October 31, 2010 - 7:00pm
In the end, Charlie Crist was too clever for his own good.
RPOF: Scott Maddox, Teachers' Union Plug TEA Candidate With 'Robo-Calls'
Submitted by Anonymous on November 1, 2010 - 2:28pm
Attacking a "fake" TEA Party candidate and a 527 front organization, the Republican Party of Florida today demanded that the state teachers' union stop making "robo-calls" in the agriculture commission race.
The campaigns calls reportedly are being made on behalf of Scott Maddox, a former Democratic Party chairman who is running against Republican Adam Putnam.
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Scott, RPOF Announce 'Honest Voter Hotline'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 1, 2010 - 11:13am
Rick Scott and the Republican Party of Florida want to make sure there's no funny business going on Nov. 2.
Today they announced an "Honest Voter Hotline" so Florida voters can notify them of any voting irregularities at the polls.
With tomorrows election, our Honest Voter Hotline will allow Floridians to receive assistance or report any problems at the polls said Rob Jakubik, Scott spokesman. The hotline will allow us to learn about, and take steps toward, remedying any voter irregularities at polling places throughout the state."
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PPP Poll: Sink Leads Scott by 1; Rubio Destroying Crist and Meek
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 1, 2010 - 10:48am
Public Policy Polling released its final look at the races in Florida -- and confirmed what two earlier polls released on Monday showed, including one from Sunshine State News:a tight gubernatorial race and Republican candidate Marco Rubio headed to the U.S. Senate.
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New Q Poll: Sink 44, Scott 43, Rubio Crushing the Field
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 1, 2010 - 10:19am
Quinnipiac University released a poll on Monday and, like the poll Sunshine State News released, it shows Democratic candidate Alex Sink leading by the skin of her teeth in the gubernatorial race while Republican Marco Rubio was crushing the field in the U.S. Senate race.
The poll of likely voters had state CFO Sink taking 44 percent with Republican businessman Rick Scott at 43 percent.
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Jeb Bush Warns Republicans Not to Read Too Much in Election Results
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 1, 2010 - 10:06am
With Republicans licking their lips over the victories they expect at the polls on Tuesday, they are being warned by former Gov. Jeb Bush that this does not constitute a mandate. Bush argued in an interview with the New York Times that the Republicans will pick up seats because Americans are fed up with the Obama administration and congressional Democrats--not because they are backing the Republicans.
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At the Crist Kool-Aid Fountain: Who's Afraid of Marco Rubio?
Submitted by Anonymous on November 1, 2010 - 9:06am
In what has to be the political understatment of the year, Wall Street Journal columnist Matthew Kaminski writes:
"At first, the local [Florida] press didn't take Marco Rubio's candidacy seriously."
Kaminski goes on to detail the media's gradual conversion, as evidenced by the half-dozen Democratic-leaning newspapers that have endorsed Rubio.
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Charlie Cook: Another Florida Congressional District 'Leans GOP'
Submitted by Anonymous on November 1, 2010 - 8:00am
Confirming what a Sunshine State News Poll found two weeks ago, the Cook Political Report shifted Florida's 2nd Congressional District from "toss-up" to "lean Republican."
That's probably an understatement at this point, as Republican Steve Southerland is handily outpolling Rep. Allen Boyd. Southerland's margin over the six-term incumbent in the North Florida/Panhandle district was 50-38 in the Oct. 14-17, and nothing in the race's dynamics has changed since then.
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Heroes and Zeroes: Lizbeth Benacquisto, Hero; Kevin Rader, Randy Schultz, Zeroes
October 31, 2010 - 7:00pm
There are some conclusions about women men have no right to draw. But invariably, they draw them anyway. How women should feel about abortion is one. What its like to be a victim of rape is another.
Poll: Will Early Votes Put Rick Scott Over The Top?
October 30, 2010 - 6:00pm
On election eve, Democrat Alex Sink holds a 3-point lead over Republican Rick Scott in the Florida gubernatorial contest, and Republican Marco Rubio is running away with the U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.
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