by Javier Manjarres Congratulations to former Miami-Dade County Commissioner and now Miami-Dade Mayor-elect Carlos Gimenez for defeating Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina in the Miami-Dade Mayoral special election. Gimenez squeaked out the victory by a very narrow margin of roughly 2%- about 4,000 votes. What most voters and onlookers of this race do not know is … Read more
Archive for June, 2011
Kaufmann Enters 20th Congressional District Republican Primary
June 28, 2011by Javier Manjarres The winner of the Republican primary in Florida’s 20th C0ngressional District will square off against DNC Chairwoman and part time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. The primary field’s latest entrant is Americans Against Hate founder and former Chairman Joe Kaufmann. Kaufmann joins Karen Harrington, the 2010 Republican candidate who lost her 2010 General election … Read more
Adam Hasner Reaches Out to Conservative Bloggers, Denounces Obama’s Involvement in Libya
June 27, 2011by Javier Manjarres U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner held another conservative blogger conference call this morning as he attempts to shore up his conservative base of support. Hasner opened the call by stating why he was the only person in the race that could beat Democrat Senator Bill Nelson in 2012. The former Florida House … Read more
Connie Mack Endorses Mike Haridopolos for U.S. Senate
June 27, 2011by Javier Manjarres Our friends over at Newsmax are reporting that Congressman Connie Mack has endorsed current Florida Senate President and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Haridopolos in Florida’s 2012 U.S. Senate race. His endorsement adds to the likes of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Florida CFO Steve Atwater, who … Read more
Is the RPOF Prepared for 2012′s Biggest Battleground?
June 26, 2011by Javier Manjarres Success or failure in the 2012 election cycle in large part rests on the work and effort the respective political parties either will or won’t do to support their respective candidates in their races. Florida will not only be an important battleground state, it could very well be the one state the … Read more
Republicans Divided on Continued Military Action in Libya
June 26, 2011by Javier Manjarres President Obama’s violation of the War Powers act of 1973 by not obtaining Congressional approval within 90 days of his authorization of military action in Libya has divided Republican members of Congress and has damaged the unified front that Republicans had displayed towards the Obama administration subsequent to their 2010 election night … Read more
Rubio Supports Obama on Libya, Yet Questions U.S. Military Involvement
June 24, 2011by Javier Manjarres President Obama’s apparent violation of the War Powers Act of 1973 has all but split the U.S.Congress, as the administration has not only failed to obtain congressional approval for continued military action subsequent to the passage of the War Powers Act’s 90 day deadline, it has also failed to identify what exactly … Read more
Jon Huntsman Jumps into Presidential Race, Supports Sending Troops to Secure U.S. Border
June 23, 2011by Javier Manjarres The 2012 GOP Presidential primary candidate field continues to expand as former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman has formally announced that he will seek the Republican Presidential nomination. Governor Huntsman made a stop at a local business in Miami, Florida where he was asked a variety of questions regarding … Read more
FEC Looking Into Possible Frankel Campaign Disclosure Violations
June 23, 2011by Javier Manjarres The Shark Tank has learned that the National Legal and Policy Center has filed an Federal Elections Commission (FEC) complaint against former West Palm Beach Mayor and current candidate for Congress Lois Frankel for apparently failing to file the proper campaign expenditures and/or liabilities in the first FEC reporting cycle of 2011. … Read more
2012 Republican Presidential Poll- BONUS- Special Poll Question for Ron Paul Supporters
June 22, 2011by Javier Manjarres With the 2012 Republican Presidential primary race coming into clearer focus, it’s time for another unscientific Shark Tank poll as we try and gauge how Floridians feel about their candidates. Since Ron Paul won our last poll, we’ve decided to move him out of the qualifying round and create a separate polling … Read more