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NPR's Religion Double Standard

October 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

National Public Radio's firing of Juan Williams tells you all you need to know about the radical, and thoroughly intolerant, left. Williams is a liberal, but still, he isn't liberal enough. The idea that he would acknowledge a mere thought of discomfort at the idea of people in "Muslim garb" on airplanes in a post-9/11 world became a firing offense. It didn't matter that he prefaced it with all the perfunctory and politically correct disclaimers about not being a bigot and we shouldn't blame all Muslims for terrorism.

Mike Huckabee Supports Steve Southerland

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 28, 2010 - 4:49pm

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee announced on Thursday that he was backing Republican congressional candidate Steve Southerland in North Florida. Huckabee, who moved to Florida earlier in the year, supported Southerland through Huck PAC, an organization he is using to back Republicans across the nation. Southerland is taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd.

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HD 26: Democrat Tim Huth Hopes to Overcome Trends, Republican Fred Costello

Gray Rohrer

October 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

The statistics and trends may not be with Democrat Tim Huth in his race for the Florida House District 26 seat, but he still sees a path to victory.

Adam Putnam Gets Dem Support While Scott Maddox Fires Away in Agriculture Race

Kevin Derby

October 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican candidate running to be the states next commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, unveiled backing from prominent Florida Democrats on Thursday while his Democratic rival Scott Maddox continued launching attacks.

Thursday Polls Show Close Contest as Alex Sink, Rick Scott Enter Homestretch

Kevin Derby

October 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

Whos ahead in the gubernatorial race? It depends on who you ask. But one thing is clear -- the contest is shaping up into the tightest battle for the governors mansion since Lawton Chiles held off Jeb Bush in 1994 by the skin of his teeth.

Now Look Who Alex Sink Blames for the Taj Mahal Screw-Up

Nancy Smith

October 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

Nice to see a reporter asking Alex Sink a challenging question, even if that reporter is ours.

George McGovern Backs Heather Beaven

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 28, 2010 - 3:13pm

Democratic candidate Heather Beaven, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, has released a new web ad -- featuring 1972 Democratic presidential nominee former U.S. Sen. George McGovern. McGovern, originally from South Dakota and now spending time on the First Coast in St. Augustine Beach will be attending Beavens election night event at Palm Coast.

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Kendrick Meek Will End Senate Campaign With Marathon Swing

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 28, 2010 - 3:07pm

Break out the classic Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets

U.S Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race, announced he will have a marathon campaign blitz, campaigning throughout the night Sunday and into Monday morning.

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Rasmussen Poll: Rick Scott Leads Alex Sink by 3 Points

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 28, 2010 - 2:42pm

A third poll released Thursday, this time from Rasmussen Reports, looking at the close Florida gubernatorial contest, shows Republican Rick Scott in the lead over Democrat Alex Sink -- unlike the polls released by Mason-Dixon and Quinnipiac University earlier in the day.

The Ras poll has Scott with 48 percent and state CFO Sink with 45 percent.

The poll of 750 likely voters was conducted on Oct. 27 and has a margin of error of +/- 4 percent. Scott also led a Rasmussen poll last week, 50 percent to 44 percent.

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New M-D Poll: Alex Sink Leads Rick Scott By 3 Points

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 28, 2010 - 1:24pm

Mason-Dixon released a poll on Thursday showing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink, the current state CFO, edging Republican Rick Scott. The poll of 625 likely voters has Sink with 46 percent and Scott with 43 percent, which is within the polls margin of error of +/- 4 percent. (Update from MD after Sunshine State News pressed them for the information: the poll was taken Oct. 25-27.)

Sink led by 7 points in a Mason-Dixon poll released on Sept. 23.

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