His U.S. Senate rivals -- Gov. Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek -- have posted recent videos of themselves giving speeches or talking on the news, but as far as actual ads go for the general election, Marco Rubio has pulled ahead.
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By Kevin Derby
Having defeated Robert Lowry and Donna Milo for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in November, restaurant owner Karen Harrington took aim at the incumbent and Democrats in Washington.
With the primary now behind us, it is time for us to unify as a party and advance our ideas, our principles, and the agenda that we believe is essential for restoring accountability and fiscal responsibility back to our federal government," said Harrington.
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In the afterglow of Rick Scott's "outsider" victory over Bill McCollum, TEA Party congressional candidate Peg Dunmire said she defended the former Columbia/HCA executive's record throughout the primary campaign.
"I witnessed the distortions that the McCollum camp used in their ads. I am a health-care professional, I understand the Medicare case and would like to remind all readers that the problems that were cited in the fraud case are the problems with government-run health care," said Dunmire, who is running in the 8th Congressional District.
By Kevin Derby
While U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw did not face a challenge in the Republican primary on Tuesday, he did spend the day touring farms and speaking to the Madison County Farm Bureau about taxes and the size and scope of the federal government. He offered harsh words for President Barack Obamas handling of the economy.
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Talk about a tiny turnout. The first-ever Libertarian primary in Florida drew a grand total of 68 voters in state House District 33.
The winner, Franklin Perez, garnered 49 votes to beat Ellen Paul, who drew 19.
Perez, who fashioned himself as the more doctrinaire Libertarian candidate, will face Republican Jason Brodeur and Democrat Leo Cruz in the general election.
By Nancy Smith
Yoooo-hoooo, George Bennett ... We're over here, we're over here!
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Even with a dismal 20.9 percent voter turnout, Republicans Rick Scott and Pam Bondi amassed enough votes to oust better-known, established party candidates Bill McCollum and Jeff Kottkamp.
By Kevin Derby
RNC Secretary Sharon Day, who John Thrasher defeated earlier in the year to become chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, offered warm congratulations to Rick Scott for defeating Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.
By Nancy Smith
Former Senate President Ken Pruitt, who retired his seat in 2009 to return home and be closer to his family, won his primary race Tuesday and now is the Republican nominee for property appraiser in St. Lucie County. Pruitt, who took 55.88 percent of the vote, defeated real estate property manager Judy Culpepper (44.12 percent). He will have Democratic and third party opposition in the general election.
By Kevin Derby
Bud Chiles, running in the gubernatorial race without party affiliation, welcomed Democratic nominee state CFO Alex Sink and Republican nominee Rick Scott into the general election contest late Tuesday.
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