by Javier Manjarres Throughout the county it represents, the Broward REC is commonly understood to be a sort of ‘social club’ for the Republican elites- elites who truly believe that their county GOP is a relevant organization that actually makes a difference. In actuality, this past election cycle has proven once again that the local GOP … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Last night at the Southwest Broward Republican Organization(SWBRO), former Mayor of Davie Tom Truex formally announced that he would be seeking the Chairman’s position at the Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC). The election will be held next month, December 6th, to replace outgoing Chairwoman Cindy Guerra, who was voted into the position earlier … Read more
by Javier Manjarres After Tuesday’s elections gave Republicans a veto-proof majority in both chambers of the Florida Legislature– 28-12 in the Senate and 80-40 in the House, one of the first legislative initiatives that was expected to be introduced is the much ballyhooed “Arizona style” immigration law that cracks down on illegal immigration, provided that a … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Fresh off his historic victory over Governor Charlie Crist and Congressman Kendrick Meek, Senator-elect Marco Rubio is ‘wheels up’ and on his way to Israel. Quite a few of the so-called ‘wizards of smart’ politicos seem to think that this is a calculated move by Rubio to position himself for a Presidential … Read more
by Javier Manjarres The Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC) is set to hold an election early next month to pick its next Chairman and Vice-Chairman. To no one’s surprise, BREC Treasurer Richard Lee DeNapoli has decided to run for the Chairmanship of the County party. However, what is surprising is that long-time county GOP stalwart Colleen … Read more
by Javier Manjarres With last night’s convincing 19 point margin of victory, Marco Rubio is now Senator-Elect Rubio. Last year at this time, the political pundits were still pretty much in agreement that Charlie Crist would be the Republican nominee- an amazing turn of political fortunes. Having been a supporter of Marco’s before anyone knew just which … Read more
by Javier Manjarres After a long night of watching the votes tally up in the tightest Gubernatorial race in Florida’s history, Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink made her concession call earlier this morning, making businessman Rick Scott the next Governor of the State of Florida. Governor-Elect Scott defied the odds in a contentious Republican primary … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Election day is finally upon us, and the candidates in their respective races are out pressing the flesh and casting their votes. I just spoke to our next Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and told me that she had just voted and was looking forward to her victory party later tonight. Sorry I … Read more