While the Republican Party of Florida wined and dined this past weekend to rally the party faithful behind the GOP nominees, the bitter primary battle between victor Rick Scott and Attorney General Bill McCollum continues to linger -- with McCollum continuing to refuse to endorse Scott.
Rick Scott Makes Nice to Bill McCollum, But Still No Endorsement
It Was Inevitable That Alex Sink and Rick Scott Would Set Up Gotcha Websites
The battle is on in the close gubernatorial contest to define each candidate -- and on Monday new websites were unveiled to portray state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, and Republican rival Rick Scott in an unflattering light.
Political Bits and Pieces
Florida-based politicians will be keeping an eye on the Family Research Councils presidential straw poll at the Value Voters Summit coming up this weekend in Washington. Theres a whopping 17 Republicans whose name will be featured in contention.
Charlie Crist Runs Commercials Claiming the Middle
Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running in the U.S. Senate campaign without party affiliation, has launched two new television commercials, both of which attempt to show the governor is able to work above partisan politics -- while his opponents seek to remind Florida voters about Crist's record.
Floridians Mark 9/11
While Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville has dominated the headlines with his Quran-burning to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Floridas politicians are also remembering the tragic event in spirit-lifting, more solemn and less controversial ways.
Dem AG Candidate Dan Gelber Calls for Public Corruption Task Force
If he's elected attorney general, Sen. Dan Gelber pledged to form a public corruption unit to monitor government and get rid of the bad apples in the state's barrel.
Marco Rubio Hammers Obama on the Economy
President Barack Obama defended his administrations handling of the economy on Friday and took aim at Republicans for standing in the way -- prompting return fire from the newest Republican star in the Sunshine State.
More Drama: Terry Jones Flip-Flops on Quran-Burning; It's Suspended, Not Canceled
A few hours after announcing he was planning to cancel the Quran-burning event scheduled Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville announced he is reconsidering the cancellation.
Terry Jones Says Quran-Burning Is Off Now Deal's in Place to Move Ground Zero Mosque
Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville announced late Thursday afternoon that he is canceling the Quran-burning event scheduled for Saturday -- and added that a deal is in place to move a mosque farther away from its planned site a block and a half from where the World Trade Center stood.
Pam Bondi and Dan Gelber Start Debate About Debates
On Thursday it was announced that the two major candidates for attorney general will be going head-to-head in a Sunday, Oct. 16 debate. Until then, they debate over the debates, with the Republican candidate insisting on two debates and the Democrat wanting seven.