Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner took 51 percent in the Republican Party of Pasco Countys straw poll Tuesday of candidates looking to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. U.S. Rep. Connie Mack placed a distant second with 25 percent.

A poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, released on Tuesday, finds that Republican presidential hopefuls former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas are neck and neck to lead Iowa which holds it caucus in three weeks.

With less than a month to go until the New Hampshire primary, a poll unveiled on Tuesday found that former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts continues to lead the pack of Republican presidential candidates in the Granite State while U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas closes in on former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich for second in the nations first primary.

Florida Republican Congressman Tom Rooney is hoping to honor the late Roy Rood, a prominentveteran and businessman, by naming a post office in Jupiter after him.

While he did not enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas shows no signs of heading for the sidelines. After his strong showing in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, Huckabee moved to Florida where he still resides. He will be signing books in Destin from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Magnolia House.

On Tuesday, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent out a letter to staffers and supporters insisting that he will generally refrain from exchanging attacks with his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination -- and keep his focus on President Barack Obama.

With three weeks to go until Iowa voters kick off the Republican presidential nomination process, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas continues to set up an impressive operation in Iowa, unveiling the support of prominent Sioux City pastor Rev. Mark McGlohon.

As he rises in the polls to lead the field of candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is drawing fire from all sides -- including one of his chief rivals for the Republican nomination.

With Gingrich leading in Iowa, which holds the first presidential caucus, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is on the airwaves in the Hawkeye State running a new commercial with an indirect shot at the former congressional leader.

Ken Connor, who used to lead the Family Research Council and now is with the Center for a Just Society, offered his take on the Republican presidential race on Tuesday. Connor is known to Floridians for leading the state Christian Coalition and for his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1994.

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, a dark-horses candidate for the Republican nomination who is also gunning for the Americans Elect nomination, came out swinging at former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.