Arizona Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican presidential primary Tuesday night, solidifying his comeback in the nomination race and sealing his front-runner status heading into Super Tuesday. ...more

January 30, 2008

Bill Bunting, Florida Republican operative and all-around force of nature, cups his hand over the cell phone for just a second - "Hold on, dere, Guvnuh, I gotta take dis call" - then returns to the line to confess that he is just like at least 10 percent of the state's GOP voters ahead of Tuesday's Sunshine State presidential primary: undeclared, uncommitted and undecided. ...more

January 26, 2008

The stretch-run of the Florida Republican primary brought co-front-runners John McCain and Mitt Romney back to the Tampa Bay area Friday, amid news that U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez endorsed one of them. ...more

January 26, 2008

Rudy Giuliani has shifted his campaign emphasis from law and order and national security to the economy. ...more

January 22, 2008

Rudy Giuliani brought his anti-tax, anti-terrorism campaign message to the Tampa Bay area Monday as polls showed the Florida primary, which Giuliani must win, turning into a four-way dead heat. ...more

January 15, 2008

TAMPA Rudy Giuliani began a three-day campaign swing in Florida on Wednesday, calling for a larger U.S. military and pushing an economic stimulus plan that he says will help the middle class by cutting corporate taxes. ...more

December 26, 2007

Florida Republican Mel Martinez is among the top early fundraisers of the class of U.S. senators who face re-election in 2010, already taking in nearly $2.9 million for his own cause. ...more

November 18, 2007

Leaders of Florida's Democratic Party defied the national party last weekend by deciding - finally - to go forward with the Jan. 29 presidential primary that lawmakers approved earlier this year. ...more

September 25, 2007