After Saturday’s Christan Family Coalition breakfast, Governor Charlie Crist made his way up to the ‘Crist for Senate’ grassroots meeting being held at the popular wings eatery, Wings Plus, an event sponsored by the Broward Gay Republican club, Sunshine Republicans. Broward GOP Chairman Chip LaMarca told me that 125-150 people were in attendance to see Governor Crist … Read more
At today’s Florida Family Council forum in Miami, the war of words between Senatorial candidates Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio took center stage as they vyed for the support of the attendees at this morning’s event. The Democrat candidates were also in attendance.Democrat Congressman Kendrick Meek made it a point to proclaim that he is … Read more
The long anticipated announcement, yet not so guarded secret that Representative David Rivera would announce his run for congress took place today on the campus of FIU. In a recent post, Rivera jumped into the Shark Tank and told me that he was seriously considering the move, well today he dove in, Guayabera and all. … Read more
Marco Rubio’s AMEX credit card statement has raised many eyebrows across the nation, including my own. Everyone knows that I have been supportive of Rubio even before he decided to run for the Senate. That being said, I am still scratching my head about what is on Marco’s credit card statement. Come on Marco, Chick-Fil-A? … Read more
As political races heat up around the state, the race in Florida’s House District 112 is shaping up to be a very spirited one. Born and raised in South Florida and married with 3 children, Jeanette Nunez threw her hat in the race in early 2009. Nunez has worked for the Jackson Health System for … Read more
Great times were had last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), but none were more fun than a panel discussion I sat in on regarding Hispanic outreach. The organization sponsoring the Hispanic outreach session was American Principles Project. The purpose of the session was to bring awareness to the fact that Hispanics are … Read more
Last week I spoke with Juan D’Arce , candidate fo Florida State House seat # 112 about why he is running for office. Juan D’Arce is a school teacher that is employed by the Miami-Dade County School District. I have to tell you that I was very impressed with D’Arce’s passion for serving his community. He seemed … Read more
Last week as I strolled the halls at CPAC, I ran into Doug Hoffman. Rememer him? Hoffman’s race sparked the activist movement around the country that has brought victories for the GOP in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts. The next election that could see this same effect is Florida’s CD 19. Republican Edward Lynch will be … Read more
The Shark Tank has learned that Florida Tea Party leaders who sued founders of a third political party one month ago have added more than two dozen additional plaintiffs to their suit and filed an amended complaint Wednesday afternoon listing those additional groups and activists. The defendants, Republican consultant Doug Guetzloe and his partners in the … Read more
Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart’s decision not to seek re-election later this year for Congress has set off a scramble and rumor frenzy concerning both state and local politics. The only person whose name is being thrown around at this juncture, and in my opinion would be considered a perfect fit to replace Diaz-Balart is Florida House … Read more