When the story first broke that Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia’s main-man/Chief of Staff/campaign advisor Jeffrey Garcia, along with two others were implicated in an alleged fraudulent absentee ballot request scandal, the political community immediately turned their eyes on the possibility that
Yesterday, True the Vote, the nation’s leading voters’ rights organization, announced its settlement with the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections regarding their records inspection rights under federal law and the Florida Constitution. This is excellent news: The agreement provides True
Using a quickly-mobilized email campaign, a pro-life organization in Waco, Texas, succeeded in ousting Planned Parenthood as a featured presenter for “Girls Day 2013,” a YMCA educational program for girls of ages 9 and up. According to LifeSiteNews, pro-life activists
From WPTV: A voter advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker to inspect voting records from the District 18 race between ex-congressman Allen West and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy. True the Vote,
After one of the most expensive congressional races and recounts of 2012 between Rep. Allen West (R) and now Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Houston-based True the Vote has committed to exposing exactly what happened in St. Lucie County–including hauling Elections
Congressman Patrick Murphy, who narrowly beat Allen West in the 2012 general election, got together with some of his pals in the House Democratic caucus, and may have violated a House Ethics rule. Murphy and company appeared in a political
Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) will not seek a 2014 rematch with Rep. Patrick Murphy, the Democrat who narrowly defeated him for a House seat in 2012. West, a Tea Party favorite, said he has his sights set on “something
True the Vote, the nation’s leading nonpartisan effort encouraging citizens to protect our election process, has demanded the St. Lucie county poll books in Florida’s 18th district — the district of Congressman Allen West. True the Vote submitted formal requests
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the election gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and unending accusations by his camp that the vote count
(AP) Rep. Allen West concedes after Fla. recount fightBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the election gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) is seeking an emergency hearing after his challenger, Democrat Patrick Murphy, declared victory in Florida’s 18th congressional district race on Sunday. Murphy declared victory after the St. Lucie County canvassing board missed a noon deadline to
UPDATE 4: The SOE has closed down for the night with the hand count of the 304 found ballots unfinished. Hawkes relays that everyone on site except for SOE staff and law enforcement have been forced out of the building,
Allen West’s dogged pursuit of justice in the tallying of the vote for his reelection is starting to pay dividends. After West and his attorneys at the firm of Holtzman, Vogel, Josefiak filed suit against Florida Secretary of State Ken
Tea Party congressman Rep. Allen West demanded a recount today in his nail-bitingly close re-election race with Patrick Murphy. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Murphy has a lead of less than 3,000 votes. West’s campaign issued a statement: Late
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) ran a devastating commercial against Democrat Patrick Murphy that contrasted West’s military service with Murphy’s arrest outside a Florida nightclub. The arrest took place on the day West had received deployment orders. Now, the Democratic Congressional
TCPalm: Protesters rented a hotel room to crash an outdoor Allen West event at Pirates Cove Resort & Marina from their balcony above, prompting beer, ice cube and even salt shaker tossing before sheriff’s deputies escorted the protesters off the
Before Americans are able to recover from the shock of Team Obama releasing an ad that accuses Mitt Romney of murder, they will first have to deal with an ad out of Florida that depicts Congressman Allen West as beating
From the Army Times: WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Obama on Tuesday appointed an openly gay former Army officer to the U.S. Military Academy’s Board of Visitors. Former Capt. Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, a founding board member of OutServe, an