"There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases."

John Thrasher is entering the final stretch in his year-long run as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.

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.

Florida takes center stage this week in the fight over the federal health-care law that consumed Congress for the better part of a year, and along with it, so will a Pensacola judge who is no stranger to hot-button issues.

Scott Maddox is trying to win the commissioner of agriculture seat without any support from the many agriculture associations across the state.

His tactic? Turn his opponent's ag-support into a negative.

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.

While Democrats and media pundits denigrate any thought of the Republican Party suing Gov. Charlie Crist over hundreds of thousands of dollars in party-paid travel expenses, at least one GOP strategist sees potential upsides, legally and politically.

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.