It is shaping up to be an interesting election season, and not just because voters will be casting ballots for president.The Aug. 26 primary election includes four races that should draw people to the polls. ...more

July 27, 2008

The U.S. presidential candidates could learn a lesson from the history of the Ybor City neighborhood, once known as the Cigar Capital of the World. ...more

June 5, 2008

Last year Sen. John McCain was dead in the water as far as being nominated as the Republican candidate for president. ...more

May 2, 2008

A new poll shows Mitt Romney jumping to a lead in Florida's Republican presidential primary, trailed closely by John McCain, with Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee trailing. ...more

January 25, 2008

The Florida Legislature's decision last spring to move the state's presidential primary to Jan. 29 has been wildly successful, in the opinions of almost everybody. ...more

January 20, 2008

As the primary season rolls into full speed, we are being bombarded by a slew of debates. It appears we are faced with political carnage almost nightly. ...more

January 20, 2008

TAMPA - A new Quinnipiac University poll shows a statistical four-way dead heat in the Republican presidential primary in Florida, where Rudy Giuliani is making an all-out effort to win the state. ...more

January 14, 2008

Can Barack Obama be stopped? Quite possibly, as Hillary Clinton's startling win Tuesday night demonstrated. Can Mitt Romney be started? Doubtful, as the decisive John McCain victory showed. ...more

January 10, 2008

Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire viewed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as more likely than New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to beat the Republican nominee in 2008, according to exit polls done Tuesday, a reversal of previous trends in national polls. ...more

January 9, 2008

After the startling results of the Iowa caucuses, Florida's Jan. 29 presidential primary looms as possibly the most decisive event of the primary season. ...more

January 5, 2008