June 15, 2010 - 6:00pm
Rothenberg Makes Rubio the Favorite Over Crist by the Slimmest of Margins
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 15, 2010 - 4:07pm
Rothenberg Political Report updated its predictions for the U.S. Senate battles coming up in November.
Republicans are seen making gains across the nation but not picking up enough seats to take control from the Democrats. The report has the U.S. Senate election in Florida as Toss-Up/Tilt Republican, giving GOP candidate Marco Rubio the slightest of edges over independent Gov. Charlie Crist.
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Dan Gelber Backs Obama's Plan for Gulf Oil Spill Compensation
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 15, 2010 - 3:53pm
President Barack Obamas idea to establish a fund to compensate people who are economically hurt by the oil spill in the Gulf is being supported by one of Floridas leading Democrats.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has become our nations worst environmental disaster and the economic impact brewing in our state deepens as the oil reaches our shores, said Sen. Dan Gelber, D-North Miami, who is locked in a tight battle with Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, for the Democratic attorney general nomination.
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Most Voters Think Media Bias is Worse Than Big Campaign Contributions
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 15, 2010 - 3:48pm
Big campaign donations may have the potential to influence political agendas andcorporate cooperation, but most voters feel the potential for corruption is worse with media bias.
A Rasmussen report released Tuesday showed 55 percent of voters think media bias is a bigger problem today than big campaign contributions.
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Florida Republicans Get Aggressive Against BP
Submitted by Anonymous on June 15, 2010 - 3:34pm
On Monday, Bill McCollum claimed to be the first to call for a BP escrow fund (though that was quickly disputed by state Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, who said he floated the idea previously).
Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., called for BP American President Lamar McKay to quit.
"It's really outrageous that you sit here and tell us that you're going to punt to the unified command when we have 11 people killed, we've had huge environmental damage, and you're still sitting here as a CEO of BP," Stearns said at a congressional hearing.
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Mining Afghanistan's Future
June 15, 2010 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Amid all the dark news from Afghanistan, every now and then a sliver of light slips through the cracks.
Afghanistan, it turns out, is rich in minerals. Trillions rich. It's going to become the Saudi Arabia of lithium, they say. Thanks to vast stores of that resource, plus iron, copper, cobalt and gold, this impoverished, war-torn nation could become a wealthy nation.
Rick Scott Camp Labels Latest Health Care Ad 'Outrageously False'
Submitted by Anonymous on June 15, 2010 - 1:49pm
A new hard-hitting ad attacking Rick Scott's tenure at Columbia/HCA drew heavy umbrage from the gubernatorial candidate's camp today.
"It's outrageously false," said Scott's spokeswoman Jennifer Baker, who pointed out rival Bill McCollum's attempt to publicly distance himself from the TV spot.
"(McCollum's) TV producer produced the ads. His media buyer is placing the ads. He is personally making calls to fund the group that's running the ads," Baker said.
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Jeff Greene's Rapid Response One Reason He Has Caught Kendrick Meek in the Polls
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 15, 2010 - 1:40pm
As anyone who ever studied the Clinton/Gore operation in 1992 can tell you, a campaign needs to put together a rapid response team. Its even more important in 2010 with the continued expansion of cable television and internet based news organizations.
Jeff Greenes team gets this. They sent out a media release earlier this morning with their candidates response to President Obamas call for BP to set up an escrow account for problems resulting from the oil spill in the Gulf.
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Putnam, Maddox Summon Law Enforcers' Backing in Ag Race
June 14, 2010 - 6:00pm
While leaders of the law enforcement community are not usually associated with Floridas race for agriculture and consumer services commissioner, they were on center stage Tuesday as rival candidates brought out endorsements from sheriffs from around the state.
Florida Party Bans Blacks, Non-Christians
June 14, 2010 - 6:00pm
Spoiling for a legal fight, a minor Florida political party has banned African-Americans and non-Christians from its membership rolls.
The British Reformed Sectarian Party imposed the politically incorrect ban as a way to call attention to a longstanding dispute between the Republican Party of Florida and BRS Party founder Tom Kelly.
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