Voters don’t go to the polls until August, but Marco Rubio, once the underdog in the Republican Senate Primary, appears to have Gov. Charlie Crist down for the count.According to a new Rasmussen poll of likely Republican voters, Rubio now leads Crist 54 percent to 36 percent. By a rate…
If there was any doubt that Florida’s Republican primary has become one of the marquee elections of 2010, it ought to be eliminated as Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio are now likely to face off in not one, but two nationally televised debates.The Buzz reports that not only has Crist…
We haven’t had much love for Mitt Romney since he visited here in a guayabera, bungled a bunch of local politicians’ names, and accidentally quoted Fidel Castro, but we sure as hell don’t have love for LMFAO. The “I’m in Miami, Bitch!” hit-makers are just the absolute worst, and if we…
Does Marco Rubio love torture? The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank sure seems to think so.During Rubio’s CPAC speech yesterday, the crowd of conservative activists couldn’t get enough of shouting, “Marco! Marco! Marco!” “That Marco cheer always worries me because I’m always afraid that someone is going to starting screaming ‘Polo’ and would ruin…
It was a watershed moment for Marco Rubio today as he delivered the key note speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to rampant cheers and a standing ovation. In the 30 minute speech he rallied against moderates in the GOP, warned that Democrats could be leading America to a…
Some have always contended that Jeb was the smarter of the Bush brothers, and when he spoke alongside his brother in Naples today he certainly proved that he is, understandably, more knowledgeable on one subject: Florida Politics.When asked about the heated Republican Senate primary between moderate Governor Charlie Crist and…
The exact reasoning for Lincoln Diaz-Balart’s retirement from congress still seems a bit of a mystery. At 55 years-old he could have sat in the seat, political dynamics willing, for at least two more decades if he wanted. If he was considering retiring, why didn’t he go out with a…
Elizabeth Edwards is scheduled to speak at Nova South Eastern University tomorrow night, in an event open to students and faculty and closed to the general public.That’s interesting in itself, considering her slime ball of an estranged-husband Sen. John Edwards fathered a child with his mistress while she was going…
Three weeks on the Miami City Commission, and already the Rev. Richard Dunn has figured out Miami politics. Contacted Tuesday to comment on a story about his driving record, the newly appointed replacement for Michelle Spence-Jones went on the offensive, attacking District 2’s Marc Sarnoff. “Does this proposed article have…
The big ol’ Conservative Political Action Conference will kick off in Washington, D.C., in two days. Thousands of conservative activists will gather to exchange ideas and hear speeches. In fact, this year’s keynote address will be given by none other than Marco Rubio. But this year, a CPAC event is reaching out…
Well, this tweet from the Republican Party of Florida’s Twitter page sure ain’t subtle: “Alex Sink is a lousy corrupt Ultra-Liberal Dem., fully-owned by banking industry and trial lawyers.”Jeez, RPOF, tell us how you really feel.The tweet linked to a RedState.com user diary titled “The Sinking of Alex Sink and…
Now that Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is mildly carpetbagging his way over to Congressional District 21 to run for the more Republican-friendly seat his elder brother is vacating, there’s a big void in District 25. Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi will announce his candidacy, according to Eye on Miami. The blog cites…
The chocolates include FIU fudge (with a pork-filled center and sweetheart job sprinkles), licorice lobbyist, and toffee tax increases. Because this is an actual democracy we live in, Rubio’s staff responded to each and every chocolate accusation in an email entitled “Charlie Crist and the Desperation Factor.”Rubio replies he’s always hated the taste…
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has announced he won’t seek re-election in 2010. Diaz-Balart, only 55 years old, has spent the past 17 years representing Florida’s 21st congressional district.After the 2008 election cycle, when Miami’s three Republican Cuban-American congressman faced the strongest challengers of their careers but still won re-election, the 2010…
Maybe it was coincidental, but Barack Obama pulled ahead in Florida in the 2008 election shortly after John McCain introduced Sarah Palin as his running mate. Does the Sunshine Sstate not like America’s most prominent hockey mom?Nate Silver, the respected poll guru of FiveThirtyEight.com, says conditions aren’t in Sarah Palin’s favor in…
Do you remember where you were when everything changed forever exactly one year ago? When the most important political event in Florida history went down? When Charlie Crist man-hugged Barack Obama? Riptide was there in the audience that unholy day, and we’ll never forget. Neither will Marco Rubio. In fact, Rubio is practically…
Most Senate primary debates are lucky to get aired on local channels, but the race for the GOP nomination for Florida’s Senate seat is so hot it might end up broadcast nationally on Fox News.According to the Chicago Tribune’s Swamp Politics, Marco Rubio has already agreed to the arrangement. Gov…
We weren’t expecting Tim and Pam Tebow’s Super Bowl ad for Focus on the Family to feature the two marching in front of the Supreme Court with a stroller full of bloodied baby dolls and duct tape over their mouths, but — wow — the thing came off more like…
Breaking news: Charlie Crist 100 percent supports the idea of homosexuals having to hide or suppress their orientation in order to pursue their chosen career.In his State of the Union, President Obama promised to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the policy that prevents queer folk from serving openly in the…
Remember back in 2003 when California elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor and the rest of the world was like, “Wow, what a strange world we live in.” Well, he’s still governor, and he doesn’t have many nice words for Florida.While trying to talk up California’s tourism industry at a Silicon…
Marco Rubio, virtually unknown by most Floridians last year, has taken a stunning lead not only in the Republican primary but also in the general election without spending much on traditional campaigning. It’s thanks in no small part to a strong grassroots effort and Internet buzz, and Erik Erickson of…
Depending on how you look at it, one of the beauties of the Super Bowl is that all of America gets to put aside their non-NFL differences, turn the brains off, and indulge in massive amounts of chicken wings and beer for the night. But a Conservative Christian group, The…
