Archive for June, 2011

Gimenez Prevails Over Robaina in Special Election

June 29, 2011

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

Kaufmann Enters 20th Congressional District Republican Primary

June 28, 2011

by 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

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Connie Mack Endorses Mike Haridopolos for U.S. Senate

June 27, 2011

by 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, 2011

by 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, 2011

by 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

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Rubio Supports Obama on Libya, Yet Questions U.S. Military Involvement

June 24, 2011

by 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

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FEC Looking Into Possible Frankel Campaign Disclosure Violations

June 23, 2011

by 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