Charges Dropped Against Marco Rubio Staffer
By Javier Manjarres As some of you may recall, Senator Marco Rubio’s SW Florida Director Mike Brennan was arrested for assault at his home about two weeks ago in Lee County, Florida. According to Police, Brennan’s wife Kelly accused him of throwing her to the ground, wrapping her up in a rug and then kicking [...]
By Javier Manjarres The pro-amnesty for illegal immigrants movement was out in full force in Miami as it used several public Republican primary events to stage their protests. Senator Marco Rubio was heckled last Friday, and now it was Governor Mitt Romney’s turn have his stump speech interrupted. The group of younger activists that heckled [...]
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By Javier Manjarres During his address to the Hispanic Leadership Conference in Miami, Florida, Senator Marco Rubio was heckled by three young Hispanic men from a group named Presente Action. Rubio has taken a hard stance against Amnesty for illegal immigrants, consistently stating that he has never been, nor will ever support any form of [...]
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The latest polling data from Suffolk University on Florida’s 2012 General Election continues to substantiate previous polling data regarding possible general election matchups between the Republican candidates and President Obama. The survey of 600 Florida registered voters taken between January 22-24 finds that Mitt Romney beats Barack Obama in Florida by 5 points (47-42) but [...]
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by Javier Manjarres Every political observer understands that politics never ceases to make strange bedfellows, and that goes for the employment of political consultants and staff as much as it does for enactment of legislation. NewsMax is reporting that Mitt Romney’s campaign now has in its employ several of former Republican Governor Charlie Crist’s staffers, [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Back on March 15th of last year, we laid out a possible Allen West for U.S. Senate candidacy scenario at the same time scores of his supporters were hoping that West would declare what in actuality was an improbable candidacy for President. Soon after our piece ran, West ruled out running for [...]
Continue reading …Why is Marco Rubio Supporting the Protect IP Act? **UPDATE**- Rubio Drops Support of Protect IP Act
January 18, 2012 5 Comments
by Lone Shark The PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and its House counterpart, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) have generated a huge backlash from the online community and numerous Internet businesses- over 7000 sites across the Internet have “gone black” to express their opposition to the legislation. Unfortunately, both of Florida’s U.S. Senators- Marco Rubio and Bill [...]
Continue reading …RPOF’s Blaise Ingoglia Wins Re-Election, Challenged by Charlie Crist Republicans
January 14, 2012 2 Comments
By Javier Manjarres Republican Party of Florida Vice Chairman Blaise Ingoglia overwhelmingly won his re-election bid at the RPOF Quarterly meeting in Orlando. Ingoglia was running unopposed until late this week until Tea Party activist and Committeewoman Patricia Sullivan decided to challenge him. Ingoglia, who is also the Hernando County REC Chairman enjoys substantial statewide [...]
Continue reading …By Javier Manjarres With the Florida Legislature preparing to tackle redistricting during the 2012 Legislative session, the preliminary maps that have been offered up for review are making quite a stink amongst Republicans, as the preliminary maps drawn appear to favor Democrats. One may have believed that the so-called “most conservative legislature” in Florida’s history [...]
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The FL Senate Race and The Lesser of Two Moderates
February 2, 2012 18 CommentsBy Javier Manjarres With the recent news that Adam Hasner has dropped out of the Republican U.S. Senate primary race in Florida, the field of candidates narrows, leaving two men standing. The focus will be primarily on Congressman Connie Mack as the frontrunner and presumptive nominee. Former Senator George LeMieux has been running a distant [...]
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