Thanks for Listening, Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles is out of the race for governor, according to numerous media sources. I think it is pretty clear he heard the very reasoned calls of Rantings From Florida to drop out if he is too afraid to...
View ArticleFL-22 BREAKING: Allen West Crazy
One of the most entertaining races in the entire country this cycle has to be the Klein-West battle in Florida's 22nd. The fun is provided almost entirely by over-the-top Allen West, the manifestation...
View ArticleUPDATED: Quran Burning Cancelled For Now
Update: Just as I was getting into it, Rev. Jones has cancelled the book-burning. I don't think I approve.I have tried to ignore the Gainesville pastor who plans a book-burning to celebrate the worst...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Sink Kicks Scott's Butt in Fundraising
Division of Elections reports show enormous fundraising successes for Democrat Alex Sink in the wake of the state primary. I would like to think that would give naysayers some pause as they predict the...
View ArticleFL-25 Rivera Calls Garcia a Henchman of Castro
When so much bad news hits your campaign for Congress, how does a good GOP hopeful respond? By calling his opponent a traitor. The fun was exposed by the Naples Daily News, where much to Rivera's...
View ArticleSomething to Note on Rubio's Surge
A few recent polls have shown Marco Rubio surging in the polls, most recently an Ipsos/Reuters which pegs the race Rubio 40, Charlie Crist 26 and Meek 21. I won't sugarcoat anything. The polls are...
View ArticleFL-25: What Wave? Garcia Up on Rivera
Don't look now, but Democrats in Florida may make net gains against all predictions on doom in House races this year. A new poll shows Joe Garcia up 7 points on David Rivera in Florida's 25th. Now,...
View ArticleFL-SEN: What It Means To Lose A Country
Obama is just like Castro. That seems to be the message behind an advertisement from the Marco Rubio campaign. It's running constantly on Florida airwaves, and I have it embedded in my blog if you care...
View ArticleFL-24, FL-08: The Kosmas Plan. The Grayson Plan
Central Florida this year may offer the best example of campaign experimentation for Democrats in this entire campaign cycle as Suzanne Kosmas and Alan Grayson take starkly different approaches to...
View ArticleFL-24: Space Jobs
So the Housetoday made it so we get one more shuttle launch. I hope Suzanne Kosmas uses this to her advantage, but that's about all I can say.Per the UPI Science News section, the House voted 304-118...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Fighting Rick Scott's Mo'
One of the things that has frustrated me to no end in this supposed "anti-incumbent" environment is the way the narrative has so thoroughly turned pro-Republican. This is especially frustrating in...
View ArticleFL-Sen: Screw the Sierra Club
<span style="font-weight:bold;">And the Teachers' Union too.</span>Well, maybe not forever. I mean, those are groups that often help energize the Democratic vote in Florida, and there...
View ArticleFL-Sen: Why I'd Rather Lose to Rubio Than Win with Crist
As the sad reality of the polls sinks in for Meek supporters like myself, I realize many are pondering more seriously than ever whether they should jump ship and vote for Crist as the lesser of two...
View ArticleFL-02: Can the NRA save Boyd?
I admit, it would be funny if we end up owing this Panhandle seat to the National Rifle Association. But gun control happens to be one of those issues I have never felt so concerned about. I felt their...
View ArticleFL-25: David Who? Rivera is the Gift the Keeps Giving
David Rivera cannot tell the truth about anything. It's just incredible.The newest in a slew of scandals from this alleged woman-beater come courtesy the Miami Herald, who called the agency which...
View ArticleBREAKING: Rick Scott Would Ban Abortion as FL-Gov!
Any doubt Rick Scott's election would have major consequences? Well, he is assuring Florida lawmakers that he will push and sign into law which would ban abortion. This law would obviously be an...
View ArticleRepublicans Openly Advocate Killing Jobs
The ups and downs of election cycles can be emotional, but I am not so naive as to think every year or every race will go the way I'd like them to go. Right now, I am still more optimistic than many...
View ArticleFL-25: I'd Rather Face Rivera Than a Random Thug
Hat tip to Markos on this Florida story noticed first at Daily Kos.A lawsuit in South Florida right now seeks to get David Rivera tossed from the ballot. The more I think about it, the more concerned I...
View ArticleFL-Am: My Take on Florida's Constitutional Amendments
Some people have asked me to explain and offer an opinion on the Constitutional Amendments which appear on Florida's statewide ballot this year. And being so full of myself, I decided to go ahead and...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Don't Lecture Us On Cheating, You Fraud!
Entirely too much ink is being spilled about a passed note in the CNN debate. I find it ironic someone who tends to answer questions by taking the Fifth could get the upper hand on this ridiculous...
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