July 18, 2010 - 6:00pm
UPDATED: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is running under the radar while Republican rivals Bill McCollum and Rick Scott bloody each other for the right to face her Nov. 2.
With Exception of Senate and AG Contests, Florida Democrats Unite for November
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 19, 2010 - 3:30pm
The Democrats held their Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Hollywood this weekend and raised more than $700,000 for the party.
Its a strange year for Florida Democrats.
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Ed Stein Cartoon
July 19, 2010 - 6:00pm
Dems Sour on Obama's 'Good War' in Afghanistan
July 19, 2010 - 6:00pm
Over the last eight years, most Democratic politicians have made a distinction between The Good War (Afghanistan) and The Bad War (Iraq). That very much includes Barack Obama.
Loranne Ausley Continues to Pound Jeff Atwater on Oil Drilling
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 19, 2010 - 2:04pm
Former Rep. Loranne Ausley, the Democratic candidate for state CFO, continued to attack her Republican rival, Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, on Monday.
Urging the Senate to forward a proposed constitutional amendment banning oil drilling in Florida waters to the voters, Ausley wrote in an e-mail to supporters, The Legislature is scheduled to convene at noon tomorrow, and the current plan by Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul is to do nothing!
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Talking Health Care, Bill McCollum Plays Up Conservative Credentials
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 19, 2010 - 1:59pm
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With Crist Rumored to Caucus with Senate Dems if Elected, Greene and Meek Continue to Attack Each Other
July 18, 2010 - 6:00pm
With only a month until the primary election, the two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate election are getting nasty, increasing the barrage of attacks against one another -- while polls show that Gov. Charlie Crist may be getting more Democratic support than either billionaire financier Jeff Greene or U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, and national pundits speculate whether Crist will join Democrats in the Senate if elected.
Jeff Greene Attacks Kendrick Meek on Jobs, Unemployment in New Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 19, 2010 - 1:26pm
Well, that didn't take long. After sending a letter to U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek -- his chief competitor for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination -- on Monday morning, warning that the race was going to get nastier, billionaire financier Jeff Greene took aim at his rival.
Greene released a new television ad, trashing Meek and blaming the congressman for Floridas continuing high unemployment.
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LeMieux in 2012? Florida History Offers Appointed Senator Some Solace
July 18, 2010 - 6:00pm
While he is not running in 2010, U.S. Sen. George LeMieux is already the subject of whispers that he will run against U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012 -- and history may not be against him as much as it is other politicians appointed to the Senate and looking to win elections.
Former RPOF Chairman Tom Slade Takes Aim at McCollum, Cannon and Haridopolos
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 19, 2010 - 11:58am
The campaign team for Rick Scott, currently ahead of Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is forwarding a letter to the Florida Times-Union from former RPOF chairman Tom Slade taking shots at the GOP leadership in Tallahassee, including McCollum and his key allies.
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