The continuing saga of those running for office, as we reach the midpoint of Qualifying Week — and as usual, the middle of the week has few surprises. Hillsborough County Commission, District 6 The biggest news of the day: Joe … Continue reading
Today is the second day of the week when candidates qualify for state and local offices… Here are some interesting notes: Florida Legislature — Tampa Bay Delegation Most of the Tampa Bay area Senators and Representatives have already qualified, and … Continue reading
Today is the first day of the week when candidates qualify for state and local offices… Here are some interesting notes: Florida House District 57 Incumbent Republican Faye Culp has drawn a Democratic opponent: Yvonne Yolie Capin, a local Barack … Continue reading
Here’s a quiz for all you politicos out there. Let’s say you’re a Republican running for President. Analysis of the electoral college shows that Florida is important to the GOP’s chances of winning the election — lose Florida, and it’s … Continue reading
So, an impeached and convicted federal judge, elected to Congress, has proposed what amounts to a good idea. Even a blind squirrel can find a nut now and then. To be sure, I am not a fan of Congressman Alcee … Continue reading
The news is breaking this afternoon, that Tim Russert, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, died of a heart attack today at age 58. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, as well as all of … Continue reading
A quick post to link to an Central Florida Political Pulse post: Floridians will pay an extra $1 on top of every $100 of insurance premium for an additional two years under a plan approved Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Crist … Continue reading
Michael Hussy at Pushing Rope wrote a post today about Hometown Democracy’s efforts to get on the 2010 ballot. He referred back to one of my earlier posts on the subject, asking for “evidence” of claims that the amendment would … Continue reading
Believe it or not, the answer is yes. And it’s not that far out of the question in an election year that has seen some strange twists and turns. Consider the map below (made using the site 270toWin.com, click to … Continue reading
Joe Follick with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune has a very good article analyzing what a Charlie Crist Vice Presidential candidacy would mean. One issue he noted, is the Governor’s “limited” resume, vis-a-vis previous VP candidates: Not since Richard Nixon chose Spiro … Continue reading