest cover of Time magazine. Unlike yesterday’s tea bagger beefcake calendar, the cover is for real. Rubio takes one of four special-edition covers that feature some of the most talked-about Republican candidates from across the country, and inside, Time…
A political race has obviously gone off the deep end when its attack ads are easily confused with promos for “Sons of Anarchy.” In fairness to Rep. Ron Klein, the Broward Dem in serious trouble of losing his seat to Tea Party fave Allen West, his race went Four Loko…
Going into the final days of the election Democrat Kendrick Meek needs something huge to propel his senate campaign to victory. Getting Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade to send out a fundraising letter on his behalf may not be enough, but it certainly can’t hurt (assuming Orlando Magic fans don’t…
It was just last week when noted website Gay Patriot (“the internet home for the American gay conservative”) held Marco Rubio up as the prime example of Republican hottie. Surely, that singular “American gay conservative” and plenty of right-leaning housewives across Florida have at least once dreamed about what lies…
David Rivera may have spent the last eight years filing the shadiest disclosure forms this side of Tom DeLay, but that doesn’t mean Miami-Dade voters shouldn’t have a chance to vote for the guy. So says Judge Jerald Bagley, who just dismissed a lawsuit to remove Rivera from the ballot.Bagley…
The race for county commissioner in District 2 isn’t just historic, it’s historically ugly.At an NAACP political forum last week, Dorrin Rolle — who could be the first incumbent to lose his seat on the board in 16 years — likened his rival to blind musician Stevie Wonder for ignoring…
California and New York are in the midst of colorful gubernatorial elections, but Florida’s race hasn’t been getting much national attention. That’s amazing considering an unfit, self-financed, crooked businessman hell-bent on stirring up divisive issues might become the next governor of the fourth most populace state. Forget that, though — the national…
In this week’s New Times, we lay out four reasons you should support billionaire Norman Braman’s efforts to recall County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. We’re obviously not alone in believing the measure has merit — Braman announced last night that more than 90,000 folks in Dade County have already signed the…
