AUSTIN, Texas — In a deeply conservative state like Texas, Republican Dan Patrick was heavily favored to defeat his Democrat opponent, Leticia Van de Putte, in the race to be Texas’ next Lieutenant Governor; especially, as many political observers predicted,
Our esteemed President George ‘W’ Bush is now on the record of saying that his ‘hermano’ Jeb is still “wrestling with the decision” of whether or not to run for President in 2016, adding that he believes the chances that
In response to Image of the night: Charlie Crist’s fan put away for the last time: This was the second election night that I was able to toast to the defeat of arguably the least principled politician in the history
I’m sure my fellow Floridian Javier will join me in thanking Governor Rick Scott for scaring us all half to death with a close race, but in the end, soulless party-flipping opportunist Charlie Crist was sent packing. The New York
Democrats are banking on the popularity of a dope amendment to propel Charlie Crist to victory over Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday. Crist-crony and fellow law partner John Morgan ponied up millions to put a medical marijuana amendment
First it was his ‘fan’ now its his mouth that has gotten Charlie Crist in a heep of trouble with voters. During the last debate between Crist and Republican Rick Scott, Crist teed it up for Republicans. Debate moderator Jake
Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) reported that the federal government has not given the state supplies it requested to protect itself against the Ebola virus on Thursday’s broadcast of “The Laura Ingraham Show.” “We’ve asked for testing kits from the CDC,
The View co-host Rosie O’Donnell called Florida Governor Rick Scott “an asshole” over an incident involving Democrat Charlie Crist’s personal fan, which he reportedly requested beneath his podium during a debate in Florida, a scene now being referred to as “#fangate.”
Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate super PAC hit Florida Gov. Rick Scott on climate change and oil drilling with a less than honest bi-lingual ad, ironically enough, entitled “Fraud.” “… a Spanish-language TV ad running in the Miami area through Election Day,
Another front in the War on Women just opened on the pages of Time Magazine. To protect Democrat gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist in Florida, Time launched a withering attack against five women who wrote a political ad backing Crist’s Republican
Before she accused Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) of giving women the “back of his hand,” Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said the same thing about Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL). In the beginning of September, Wasserman Schultz
One of Florida’s top political editors labeled former Florida Governor Jeb Bush the “loser of the week” and noted that his full-throated embrace of Common Core is making it less likely that he would secure the GOP nomination if he
Unlike the Charlie Crist for Governor campaign, it seems as if the Florida Democrat Party lacks the stones, or is simply afraid to have me, your lovable little fuzz ball of a reporter, cover one of their events. At the
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has announced a series of education proposals that includes a review and public hearings of his state’s version of the Common Core standards and the standardized assessments that were the signature accomplishments of Jeb Bush
President Obama’s dismal approval ratings are jeopardizing Democrat control of the Senate and have destroyed any chance the party had of reclaiming the House. If Obama’s ratings remain at near-record lows, Democrat hopes of clawing back some of its 2010
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is hitting the campaign trail in support of current Florida Governor Rick Scott. This is the first time Bush steps up like this, and probably won’t be the last. Ya see, like Rubio, Bush hates
According to the Associated Press, the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature has approved new congressional maps that were ordered to be redrawn by Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis, who ruled that the “current” congressional districts were “illegally drawn to benefit the GOP.” The not-so-bipartisan
On July 25 the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit “eliminated the injunction” against the enforcement of Florida’s “gun gag” law, which restricts doctors from asking patients if they own a firearm unless asking is necessary to
A NASCAR team pulled a Charlie Crist sponsorship from one of its cars for this weekend’s race at Daytona. When Josh Wise’s started his No. 98 car in Sunday’s rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, his car did not have
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed into a law legislation allowing illegal immigrants living in Florida to qualify for in-state tuition rates Monday. “Signing this historic legislation today will keep tuition low, and allow all students who grew up in
Florida Governor Rick Scott is not saying that “the sky is falling” and that the icebergs are melting because of man-made global warning, like his Democrat opponent Charlie Crist is saying. Instead, Scott points out the obvious. He is “no
Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who is planning to donate at least $50 million to various senatorial and governor’s races in 2014 in order to target key GOP targets, is a hypocrite of the first order. Steyer made much of his
WFSU’s Sascha Cordner reported on DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) speaking out against abortion related legislation that is waiting for Gov. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) signature. One bill prohibits abortion past the 20th week of pregnancy if it’s found
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that will allow illegal aliens- who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents- to receive in-state tuition for those seeking a higher education. Without question, the pro-amnesty for illegal immigration bill
The Republican-controlled Florida Senate on Thursday passed Florida’s version of the DREAM Act, which would give in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants who have completed at least three years of school in Florida. The bill, which passed 26-13, will go
The Florida Senator Jack Latvala’s pro-illegal immigration law, SB1400, which would grant in-state tuition to illegal aliens, would pass if it made it to the Senate floor for a vote, but the Senate’s budget chairman has said that he would
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal by Florida Gov. Rick Scott on his 2011 executive order that would have required random drug tests for as many as 85,000 state workers. The ruling lets
The gloves have officially come off in the 2014 gubernatorial race between Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist and Florida Governor Rick Scott. This past Monday, while Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera was speaking to Reporters after Crist’s appearance at the Forum Club of
On April 3rd, the Florida senate passed warning shot legislation by a vote of 32-7. The state house had already passed the measure, so it now goes to Gov. Rick Scott (R) for his signature. If signed, this legislation will
Mothers fighting Common Core in the state of Florida have realized that the state legislature has stalled in its aim to suspend the Sunshine State’s Common Core-derived education policy, so they are taking a new tact: putting pressure on Florida
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Steve Israel said he wants Alex Sink, the Democrat who lost a key special election House race on Tuesday, to run again against Republican David Jolly in the fall. Jolly won a district that President Barack Obama
For those of you watching the gubernatorial race in Florida between Governor Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist, this latest story in the Miami Herald on Scott’s lagging poll numbers, is very troubling. Scott is expected to launch his campaign
Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, called for a return to federalism on Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Perry said, “It’s time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas…
CLEARWATER, Florida–They say all politics is local, but Alex Sink, the Democratic Party’s hope to pick up a Congressional seat in Florida’s special election next Tuesday, only recently moved into the district in which she is running. The Sink campaign
Earlier this week, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews played the role of concern police in an interview with former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is once again a candidate for governor. Partial transcript as follows: MATTHEWS: Let me talk about this thing here.
Former Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli said Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should “take one for the team” and resign as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) because his presence on the stump will
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s inaugural address yesterday left many listening waiting for an acknowledgment of the scandals that have engulfed his administration. Instead, Christie took a few surprising swipes at his neighbor to the north and took a strong
Former Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat, Charlie Crist, has just come out with his highly anticipated book titled, “The Party’s Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat,” in which he explains how his political evolution came about,
On Sean Hannity’s Tuesday radio show, both Govs. Rick Perry (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL) made an appearance in reaction to Hannity’s Monday comments about fleeing the high-tax state of New York to woo him to each of their individual
Rumors abound of Chris Christie’s Florida fundraising trip leaving donors underwhelmed for 2016, but at least one big money donor is sticking it out. Stanley Druckenmiller, the founder of Duquesne Capital Management, appeared at one of Christie’s fundraisers this weekend and sticks
