TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – the Florida Supreme Court threw cold water Friday on opponents’ argument that the entire revised state Senate redistricting map should be open to challenge instead of just those elements the justices singled out when they kicked the original version back to the Republican-led Legislature. Oral argument on the new map opened with Justice Barbara Pariente rejecting…read more →
Jeff Swensen / Getty ImagesSurrounded by members of his family, Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum announces he will be suspending his campaign during a press conference April 10, 2012 in Gettysburg, Pa. Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for…read more →
The first 2012 gubernatorial primary contests are just over a month away, setting the stage for bruising battles in the fall in at least five states where four Democratic and one Republican governor are retiring. But before the parties can focus on November, all eyes are on the mega-battle to recall GOP Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin, where 2010 Democratic…read more →
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, and Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. bill Nelson, D-Orlando, are duking it out as if Mack had already won the nomination to oppose Nelson’s re-election. Though George LeMieux, R-Fort Lauderdale, poses a GOP obstacle, Mack and Nelson are making each other’s personal tax records the main event. Mack’s camp struck first, faulting Nelson for…read more →
What should have been an inevitable win for Mitt Romney in both Arizona and Michigan still had politicos, reporters, and regular folks guessing…at least when it came to Michigan. Though Romney did secure a victory in both states, the fact that his campaign still faced the threat of a toss up speaks volumes about Romney’s electability not necessarily in the…read more →
I recently predicted that Barack Obama would win a second term. however, the higher quality of last night’s CNN debate in Arizona – supposedly the “final” Republican Presidential debate — suggests that Mr. Obama will not have an easy time of it. especially now that the more entertaining pretenders have been drummed from the GOP field. However, for this writer,…read more →
No small part of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum’s trifecta of success on Tuesday was his support among evangelical voters and other social conservatives that were attracted to his campaign. his appeal to those voters on issues such as abortion and gay marriage allowed him to overcome what he lacks in campaign infrastructure and war chests when compared to his…read more →
It turned out to be uglier than expected. Gingrich was bracing for a loss, even as he kept up a jam-packed schedule that had him hopscotching around central Florida for photo ops and handshakes Tuesday while Mitt Romney relaxed. Gingrich had his spin at the ready: “It’s clear that conservatives are going to get more votes tonight than Romney,” the…read more →
What does Rick Santorum stand for? it wasn’t long ago that most people could care less about the candidacy of Rick Santorum. He was running in the single digits in most Republican primary polls. most people barely knew who he was. some people still don’t know anything about this guy. while most Democrats have never paid attention to him, only…read more →
I’ve been covering U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo for two decades, and not once have I described him as a big-spending liberal. But that was before the Egan Republican was put into a brand-new 16th District, where he has to face freshman U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Manteno in the GOP primary March 20. Kinzinger and Manzullo are engaged in a…read more →
