June 1, 2014 - 6:00pm
Only One Head (So Far)
June 1, 2014 - 6:00pm
RPOF Chooses Leslie Dougher As Party Chair
May 30, 2014 - 6:00pm
Leslie Dougher Selected as RPOF's Chairperson
Submitted by Anonymous on May 31, 2014 - 11:09am
Clay County GOP Chairwoman Leslie Dougher will be taking over as the next chair of the Republican Party of Florida. On Saturday, Dougher was elected to the position at the party's quarterly meeting in Tampa, receiving 106 votes.
Dougher will replace Lenny Curry as chair. Curry announced he would be stepping down from the position at the end of April to weigh the possibility of running for mayor of Jacksonville.
Martin County GOP Chair Eric Miller was also nominated for the position. He received 69 votes.
Dougher's term will end in January 2015.
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John Thrasher on FSU Presidency: 'It'd Be the Honor of My Life'
Submitted by Anonymous on May 31, 2014 - 12:06am
Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, is feeling good about his application to be the next president of Florida State University.
"I hadn't filled out a resume in probably 30 or 40 years," Thrasher told Sunshine State News. "It's been a while, so I had a lot of help."
Thrasher explained he'd be a good fit for the presidency because of his background in legislation, law and business.
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RPOF Kicks Off Quarterly Meeting
Submitted by Anonymous on May 30, 2014 - 11:47pm
The Republican Party of Florida kicked off its quarterly meeting in Tampa on Friday, setting the stage for the selection of a new chairperson for the party.
Chairmen and chairwomen from Florida's 67 counties gathered together to get up to speed on the happenings within the RPOF.
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera kicked off the meeting by slamming former Gov. Charlie Crist.
"When the state needed leadership, what did Charlie do?" asked Lopez-Cantera. "He focused on Charlie."
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Weekly Roundup: Having Their Day in Court
May 29, 2014 - 6:00pm
HBO's Dreadful Reagan Lie
May 30, 2014 - 6:00pm
It's been 10 years since Ronald Reagan passed away, but one horrible myth about him will not die. When he passed, The Advocate magazine published an essay by radical gay playwright Larry Kramer titled "Adolf Reagan." The rant began: "Our murderer is dead. The man who murdered more gay people than anyone in the entire history of the world, is dead. More people than Hitler even."
Seattle Democrat Pleads Guilty to Interfering With 200 Florida Republicans' Right to Vote
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 30, 2014 - 3:10pm
A Seattle man imploded on his ill-conceived plot to get even with Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Secretary of State Ken Detzner and finally pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to sending letters to GOP donors questioning their citizenship and ability to vote in the 2012 election.
Ardent Democrat James Webb Baker Jr. pleaded guilty in Tampa federal court to one count each of voter intimidation and identification fraud. He faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine.
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Shinseki Mess Makes Winners -- and One Big Loser -- in the Florida Delegation
May 29, 2014 - 6:00pm
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