U.S. Rep. Connie Mack got a boost for his bid to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November when he won heavy praise from former Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate -- but another Republican could be entering the contest soon.
Campaigning in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Romney announced that he was endorsing Mack who has been a longtime supporter of his presidential ambitions.
While Republicans control every state Cabinet office and hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the Legislature, Barack Obama carried Florida in the 2008 elections, and on Wednesday the GOP put the Democrat incumbent on notice that they intend to take the Sunshine State back in November.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, the GOPs presumptive presidential nominee, hit the Sunshine State on Wednesday with an event in St. Petersburg. Romney heads to Jacksonville on Thursday.
Speculation has already begun on who could end up as Mitt Romneys running mate and one of the possible contenders showed on Tuesday that he is ready for at least one traditional responsibility of the vice presidential candidate -- namely, the role of attack dog.
With less than three months to go until the Republican primary to see who will emerge to challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the leading Republicans in the race looked to get their conservative credentials in order -- and question their opponents right-of-center bonafides.
On Tuesday U.S. Rep. Connie Mack unveiled the team of conservatives he hopes will propel him to victory in the Aug.14 Republican primary.
The flurry of Republican National Committee (RNC) conference calls with the media Tuesday focused on key battleground states in the presidential election -- and in those calls Florida featured an unlikely speaker in U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla.
During his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas did far better than he had when he sought the job in 2008. But on Monday the maverick congressman sent out strong signals that he is cutting back on his bid.
The two leading Republican candidates looking to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson traded shots on Monday as they enter the final three months of the primary.
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux has done well In terms of gathering the support of Republican members of the Florida Legislature -- more than 30 so far have endorsed him -- former U.S. Sen. Geroge LeMieux has done well. In fact, some of those legislators went to bat for him Monday in his primary fight against U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.
On Monday, the teams behind President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts fired away at each other over economics as the campaigns continue to move into general election mode.
The Obama camp launched a new website and television ad being aired in battleground states -- including Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia -- that the Democrats want to keep in their column in November. Both the website and the ad slam Romneys record in the private sector.
Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana is in an odd spot. He plans to continue his bid for the White House as a minor party candidate -- but he refuses to be called a spoiler.
Roemer has pulled in more supporters than any other declared candidate for the Americans Elect nomination in that organizations online primary and he is also a favorite for the Reform Party nomination. Yet, he will not classify himself as a spoiler to either Barack Obamas chances for a second term or Mitt Romneys opportunity to become president.
U.S. Sen Marco Rubio, R-Fla., spoke to business leaders in Iowa Thursday, setting off speculation that he could be angling for a future presidential bid.
But a poll released this week shows that the junior senator from Florida has some major competition in the Hawkeye State. Rubio next week is headed to South Carolina, another early state in the presidential nomination process.
