Presidential Derby
Senate Candidates Changing Plans for Special Election on First Coast
Connie Mack Claims Plan to Cut Federal Government Gaining Momentum
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., stepped up to the plate last week to sponsor a proposal backed by Florida Congressman Connie Mack that they maintain will reduce the size and scope of the federal government and balance the budget by 2019.
Thad McCotter Files to Run for President
The crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination expanded Friday when U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter of Michigan filed paperwork indicating that he is entering the contest.
First elected to Congress in 2002, McCotter joins two other House Republicans -- Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Ron Paul of Texas -- in seeking to defy history and become the first sitting member of that body to be elected president since James Garfield won the 1880 presidential election.
Florida's Odd Role in the Declaration of Independence
Buddy Roemer Advises Obama, 'Read the Ronald Reagan Playbook'
With a recent poll from Fox News showing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination garnering less than 1 percent, former Louisiana Gov. Charles Buddy Roemer went on the attack Thursday, blasting the leadership of President Barack Obama.
The president's policies are truly meandering through the wilderness, said Roemer. The time is now for a true American leader, not the administration that most people are having buyer's remorse over."
Fox News: Rick Perry Starts Strong, Bachmann Coming On
David Rivera Hammers Obama for 'Moving the Goal Post' on Free-Trade Deals
The White House announced this week there has been meaningful progressin the administration's negotiations with Congress on reforming the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program and in three pending free-trade agreements -- but a Florida Republican on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he isn't buying it.
PPP Has Nelson Out Front, But Repubs Start to Narrow Lead
A poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ahead of three leading Republican candidates, who remain mostly unknown -- but the GOP hopefuls are starting to close the gap.
Mike McCalister, Stressing His Conservatism, Formally Enters U.S. Senate Race
Mike McCalister, a businessman and retired Army officer, kicked off his bid Wednesday for the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
McCalister, who took more than 10 percent when he ran for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010, was widely expected to enter the race. He had filed paperwork as early as September 2010 indicating that he intended to run for the Senate, and he had been touring the Sunshine State for months speaking to conservative and Republican organization.