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By Javier Manjarres During the annual ‘Champions of Equality’ gala put on by the non-partisan group SAVE Dade, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson was honored with the first LBGT (Lesbian Bisexual Gay Transgender) “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” award for his past efforts to help repeal the controversial policy governing homosexuals serving in the U.S. Military that [...]

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By Javier Manjarres The fallout continues from Connie Mack’s recent ‘mail-gate’ debacle that has tripped up his U.S. Senate campaign.  Mack apparently sent out a franked mailer (mail that members of Congress are only allowed to send out to their congressional district) to Republican voters outside of his congressional district,prompting his opponent George LeMieux to [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Florida’s U.S. Senate Republican primary race is beginning to heat up.  Congressman Connie Mack’s campaign finally found some much needed smelling salts by obtaining several key endorsements, and former U.S. Senator George LeMieux has been trailblazing the state in hopes of sparking Rubio-esque magic.  The  fiery former Colonel Mike McCalister is still [...]

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Evolution, Complete- Obama Comes Out of the Gay Marriage Closet

by Lone Shark In perhaps one of the most naked acts of pandering ever displayed in the context of presidential campaign politics, President Barack Obama has officially ended his “evolution” on the issue of gay marriage and stated his support his support for gay marriage to Robin Roberts of ABC News earlier today- “I have [...]

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By Javier Manjarres During this morning’s conservative blogger conference call which featured Senator Rand Paul announcing his endorsement of  Connie Mack’s U.S. Senate campaign, Mack was asked if former Senator George LeMieux was being disingenuous with Floridians about his conservatism when touting his ‘conservative voting record’ while he was  in the U.S. Senate. Mack’s answer [...]

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By Javier Manjarres  Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has endorsed Congressman Connie Mack for U.S. Senate, giving him the nod over former U.S. Senator George LeMieux in Florida’s Republican senatorial primary race. Paul’s endorsement of Mack adds to his growing list of notable conservative endorsements including Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Karen Harrington has just received the endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA). The SBA is one of the most, if not the most influential and respected Pro-Life organizations in the country. Not only does this endorsement carry a lot of weight throughout Washington, D.C., but due to  the rigorous vetting [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has again stuck her foot in her mouth. After speaking to a group of healthcare workers in South Florida, she told them that she had “earned” her existing healthcare benefits, implying that those she was addressing had not earned their healthcare benefits. “Yes, she really said that,” related [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Congressman Connie Mack’s once ‘stealthy’ Senatorial campaign has stepped up its  grassroots outreach efforts  by hiring long-time conservative consultant Brett Doster.  Doster is President and founder of the Tallahassee-based Front-Line Strategies and was tapped by Mack to head up his anemic ground game last week.  Doster and Mack were both present at [...]

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By Javier Manjarres We caught up with RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry in Jacksonville last weekend and got him on the record about a number of issues including a followup question regarding his initial reaction to the selection of the hotel for Florida’s delegates that is located over 30 miles away from the convention’s location at [...]

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