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Florida New Majority getting out the vote (Corrected)

By | 11.02.10 | 1:43 pm

The Miami-based Florida New Majority is a 501(c)(4) founded in 2009, located in Liberty City, that has worked to get out Haitian, African-American and Latino voters for the November election.
“In 2008, people had hope for a progressive…

Crist to keep Republican campaign money, for now

By | 09.24.10 | 12:07 pm

The Associated Press reports that a judge blocked a class-action lawsuit on behalf of donors seeking to recover money given to Gov. Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign when he was a Republican.

Frederica Wilson enjoys comfortable lead in race to replace Meek

By | 08.24.10 | 11:10 pm

State Sen. Frederica Wilson leads in the Democratic primary for Florida U.S. House District 17 with almost 35 percent of the total votes. She has been in the Florida state legislature, as both a state representative and state Senator,…

Rick Scott wins Republican nomination for Florida governor

By | 08.24.10 | 10:55 pm

In a stunning upset, former health care executive Rick Scott won Florida’s Republican primary for governor last night, beating Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.

McCollum won’t concede

By | 08.24.10 | 10:51 pm

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, locked in a tight race in the Republican gubernatorial primary with former health care executive, will not concede, despite his opponent’s 46-43 edge in current results. He made that announcement in a just-concluded speech.…

Longtime legislator Dan Webster wins in anti-Grayson primary, tea party vows to rally behind him

By | 08.24.10 | 9:53 pm

Dan Webster has won in the Republican primary deciding which candidate will face off against Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, come November, earning 40 percent of the vote in a crowded field. Webster served 28 years in the Florida…

Who is Col. Mike McCalister?

By | 08.24.10 | 9:04 pm

Virtual unknown Col. Mike McCalister, PhD, is pulling a surprisingly strong 10 percent of the vote in the Republican primary for governor Tuesday night. It’s still too early to tell whether he will be a spoiler in a close…

Greg Steube ahead comfortably in early stages of Florida House District 67 race

By | 08.24.10 | 9:02 pm

Greg Steube, the son of former Manatee County Sheriff W. Brad Steube, maintains a comfortable lead in the early going in his race for the Republican nomination in Florida House District 67. He’s ahead of opponents Jeremiah…

Thrasher’s primary opponent concedes

By | 08.24.10 | 8:32 pm

RPOF chair and state Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, has won his primary. Charles Perniciario has announced via Twitter that he will be calling Thrasher and his team to concede, adding, “I’ll support him in November.”

Meek wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate

By | 08.24.10 | 8:21 pm

Rep. Kendrick Meek won tonight’s grueling Democratic primary battle for Florida’s vacant U.S. Senate against self-funded billionaire and Florida politics newcomer Jeff Greene. Meek has earned 55 percent of the nearly 500,000 votes cast, compared to 33 percent for Greene, both unofficial numbers posted by the state Division of Elections.

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