Florida's Presidential Preference Primary, held Jan. 29, clearly demonstrated the immediate need for voter education, not only in Hillsborough County, but throughout Florida. ...more

February 18, 2008

Republican campaign dropout Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain for the party's presidential nomination and asked his national convention delegates to swing behind the likely nominee. ...more

February 15, 2008

Even with the voting and candidate boycott now over, the fight over Florida's Jan. 29 presidential primary is only intensifying. ...more

February 14, 2008

I am tired of meaningless, bickering "debates" and being asked for contributions while no candidate seems to care about the convention delegate votes which represent one of the largest, most diverse group of voters. I am tired of a few people in Iowa and New Hampshire telling me I can have the leftovers on my ballot. Being involved in politics off and on since 1960 as a young voter in Texas, I am beginning to long for the smoke-filled rooms. At least back then we could pick delegates at our precinct level, then go to a county, state and national convention without waiting for Iowa and New Hampshire telling us who we could vote for. ...more

December 16, 2007

Despite protests from state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, the full Republican National Committee voted Thursday to cut in half the national convention delegations of those states, including Florida, that hold presidential primaries before Feb. 5. ...more

November 9, 2007