June 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
According to a poll Quinnipiac University released on Thursday morning, two outsiders with backgrounds in business instead of politics have shaken up Floridas political landscape.
Trailing Rick Scott and Under Fire from the Dems, McCollum Demands BP Set Aside $2.5 Billion for Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 10, 2010 - 4:10pm
Trailing health care executive Rick Scott in polls for the Republican gubernatorial nomination and under fire from the Democrats for being too passive on the issue, Attorney General Bill McCollum set his sights on British Petroleum and started pushing back against the oil company for the spill in the Gulf.
McCollum sent a letter to BP asking for the company to place $2.5 billion in escrow so that the state knows its there if needed.
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Florida Professional Firefighters Back Adam Putnam
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 10, 2010 - 1:38pm
U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican candidate to be Floridas next commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, just announced that his campaign was being backed by Florida Professional Firefighters, Inc., a group representing more than 22,000 Floridians.
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Bud Chiles Walking in Ybor on Friday
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 10, 2010 - 1:20pm
Independent gubernatorial candidate Bud Chiles, who debuted in the first polls released since he entered the race last week, is going to be in Ybor City tomorrow taking part in a family tradition -- walking as a campaign event. Buds father, the legendary Lawton Chiles, famously walked across Florida during his unlikely -- but ultimately successful -- campaign to win a U.S. Senate seat in 1970. Walkin Lawton continued to walk across the Sunshine State to victory in two other Senate elections, as well as two more wins in gubernatorialraces.
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Hello Bill: Is it Time for McCollum to Call Sarah Palin?
Submitted by Anonymous on June 10, 2010 - 12:55pm
If he hasn't done so already -- and if Rick Scott hasn't beaten him to the punch -- Bill McCollum may want to put in a call to Sarah Palin.
The GOP rabble-rouser, whose endorsers have scored a string of primary victories, might help lift McCollum's sinking fortunes in Florida's gubernatorial primary, says Daniel Smith, a political science prof at UF.
"He has to do something. Maybe call Sarah Palin," muses Smith, who sees Scott's surge in the polls as a "steady trend with nothing to stop it."
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Why Rick Scott Is Burying Bill McCollum
June 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott's surge in the Republican gubernatorial primary contest with Bill McCollum provides more evidence of raging anti-incumbent fever.
Scott, a billionaire running his first political campaign, leads Attorney General McCollum 44-31 in the latest Quinnipiac Poll -- a shocking margin, considering that few Floridians even knew there was a Rick Scott a month ago.
PBA Backs Jeff Kottkamp for Attorney General
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 10, 2010 - 11:04am
The Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) continued its endorsements today, backing Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp for attorney general. With more than 36,000 members, the PBA could be a big factor in a tight Republican primary as Kottkamp faces challenges from Pam Bondi and Holly Benson.
Lieutenant Governor Kottkamp has stood strong with law enforcement and correctional officers throughout Florida, said PBA President John Rivera. Because of that long-term support of fighting for our issues and being a partner with law enforcement, we proudly endorse Jeff Kottkamp.
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Political Bits and Pieces
June 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
Former House Speaker and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio was in Delray Beach on Wednesday, talking about Israel and Middle Eastern affairs to the Republican Jewish Coalitions Florida Region Chapter.
Florida Political Earthquake: New Poll has Scott Beating McCollum by 13 Points; Greene, Meek Almost Even
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 10, 2010 - 9:32am
Want more proof that Rick Scott and Jeff Greene have shaken up Floridas political landscape?
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Atwater: Helping Small Biz Might Be Worth Session
June 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
In a Twitter posting expounded on by a spokeswoman, Senate President Jeff Atwater said Wednesday that if lawmakers return to Tallahassee this summer to do anything related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, what would make most sense would be helping people and businesses losing money because of it.
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