Just four years ago, Associated Industries of Florida played a major role in getting Bill McCollum elected attorney general. But this year, they've made the unusual move of backing both McCollum and Rick Scott for governor.
State elections officials will not challenge a recent federal court ruling that threw out part of Floridas public campaign finance law, clearing the way for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott to spend his own millions freely for the rest of the primary.
John Stemberger of Florida Family PAC and the Florida Family Policy Council, and Dennis Baxley formerly with the Christian Coalition, announced on Wednesday that they have organized social conservatives for Attorney General Bill McCollums bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. McCollum, who a few months ago was considered a heavy favorite for the nomination, now trails health-care executive Rick Scott in the polls.
Comments are now closed.
Floridians opposed to new federal health-care laws backed by President Barack Obama had two reasons to celebrate on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, more than 70 percent of voters in Missouri passed a measure opposing the new health-care laws. On Wednesday, the Florida Supreme Court announced it would review a lower court decision that had removed a similar measure to the one that passed in Missouri from the November ballot. Led by Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, and Rep.
Comments are now closed.
With less than three weeks until the primary and trailing in the polls behind health-care executive Rick Scott for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Attorney General Bill McCollum is bringing out prominent conservative supporters in an attempt to salvage his campaign.
McCollum will campaign across the state on Monday with former Gov. Jeb Bush -- an early backer of the attorney general who remains popular among Florida Republicans.
Comments are now closed.
While the U.S. Senate is expected to approve President Barack Obama naming Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. George LeMieux of Florida said that he would join most of his fellow Republicans in opposing the nomination.
Comments are now closed.
Everybody, even White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, agrees that Republicans are going to pick up seats in the House and Senate elections this year. The disagreement is about how many.
Trying to salvage his once-promising candidacy for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, locked in an acrimonious battle for the Democratic nomination with billionaire financier Jeff Greene, kicked off an 11-day bus tour of the state in Orlando on Wednesday.
"I'm excited to get the dust under our wheels and get our campaign out on the road, said Meek. There couldn't be a better place to start our tour. It's in Orlando where I announced our campaign's history-making petition drive and started the yearlong effort to build a top-notch grass-roots campaign.
Comments are now closed.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday shows the two leading Republicans running for governor fare very differently when pitted against Democratic front-runner Alex Sink, the state CFO -- with health-care executive Rick Scott leading Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum trailing the Democrat.
