P5 Video: Ron Rushing Challenges Andy Gardiner from the Right
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 4:35pm
Conservative businessman Ron Rushing is challenging Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner of Orlando in the Republican primaries. Gardiner currently represents parts of Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, though this could change with redistricting which starts in early 2012. Rushing talked to Sunshine State News about his campaign and what he hopes to focus on in the election cycle.
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Bachmann Compares Her Economic Views to Calvin Coolidge
Submitted by Anonymous on September 23, 2011 - 4:19pm
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., compares her economic outlook to one of the nations most notoriously quiet presidents: Calvin Coolidge.
"He said its the greatest political privilege thats ever been afforded to the human race, to live under the American Constitution, Bachmann said Friday while on the main stage at CPAC's Florida Conference. Thats my view, too.
She compared Coolidges comment to President Franklin Delano Roosevelts statement that the Constitution is the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.
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CPAC Event Focuses on More Than Just Politics
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 4:06pm
Many of the attendees at the RPOFs Presidency 5 event in Orlando stood in line to vote in the U.S. Senate straw poll held by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday afternoon -- and have a hint as to why the annual CPAC event in the Beltway is a happening for many right-of-center activists.
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Lake Ray: Legislature Will Focus on Economy and Tackle Ports in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 3:46pm
Sunshine State News caught up with Florida state Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, one of the leaders in the Legislature on ports issues, on Friday at the Republican Party of Floridas (RPOF) Presidency 5 event in Orlando.
Ray said that the chief issue facing the Legislature during the 2012 session would be economic recovery as Florida continues to lag behind the nation with high unemployment.
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Senate Candidate Craig Miller Continues Workday Events in Daytona
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 3:18pm
No matter what happens in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll later on Friday, Central Florida businessman and Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Craig Miller will be staying in the spotlight on Saturday.
Miller will be heading to Daytona Beach on Saturday to continue his series of Miller on Main Street workday events. This time Miller will be working at Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Harley-Davidson for the third in the series.
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Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich Shine at P5
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 2:27pm
Florida Republicans are showing a lot of love for two GOP presidential hopefuls from Georgia. Neither businessman Herman Cain nor former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is expected to win the Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando on Saturday -- but its clear both candidates from the Peach State are popular among the party faithful in Florida.
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North Florida GOP Congressional Candidate Ted Yoho Reaches Out to Conservatives at P5
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 2:09pm
Ted Yoho, a businessman and veterinarian from Gainesville, has been one of the more active candidates at the Republican Party of Floridas Presidency 5 event in Orlando this week. Yoho is challenging veteran Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns for the moment -- but with the Legislature tackling redistricting in early 2012, that could change, and Yoho could be running in other districts.
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Early Voting Light in CPAC Senate Straw Poll
Submitted by Anonymous on September 23, 2011 - 1:16pm
Conservative Political Action Conference Chairman Al Cardenas said the early voting by delegates attending the Florida Conference has been "light" in the straw poll for U.S. Senate.
He said that may have been due to the delegates waiting to hear the candidates speak just before noon.
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Conservative Senate Candidate Marielena Stuart Hits CPAC
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 1:07pm
Conservative writer and activist Marielena Stuart was not on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event in Orlando where four Republican hopefuls to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson spoke on Friday. Stuart worked the crowd, meeting with conservative and Republican activists as she continues her bid for the Republican nomination.
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P5 Video: GOP Senate Hopeful Adam Hasner Looks to Beat Bill Nelson in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2011 - 12:57pm
Former Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner sat down to talk to Sunshine State News about his bid for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Nill Nelson in 2012. Hasner was one of four Republican hopefuls to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event in Orlando on Friday. Keep an eye on Sunshine State News for a look at the forum and the straw poll that will be held later on Friday.
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