February 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
Sandy Adams Hits the Road -- and Obama's Budget Proposal
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 15, 2011 - 4:04pm
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams announced on Tuesday that she will be hitting the road across her district next week. She will hold events in Oviedo and Port Orange next Monday before hitting Titusville that Wednesday and Apopka on Saturday, Feb. 26.
Adams also took aim at President Barack Obamas proposed budget in a statement released on Tuesday.
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Rep. Jeff Brandes Rejects Neal Bill Increasing Reinsurance Taxes
February 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
House Republicans Bash Dems for Not Taking Part in Budget Exercises
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 15, 2011 - 1:30pm
Republicans in the Florida House continued to assail their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday after Democrats on the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee refused to take part in budgeting exercises.
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Mike Huckabee Continues to Pound Bill Nelson
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 15, 2011 - 12:01pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee offered an update on Tuesday on his efforts to help Republicans defeat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. Huckabee, who moved to Florida last year, has vowed to help Republicans through HuckPAC, his personal leadership PAC.
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Presidential Derby
February 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
A poll released by WMUR in New Hampshire shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney crushing the Republican presidential field in the Granite State, home of the first presidential primary.
New Poll Finds More Americans Against Obama's High-Speed Rail Plan Than For It
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 15, 2011 - 11:39am
A poll from Rasmussen Reports found that likely voters are not buying President Barack Obamas plan to dramatically increase high-speed rail in the United States. The poll found 41 percent of those surveyed backed the plan with 46 percent against it. There is a partisan divide on the issue with 59 percent of Democrats behind it, 62 percent of Republicans against it and 55 percent of independents opposing it.
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Will McBride 2012?
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 15, 2011 - 9:24am
Politico is reporting that Will McBride is looking at jumping into what could be shaping up to be a crowded Republican field looking to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. McBride (who should not be confused with 2002 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride) is an attorney who ran for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2006, taking 30 percent of the vote but losing to Katherine Harris.
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Mason-Dixon Poll Shows Bill Nelson Can Expect Fight in 2012
February 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
A poll released Tuesday confirms that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will be vulnerable in 2012 when he seeks a third term.
While Losing to Jeb Bush, Poll Shows Bill Nelson Leads GOP Hopefuls but Vulnerable in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 15, 2011 - 7:38am
A poll released on Tuesday showed that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is vulnerable in 2012 when he plans to seek a third term.
The poll, backed by Ron Sachs Communications and conducted by Mason-Dixon, found former Gov. Jeb Bush took 49 percent, beating Nelson who garnered 41 percent. While Bush is unlikely to run, Nelson led the rest of the possible Republican candidates but failed to muster 50 percent against any of the potential GOP hopefuls.
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