With Kendrick Meek resigning to seek a Senate seat, Florida’s 17th congressional district will have its first non-Meek representative since 1993. District 17, with a Cook pvi of D+34, is one of the most Democratic leaning districts in the entire nation, so the real race is poised to take place in the Democratic primary. State Sen. Frederica…
The Senate’s lone Hispanic Republican, Florida’s Mel Martinez, says he’ll vote for the Supreme Court’s first Hispanic nominee. Martinez is the second Republican senator to announce his intent to vote for Sonia Sotomayor. (Olympia Snowe quickly become the third after Martinez’s announcement.)Here’s his statement: “Given her judicial record, and her testimony this week,…
According to voter registration since Election Day, the State of Florida has 70,946 newly minted Republicans! But wait, there are also 100,019 newly registered independent voters, and 110,951 new Democrats. [The Buzz: Democrats continue beating GOP in voter registration]…
City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz has come out against the “Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009.” The bill, introduced by Sen. Jon Thune (R-ND), would allow citizens who have a license to carry a concealed firearm in their state to carry one in another state if that…
Embedded video from CNN Video You know why so many people tune out to politics between elections? Because a bunch of senators are sitting in a room this week grilling a Supreme Court nominee about some remark she made about being a “wise Latina.” Somehow saying, “I would hope that a…
Meet Josue Larose. He’d like your vote for governor… or maybe for the U.S. House? If not that, then maybe for the state Senate? Well, if you’re not going to vote for him, could you at least cut a check to one of his 160 political action committees? The Sun-Sentinel reports that Larose has organized…
In certain times and places in U.S. history, the answer to every political problem was probably “Let’s get a bunch of guys with guns together and solve this.” Nowadays, this idea seems to be seriously considered only in matters of Middle East diplomacy, but Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is suggesting a giant…
I know it’s so easy to make fun of Dick Armey’s name (Vagina Coastguard, thanks Family Guy), that even Dick Armey has done it himself. Dave Barry, of all people, once asked Armey if that was really his name. “Yes, I am Dick Armey. And if there is a dick army, Barney Frank…
Charlie Crist has picked up another endorsement from a high-profile Cuban-American politician in Marco Rubio’s back yard. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez today officially announced he’s backing Crist. “I am pleased to support Governor Crist in his bid to represent the people of Florida in the United States Senate,” Mayor Alvarez said in a statement…
Republican Party of Florida chair Jim Greer has unabashedly hitched his ship to the HMS Charlie Crist. More conservative party leaders in the state are not too happy with the RPOF’s early support of their chosen candidates, and now Brevard County Republican leader Jason Steele is accusing the party of…
Alex Sink waited to release her fundraising total for the second quarter until Friday afternoon. Not that she necessarily wouldn’t want anyone talking about it. She pulled in about $1.28 million last quarter, bringing her total take to $2.4 million, with $2.1 million on hand.The $1.28 million figure is quite similar…
Dan Gelber’s plan to win the netroots in the Senate primary wasn’t really given much of a chance to work, but he does seem to be winning some early progressive blog buzz in the Democratic primary for attorney general. Unfortunately for him, he’s trailing opponent Dave Aronberg in campaign cash. Gelber has collected $150,000, while…
seems to be one of the few American media organizations that is actually growing. The Beltway website and newspaper now puts out a glossy magazine a few times a year, and the latest edition focuses on its “Top 50 Politicos to Watch.” But it’s not as much a congratulatory honor…
Hot damn, Charlie Crist has smashed that purported $3 million fundraising figure, and hauled in $4.3 million dollars for his senate campaign in only seven weeks as a candidate. As his press release points out, that’s $86,000 a day. Marco Rubio has raised less than 8% of that. Eight percent. Potential Democratic…
To hear some tell it, the Republican senate primary between Charlie Crist an Marco Rubio isn’t just about Florida Republicans deciding which candidate is better suited to represent Florida in the highest legislative body in the land, but rather an epic battle for the very heart and soul of the…
For all his annoying bow-tied smarm and often embarrassing behavior (Dancing With the Stars, anyone?) Tucker Carlson has emerged as one of the few high-profile conservative journalists who seems unafraid — or able — to get to the root of the Republican party’s dire problems. It’s through Carlson’s eyes that the latest…
So apparently Victoria Jackson’s heartfelt column about breaking into tears over Year One’s sheep-fucking jokes was the first in what we can only hope is a long line of columns for (former Drudge collaborator) Andrew Breitbart’s conservative site Big Hollywood.Unfortunately, the SNL alum and Miami native’s screeds seem to have gotten…
Joe Garcia put up a good fight against Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart in last year’s election but came up just a few percentage points shy. No matter, because he’s headed to D.C. anyway. Garcia landed a job in the Obama administration as director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity in the…
Miami-are business woman and former House candidate Annette Taddeo announced today she won’t run for CFO, despite mentioning interest back in May. The Democrats are currently with out a CFO candidate, and considering CFO is the only state wide elected office the party currently holds aside from Bill Nelson’s senate seat…
Could Charlie Crist have been tempting Sarah Palin to through her two cents into the Republican primary for senate? Records show that the two tried to speak on the phone a few days before Crist announced his Senate bid, and ABC seems to think Charlie might have been seeking an…
Campaign fundraising filings for the quarter that ended last week are due to the FEC next week. No candidate in the race to replace Sen. Mel Martinez has officially released numbers, but a report by the Hill claims Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek are each expected to…
Last week, a 12-foot-long pet Burmese python snuck into the crib of a 2-year-old Florida girl and killed her. Now, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson has taken to the Senate floor to push a ban on importing the potentially dangerous snakes. “Sooner or later, a Burmese python will get the endangered Florida panther…
