Republicans are pouncing on a comment made by former state CFO Alex Sink which will air Sunday on the Tampa Bay Times Political Connections. Sink is the Democratic candidate in a special election being held for an open congressional seat in Pinellas County. She faces Republican David Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 election.

No Casinos trotted out some of the biggest names in Florida politics on Thursday as it continued to fight against expanded casino gambling in the Sunshine State. The No Casinos Statesmens Council includes three governors in Democrats Bob Graham and Wayne Mixon and Republican Jeb Bush, and two U.S. senators in Graham and current U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist might like former Gov. Jeb Bush but he would back former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over Bush in the 2016 presidential election.

Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November, despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, appears on Thursday nights edition of Politicking with Larry King on Ora.tv.

The polls keep coming in the special congressional election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continues to go to bat for U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who is running against U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., in one of the most competitive Senate races in the nation.

Rubio sent out an email to supporters of his Reclaim America PAC on Thursday, urging supporters to back Cotton.

St. Pete Polls released a poll taken for Saint PetersBlog on Thursday which finds Republican David Jolly with a small lead in the special congressional election for the seat held for decades by the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.

Jolly leads with 46 percent while former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democrat in the race, is right behind him with 44 percent. Libertarian Lucas Overby garners 6 percent while 3 percent are still undecided.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., offered a contrast between past leaders and the current crop of politicians in an early Presidents' Day message. Despite losing to Democrat Patrick Murphy in 2012, West has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016.

As we head into Presidents' Day weekend, we remember some of America's greatest leaders George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, West emailed supporters on Thursday. Unfortunately, we're also reminded of the lackluster leaders in Washington today.

A Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/WUSF Public Media released late on Wednesday night shows former state CFO Alex Sink out in front in the special election for an open Pinellas County congressional race. Sink, the Democrat, takes 42 percent while Republican David Jolly garners 35 percent. Libertarian Lucas Overby takes 4 percent.

The poll of 603 likely voters was taken by Braun Research from Feb. 4-9 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a new ad attacking former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate in the special election for an open congressional seat in Pinellas County, for supporting President Barack Obamas health care law. Sink takes on Republican David Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 election.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, unveiled a bill earlier this week giving the U.S. secretary of veterans affairs the ability to fire or demote senior VA department officials based on performance. Rubios and Millers bill would give the VA secretary the ability to fire or demote senior executive service (SES) officials in the department. As of fiscal year 2012, there were 448 SES officials in the department.