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Polls Put Marco Rubio Far Ahead of Christie, Ryan as Top Veep Choice

Submitted by Anonymous on June 10, 2012 - 7:05pm

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio emerged this weekend as the clear favorite potential vice presidential pick of conservative activists, according to two polls sponsored by the Washington Times.

Activists at the Conservative Leadership Conference in Las Vegas and at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Chicago on Friday both rated the top choice to be Mitt Romney's running mate.

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Weekly Roundup: For Candidates, Election Officials and FAMU President, It's On

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

June 8, 2012 - 6:00pm

The field is set for the 2012 election after candidates made their intentions officially known this week by qualifying for races including 160 legislative seats and 27 congressional spots up for grabs following the once-a-decade redistricting exercise.

Candidates weren't the only ones stewing over the upcoming elections. Gov. Rick Scott this week took the initiative in a simmering battle over voter rolls in Florida as he continued his joust with the Department of Justice over Republican-led efforts to keep noncitizens from voting in the fall.

Nobody Likes a Loser

Kathleen Parker

June 8, 2012 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- For the past year, we've been relentlessly reminded that Republicans didn't especially love their front-running presidential candidate.

A Good Day for the GOP in Wisconsin and California

Michael Barone

June 10, 2012 - 6:00pm

We pundits have been busy crunching the results in last Tuesday's Wisconsin recall election and have noted that the public-employee unions sustained a huge defeat.

He's on Whose Side?

June 10, 2012 - 6:00pm

SHOULD Be an Illegal

June 8, 2012 - 6:00pm

Few Incumbents Survive Qualifying Week Uncontested

Jim Turner

June 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

Expect a highly active campaign season now that qualifying has come to an end.

Only a single member of the states congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, managed to avoid a primary or general election challenger, while eight state senators technically won re-election because no one filed to challenge them.

The qualifying deadline came to an end Friday.

From President to 'Foot Soldier,' Tom Lee Seeks Senate Comeback

Kenric Ward

June 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

Florida Won't Stop Checking for Non-Citizen Voters

June 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

As Florida eagerly awaits the federal government response on why Homeland Security wouldnt open a database to help search for non-citizen voters, the states top election official said the process is just beginning.

Were not done with the effort, said Secretary of State Ken Detzner on Friday before theAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Florida announced it would file a lawsuit to stop the state's program.

Rick Scott: Wisconsin Validates Florida’s Conservative Agenda

Jim Turner

June 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

In the eyes of Gov. Rick Scott, Scott Walkers victory over the Democrats' and labor unions' recall effort in Wisconsin is validation for similar conservationactions he has pushed in Florida.

It shows you, if you go make the tough choices, and you do exactly what you said when you ran, you will get re-elected, Scott said during radio interviews Friday morning with Southwest Florida radio stations.

That is exactly what Governor Walker did," Scott reiterated on 97.3 FM SKY. "He went and made the tough choices. Weve got to start living within our means.

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