Mitt Romneys presidential campaign continues to turn to leading Republicans from Florida to unload on President Barack Obama. Late Monday, the Romney team called upon U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, to bash Obama for not visiting Israel as president.

While he is an underdog to defeat U.S. Rep. Connie Mack for the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November, former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon unveiled the support ofone of the leading conservatives in the Florida Legislature on Monday -- Rep. Dennis Baxley. R-Ocala.

Baxley, who had been in charge of the state chapter of the Christian Coalition, praised Weldon on Monday as he endorsed him, pointing to his record on guns and social issues.

Using Reclaim America, a PAC that is associated with him, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., waded into the one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate battles in the nation on Monday when he backed U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. Brown is facing a serious challenge from Democrat candidate Elizabeth Warren.

Businessman and large-animal veterinarian Ted Yoho unveiled one of the more colorful commercials of the 2012 election cycle on Monday as he continues his bid to defeat U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns in the Republican primary on Aug. 14. Yoho launched a commercial featuring pigs and men in suits -- one of them professional wrestler Dustin Runnels who is best known for his stint in the WWE as Goldust -- throwing mud at each other representing career politicians -- namely Stearns, state Sen. Steve Oelrich and Clay County Clerk of Court James Jett.

On Friday, the Associated Industries of Florida political action committee (AIFPAC) took sides in nine state Senate races, including wading into some competitive primaries.

With President Barack Obama in Florida on Thursday, attorney and veteran Ron DeSantis, who is running in a crowded Republican primary for an open congressional seat stretching from outside Jacksonville south to Volusia County, unveiled a new commercial in which he bashes the president.

On Thursday, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced that it is backing Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, in his battle against former Rep. Aaron Bean in the Republican primary for an open Florida Senate seat representing parts of the First Coast.

The Republican leadership in the Florida Senate rallied behind former Senate President Tom Lee on Thursday as he seeks to return to Tallahassee. Lee faces Rep. Rachel Burgin, R-Tampa, in the Republican primary on Aug. 14 for the seat currently held by Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Brandon, who is running for Hillsborough County property appraiser.

In his battle against former Rep. Aaron Bean for the Republican nomination for a seat in the Florida Senate representing parts of the First Coast, Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, garnered a major endorsement on Wednesday, as well, when the Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police announced it was backing him.

Tom Slade, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), announced on Wednesday that he is backing former Rep. Aaron Bean over Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, in the Aug. 14 Republican primary for the open Florida Senate seat that represents all of Nassau and parts of Duval County.