I'm catching an earful about St. Lucie estuary pollution from some of the folks I used to know during the years I lived on the Treasure Coast. I'm pretty sure they're ready to tar and feather me.
After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton
You probably can't imagine how much fun I've had at Sunshine State News over the last 10 years. I don't think anybody could.
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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After the CNBC debate, Republicans were outraged at the vicious personal attacks not even disguised as questions from the moderators. Defenders of CNBC suggested the Republicans were just whining. President Obama joked that if GOP candidates can't handle TV moderators, they could never handle Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
Mea culpa. I'm now fairly sure I was wrong about Debbie Wasserman Schultz. I said in past columns she was losing her power. Nope.
With 2016 around the corner, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) will be hosting the Sunshine Summit in Orlando from Nov. 12-Nov. 14 and the stakes will be high. The presidential hopefuls will take most of the spotlight but there’s another important race already taking shape as Rubio has said he will not run for a second Senate term. Florida Republicans Ron DeSantis, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Todd Wilcox are already off and running and they will be at the Sunshine Summit trying to win support for their Senate bids.
Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal hosted the fourth round of Republican presidential debates Tuesday night in Milwaukee and the stakes were high. This was supposed to have been a homecoming for Scott Walker but the Wisconsin governor has already bowed out of the race. Two candidates who had been in included in the main event debates -- Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee -- were dropped to the undercard while two other Republican hopefuls -- Lindsey Graham and George Pataki -- didn’t even make it for a repeat performance to the junior varsity event.
In the annals of presidential politics, it's hard to recall anyone who has tried so hard to be so ordinary.
A key Florida Supreme Court justice sounded skeptical Tuesday about the Legislature's proposal for a contested South Florida district in a battle over the map for the state's congressional delegati
Florida's population is increasing and interest in higher education is increasing. Ergo, more university access is needed.
Dr. Ben Carson's whole life has been very unusual, so perhaps we should not be surprised to see the latest twist -- the media going ballistic over discrepancies in a few things he said.
With 2016 around the corner, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) will be hosting the Sunshine Summit in Orlando from Nov. 12-Nov. 14 and the stakes will be high. The presidential hopefuls will take most of the spotlight but there’s another important race already taking shape as Rubio has said he will not run for a second Senate term. Florida Republicans Ron DeSantis, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Todd Wilcox are already off and running and they will be at the Sunshine Summit trying to win support for their Senate bids.
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By Kevin Derby
Democrat Gwen Graham was a rare bright spot for her party on Tuesday as she defeated U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla.
With 98 percent of the vote in, Graham, the daughter of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., took 51 percent of the vote while Southerland pulled in 49 percent. Southerland first won his congressional seat in 2010.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott won a second term as governor of Florida on Tuesday, besting former Gov. Charlie Crist who, after spending most of his political life as a Republican, won the Democratic nomination in the primary.
With 97 percent of the vote in, Scott had 49 percent and Crist garnered 46 percent of the vote. Sunshine State News is calling the race for Scott. With a lead of more than 122,000 votes, Scott will win as Crist can only make up between 90,000-100,000 votes in South Florida counties where some of the vote is still outstanding.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., kept his congressional seat on Tuesday though by a smaller margin than he won in 2012. With 96 percent of votes in, Grayson took 54 percent while Republican Carol Platt stood with 43 percent. Marko Milakovich, who was running with no party affiliation, took 3 percent.
By Kevin Derby
Winning his seat in a special election earlier this year, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., is headed back to Washington after his win on Tuesday over Libertarian Lucas Overby. With 96 percent of the vote in, Jolly had 75.5 percent while Overby took 24.5 percent.
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Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater cruised to an easy victory in his re-election campaign on Tuesday.
Atwater clinched the win over Democrat William Rankin, taking 59 percent of the vote as of publishing time. Rankin took 40 percent.
Atwaters win doesnt come as a big surprise -- he was heavily favored in several polls to stay in Tallahassee as Floridas CFO.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., represents a district where Republican voters outnumber Democrats. But, on Tuesday, Murphy scored a big win over Republican hopeful former state Rep. Carl Domino. National outlets called the race for Murphy who, with 15 percent of the vote in, took 60 percent while Domino trailed with 40 percent.
By Kevin Derby
With 43 percent of votes in, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., will continue his time on the Florida political stage. First elected to Congress in 2000 after a long career in Tallahassee which saw rise to become president of the Florida Senate, Crenshaw won big on Tuesday, taking 78 percent of the vote. Crenshaw did not face a Democratic foe but did have two challengers running with no party affiliation: Paula Moser-Bartlett who took 16 percent and Gary Koniz who garnered 6 percent.
By Kevin Derby
First elected to Congress in 1992 and representing the most Democratic district in North Florida, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., won another term on Tuesday. With 4 percent of the vote in, national media outlets called Brown a winner over Republican challenger Glo Smith. Brown stood with 64 percent of the vote while 36 percent backed Smith.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who won a North Florida congressional seat in 2012 in one of the biggest upsets in Florida political history, kept his seat with ease on Tuesday. National media outlets called the race for Yoho who, with 4 percent of the vote in, took 62.5 percent of the vote against Democrat Marihelen Wheeler who took 35 percent. Term limits activist Howard Lawson, who was running with no party affiliation, took 2 percent.
By Kevin Derby
In addition to covering the elections at the site, your humble blogger will be offering insights and analysis on the radio on Tuesday night. Tune into 1300 WMEL which can be heard all across the Space Coast where Ed Dean will be covering the elections on Tuesday night. I'll be joining Ed and his panel of guests throughout the night to offer updates.
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