October 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
Joe Biden Tries to Rally Democrats Behind Charlie Crist
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 11:05am
With a third presidential bid a real possibility, Vice President Joe Biden turned his attention to the Sunshine State and went to bat for former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidate challenging Gov. Rick Scott in Florida. Biden is hitting the campaign trail for Crist on Monday.
In a fundraising email sent out on Monday morning, the notoriously gaffe-proned Biden even insisted Crist was reminiscent of himself since the former governor "speaks from the heart."
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HD 47: Can Left-Leaning Independents Help Linda Stewart Over Mike Miller?
October 12, 2014 - 6:00pm
Carol Platt's Team Hits Alan Grayson on Campaign Signs
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 9:48am
Republican congressional candidate Carol Platts team came out swinging at U.S. Rep. Alan Graysons, D-Fla., campaign on Monday, accusing it of placing signs on private property without the owners permission.
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Rick Scott Calls Out 'Crist-Obama Playbook' on the Economy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 9:38am
With a report out from the Wall Street Journal that Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Gov. Charlie Crist is hesitant to have President Barack Obama stump for him in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott looked to link the two on economic issues.
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Marco Rubio: Florida School Choice a Model for the Nation
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 9:24am
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., penned an op-ed at Fox News website on Friday, making the case for school choice, insisted it helps children from lower income families do better. Praising Florida's school choice options, Rubio maintained changes in education and technology made school choice options more necessary and argued teacher unions often block the path to real reform. The essay can be read here.
Rubio wrote:
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Carlos Curbelo Uses Joe Garcia's Words Against Him in Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 9:03am
The team behind Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican candidate running in CD 26 in South Florida, released a Web video on Friday taking aim at U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla. The new ad uses Garcias words against him, looking to undermine the Democrats arguments on why he deserves a second term in Congress.
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Rick Scott: Florida Hospitals Need Ebola Training
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 8:44am
After reports emerged that a health-care worker was infected with the Ebola virus in Dallas Sunday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott asked Florida hospitals to launch mandatory training for health-care workers on the disease.
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How Florida's Medical Marijuana Amendment Managed to Plunge South
October 12, 2014 - 6:00pm
In April, Amendment 2 looked indestructible. Poll after poll gave it upward of 80 percent in voter approval.
Liberty Opportunity For the Court
October 12, 2014 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Come Tuesday, the national pastime will be the subject of oral arguments in a portentous Supreme Court case. This pastime is not baseball but rent seeking -- the unseemly yet uninhibited scramble of private interests to bend government power for their benefit. If the court directs a judicial scowl at North Carolina's State Board of Dental Examiners, the court will thereby advance a basic liberty -- the right of Americans to earn a living without unreasonable government interference.
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