An increasingly fractious challenge to the Republican Party from its own conservative base could relegate the party to indefinite minority status, some Republicans fear. ...more

December 12, 2009

A Tampa political consultant continued his challenge today to the way the national Democratic Party penalized Florida for holding its primary earlier than the party wanted. ...more

January 8, 2009

A walk through the seating floor of the Pepsi Center at the Democratic National Convention in Denver yields some quick evidence that Sen. Barack Obama intends to make Florida one of the premier battleground states of his presidential campaign. ...more

August 25, 2008

Congressional District 9 is a good example of a district drawn to suit politicians rather than serve voters. ...more

August 7, 2008

Even as Sen. Barack Obama's supporters were saying the dispute over the Florida and Michigan convention delegates no longer matters, that dispute intensified Thursday with a new lawsuit and threat of a convention floor fight. ...more

May 23, 2008

This past Saturday, we were subjected to a letter from a William Vahoviak, who was showing his support for John Russell for Congress and went into his thing about why he did not like incumbent U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite. ...more

May 20, 2008

After Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's disappointing showing in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, her campaign acknowledges she needs the banned delegates from Florida and Michigan for any chance of winning the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

May 8, 2008

Some voted because they were excited about change. Others hit the polls to save money on their property tax bills. Still others are regular voters who wouldn't miss a chance to cast a ballot in a presidential primary. ...more

January 30, 2008

It's about to happen again. Three states - Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina - that combined don't have as many electoral votes as Florida will have disproportionate influence in determining the next leader of the free world. ...more

December 23, 2007

Political conventions are normally intended to inspire the party's base to get out and work for their candidates. ...more

October 26, 2007