September 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gov. Scott's Question for Tonight's Debaters: Jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on September 12, 2011 - 12:13pm
Gov. Rick Scott said he won't be able to watch tonights CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa, but if he was able to attend hed want to hear each candidates plans to create jobs.
I think the biggest question for everyone in the country, even if the Democrats were having a debate, it would be the same issue: its about jobs.Who has the right blueprint for job creation? Scott said Monday morning.
Without jobs we dont have the money for any of the safety nets we have; we cant afford any of the government programs we have.
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Eight GOP 2012 Hopefuls to Speak at Ralph Reed's P5 Event
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 12, 2011 - 11:32am
The Faith and Freedom Coalition (FFC) will be holding a kickoff for the Republican Party of Floridas (RPOF) Presidency 5 event next week in Orlando. The FFC event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22, the first day of Presidency 5.
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'Generation X' 2012 Hopeful Thad McCotter Focuses on Social Security
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 12, 2011 - 11:13am
On Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter of Michigan, a dark horse candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, will unveil his plan to save Social Security.
McCotter spoke to supporters in a conference call on Monday morning and opened a new line of attack in the debate on Social Security reform. The only Republican presidential candidate who is younger than President Barack Obama, McCotter, who is 46, referred to himself as a member of Generation X and insisted that voters his age were worried about Social Security.
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GOP State Senate Hopeful Ron Rushing Runs Web Video
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 12, 2011 - 10:15am
Software company owner Ron Rushing released a web video over the weekend as he continues his bid to challenge Florida Senate Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, in the Republican primary next year. In the new video, Rushing, who beat Gardiner handily in a straw poll among conservative activists at the Conservative Roar on I-4 event earlier in the month, plays up the fact that he is a citizen activist and not a politician.
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Survey Ranks Florida No. 4 for 'Best Business Climate' in U.S.
Submitted by Anonymous on September 12, 2011 - 9:37am
Florida ranks fourth in "Best Business Climate," according to the trade publication, Business Facilities.
Utah, Texas and Virginia placed 1-2-3, the survey said. And if Gov. Rick Scott has anything to say about it, the Sunshine State could move up the list next year as he is in the process of repealing 1,000 regulations that he says hamper recruitment and expansion of commerce.
See the story here.
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Dogged by Gingrich and Cain, Michele Bachmann Needs Home Run at Tampa Debate Tonight
Submitted by Anonymous on September 12, 2011 - 8:32am
Faltering in the national polls, Iowa straw poll winner Michele Bachmann needs a home run in Monday night's CNN/Tea party Express Debate in Tampa.
Bachmann hopes to parlay the tea party support she enjoyed during a recent swing through Florida into a telegenic victory tonight. The stakes got higher over the weekend when Tim Pawlenty endorsed Mitt Romney.
Pawlenty received significant early endorsements from state GOP leaders before he dropped out of the race last month. Romney has the most extensive campaign network, dating from his run in 2008.
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Tim Pawlenty Endorses Former Rival Mitt Romney for President
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 12, 2011 - 8:31am
A month after he ended his own bid for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota endorsed former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts for the GOP nod.
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Headed into Tampa Debate, Rick Perry Leads the Republican Field
September 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
With the Republican presidential candidates preparing to square off Monday night in a Tampa debate sponsored by CNN and the Tea Party Express, two new national polls found that Gov. Rick Perry continues to lead the race for the GOP nomination.
Rick Perry Continues to Lead GOP 2012 Field
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 12, 2011 - 7:50am
With the Republican presidential candidates preparing to square off on Monday night in a debate in Tampa sponsored by CNN and the Tea Party Express, a new national poll found that Gov. Rick Perry continues to lead the race.
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