For Senate incumbents, it seems, the more things change, the more they stay the same, reports Brandon Larrabee of the News Service of Florida. When the redistricting hearings began traveling the state over the summer, Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, pronounced that the sitting members of the upper chamber would enjoy no protection with [...]
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Florida shows Newt Gingrich leading the Republican presidential field with 47%, followed by Mitt Romney at 17%, Herman Cain at 15%, Ron Paul at 5%, Michele Bachmann at 5%, Jon Huntsman at 3%, Rick Perry at 2%, and Rick Santorum at 1%. Key finding: “The biggest reason for Newt Gingrich’s [...]
Public Policy Polling: In the Florida Senate primary Connie Mack IV is stronger now than he was before he decided not to run before he decided to run. In late March Mack was polling at 28% in a Republican primary. Now we find him leading the way with 40% to 12% for George LeMieux, 4% [...]
The Florida College Democrats today challenged Republicans in the Florida Senate to justify lines proposed onMonday that split multiple campus communities throughout thestate across district lines, diminishing the voices of collegestudents in the electoral process. Students negatively affected by these harmful proposalsinclude those who attend USF, UCF, FIU and FAU, among otherinstitutions. District lines proposed [...]
David Royse of the News Service of Florida reports: On the day millions of holiday shoppers were being encouraged to hit up online retailers, Gov. Rick Scott acknowledged it isn’t fair that most people don’t pay Florida taxes on those purchases – but said he doesn’t want to do anything that would change that because [...]
Pam Bondi and Adam Putnam at the Florida State Fair
Mike Fasano’s 2011 Farm Share feeds 500 families
Bob Graham, Alex Sink campaigning for Keith Fitzgerald
The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi asking Rep. Darryl Rouson to ‘pee in a cup’
Jeff Brandes fundraiser at BayCities in Tampa
Rep. Dana Young receives ‘Defender of Liberty’ award from ACU’s Al Cardenas
