Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, one of the most respected political pundits in the nation, released his latest take on the November elections and is predicting a big gain for Republicans at the national level.
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Economist Farid Khavari, who is running for governor without party affiliation, is a heavy underdog in the race -- and that has not changed with his selection of Darcy Richardson to serve as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Still, the Richardson pick could help Khavari. Richardson, who lives in Jacksonville,is a familiar name to many political activists and junkies in the state. Besides serving as the campaign manager for former U.S. Sen.
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College football in Florida kicks off tonight when the University of Miami Hurricanes host Florida A&M.
Odds that the Rattlers will beat the Hurricanes are about the same as Democrats taking over the Florida Legislature. The "U" has trounced FAMU in their last seven games, most recently administering a 48-16 thrashing last year. FAMU's only win over Miami came in their first meeting back in 1979 in Tally.
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Republican lawmakers have spent much of the past two years advocating a rollback of a constitutional cap on the number of students in school classrooms. But now that the proposed tweak is on the November ballot, one question remains: Who is going to campaign for a looser standard, and who will pay for it?
The two major party nominees in the race for governor threw some jabs at education Wednesday, setting the stage for what will be one of the hot issues in Novembers election.
Leaders of the Florida TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party chose Tallahassee Wednesday to promote their 21 candidates across the state and to endorse Rick Scott, the Republican gubernatorial candidate.
The Republican bid to retake Central Florida's 8th Congressional District took a step forward this week when GOP nominee Daniel Webster landed endorsements from his six primary election rivals.
All six candidates -- Kurt Kelly, Todd Long, Patricia Sullivan, Bruce O'Donoghue, Dan Fanelli and Ross Bieling -- praised Webster and urged voters to oust first-term Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando.
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Reactions to the news that Bud Chiles, who is running without party affiliation, would drop out of the gubernatorial race on Thursday and endorse state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic nominee, broke along party lines.
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As speculation builds over Rick Scott's choice for running mate, Florida newspaper blogs are warming to Rep. Jennifer Carroll's chances.
Scott is scheduled to announce his choice for lieutenant governor Thursday, and his campaign would not confirm the speculation about Carroll. Carroll's office had no comment this afternoon.
Nor was there confirmation of reports that former Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings had turned down the job.
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WJXT is reporting that Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott will announce Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, as his running mate on Thursday.
Carroll, the first African-American woman to serve as a Republican in the Legislature, is part of the House leadership and will help Scott reach out to establishment Republicans who backed Attorney General Bill McCollum in the primary.
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