Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, called for a return to federalism on Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Perry said, “It’s time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas…
CLEARWATER, Florida–They say all politics is local, but Alex Sink, the Democratic Party’s hope to pick up a Congressional seat in Florida’s special election next Tuesday, only recently moved into the district in which she is running. The Sink campaign
Earlier this week, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews played the role of concern police in an interview with former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is once again a candidate for governor. Partial transcript as follows: MATTHEWS: Let me talk about this thing here.
Former Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli said Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should “take one for the team” and resign as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) because his presence on the stump will
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s inaugural address yesterday left many listening waiting for an acknowledgment of the scandals that have engulfed his administration. Instead, Christie took a few surprising swipes at his neighbor to the north and took a strong
Former Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat, Charlie Crist, has just come out with his highly anticipated book titled, “The Party’s Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat,” in which he explains how his political evolution came about,
On Sean Hannity’s Tuesday radio show, both Govs. Rick Perry (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL) made an appearance in reaction to Hannity’s Monday comments about fleeing the high-tax state of New York to woo him to each of their individual
Rumors abound of Chris Christie’s Florida fundraising trip leaving donors underwhelmed for 2016, but at least one big money donor is sticking it out. Stanley Druckenmiller, the founder of Duquesne Capital Management, appeared at one of Christie’s fundraisers this weekend and sticks
Charlie Crist has hired Jim Messina, former Obama campaign manager, as a senior advisor and also announced the hiring of another top Obama hand, Teddy Goff. Goff was the digital director for Obama’s reelection campaign and also oversaw its social media,
Much like in his first term, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has left his state in the dead of winter and amid a storm of sorts to go to Florida. This time, however, the storm is a political one and
During a the recent “bash Chris Christie and Florida Governor Rick Scott” tour throughout South Florida by the DNC, during the last stop in Fort Lauderdale, former Broward County Mayor, Kristin Jacobs, who happens to be BFF with Congresswoman Debbie
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is scheduled to headline several fundraisers in Florida this weekend benefiting Florida Governor Rick Scott Let’s Get To Work Committee, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) and the Republican Governor‘s Association (RGA), but you wouldn’t
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a long way to go before restoring the national trust after his senior staffers were caught orchestrating a major traffic jam for political retribution. Many Republican leaders are remaining silent, however, as the Governor
The Florida Department of Education suggested it will only make minor changes to the Common Core standards; however, activists do not think the changes went far enough and want Governor Rick Scott (R) to call for more public hearings. The education
On Saturday, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) said the GOP is doing the right thing for the state after the Florida Republican Party voted to oppose Common Core. “We’re not going to have the federal government tell us how to
In response to America’s 2013 Loser of The YEAR: The Tampa Bay Times dubbed Senator Marco Rubio the political loser of the year and Governor Rick Scott the political winner — for the state of Florida. According to the
The National Republican Congressional Committee already has its sights set on keeping the House seat once held by Florida GOP Rep. Bill Young. Young passed away at the age of 82 in October and was the longest tenured Republican in
The Tampa Bay Times has given Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist the dubious honor of “Loser of the week,” after his campaign manager, Bill Hyers, and press secretary, both bailed on him. Rumor still has it from that last time we posted
A new Quinnipiac poll of Florida finds a majority of voters in the state view President Obama as untrustworthy. Just 44% believe Obama is honest. This view is a major factor in the collapse of Obama’s approval rating in the
Peter, We have all read the alarming Tampa Bay Times “cash for coverage” story alleging that you shook politicians down for cash, in exchange for good press coverage. I have to tell you that I am not surprised to hear
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) directed his state’s Education Board on Monday to pull out of the consortium of states that is developing the new online tests that will be aligned to the Common Core State Standards. According to Valerie
By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.A company that has for decades helped people enroll in Medicaid says it won’t be able to sign up people for insurance under the new Affordable Care Act because there is too much scrutiny over
Florida Governor Rick Scott and other Republicans continue to make Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasseman Schultz scream in rage over what she says are ‘obstructionist’ tactics aimed to delay the implementation of Obamacare. Scott is questioning the Obamacare ‘navigators’ program, which
Florida Governor Rick Scott supports Common Core. Scott has openly supported and campaigned for the higher educational standards, which has lead to many of the 2010 grassroots activists, who supported his campaign, to take pause with his decision to push
Earlier this week, Florida’s Sheriffs Association voted to support the state’s Stand Your Ground law in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman Trial. The association’s new president, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, announced it agreed to support the law without
