by Javier Manjarres As much as I try to refrain from shameless self promotion, I, El Sharko, am now forced to step up take my turn at the plate in order to restore balance in the political blogosphere. In a blog post featured on yesterday’s version of POLITICO, once of its reporters mischaracterized an earlier interview … Read more
by Lone Shark In what is likely to be the first of many endorsements from Florida State Legislators, Speaker of the Florida House Dean Cannon has endorsed Rick Perry for President in 2012. From the Rick Perry for President website: Florida House of Representatives Speaker Cannon Endorses Gov. Rick Perry for President Posted on August … Read more
by Lone Shark In more ways than one! Check out the video of Senator Marco Rubio breaking Nancy Reagan’s fall as the two walked to the podium before his appearance at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA. As an aside, can you not say that this scene is a good metaphor of the country’s … Read more
by Lone Shark Take what you will from the latest poll conducted by Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies which surveyed Floridians about their preferences for the Presidential and Senate races. I’ll call it a very promising poll for whomever the Republican Presidential nominee as well as whomever is the Republican Senatorial candidate: Survey of 723 … Read more
by Javier Manjarres With Congressman Allen West’s recent announcement that he will not be leaving his House Seat to run for the U.S. Senate, the Republican Senate primary picture is beginning to come into clearer focus. Many had thought West would be a shoo-in to defeat incumbent Senator Bill Nelson, but that task is now … Read more
by Javier Manjarres With President Obama’s approval rating from Hispanics in a complete free fall based on the latest Gallup numbers, the so-called conventional wisdom that the Hispanic vote is a reliable Democrat constituency group who are primarily concerned about amnesty for illegal immigrants is being turned on its head. A drop this precipitous- over … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Senator Marco Rubio took some time out of his August vacation to lend his support to the 2nd annual Dolphin Cycling Challenge at SunLife Stadium, a fundraising event that benefits the University of Miami/Sylvester Cancer Center. The event featured a number of retired Dolphin players, and Rubio was looking very comfortable in … Read more
by Javier Manjarres This past weekend’s Republican U.S. Senate forum in Orlando hosted by the Florida Family Policy Council showcased all four of the candidates vying to unseat Democrat Senator Bill Nelson. The forum primarily focused on issues of of special interest to social conservatives, and all of the candidates expressed agreement on all of … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Disturbing developments coming out of Broward County, Florida- RNC co-Chair Sharon Day has been targeted with inappropriate and possibly sexist remarks by members of the Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC). The Shark Tank has learned that supporters of BREC Chairman Richard Lee DeNapoli have set up yet another anonymous website in … Read more
by Lone Shark Senate Candidate Col. Mike McCalister responded via email on Sunday to critics who are charging that he exaggerated his military-service related accomplishments by claiming that on several occasions he “testified before Congress,” a statement that McCalister has now provided greater context about as it pertains to the details of his appearance before … Read more