The 2010 races are fueling more than fund-raisers and flurries of press releases. They’re also spawning eBay auctions. A quick round of searches on contenders for statewide office produced hits including:
-Five copies of the Sept. 7, 2009 National Review featuring GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio—$15.65 a-piece. One seller is… [...]
State Sen. Mike Fasano has fired off a letter to U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio over comments he recently made about him to the St. Petersburg Times.
At a Pasco County fundraiser last Saturday, the Times asked Rubio what he thought about Fasano's support of his U.S. Senate rival, Gov. [...]
Nearly 30 people turned out Tuesday night for a Hillsborough County Young Democrats meeting at Streetcar Charlie's in Ybor City. President Jennifer Fenn told the group it was the largest crowd ever, even though it was a rainy night. Guest speakers were former Congressman Jim Davis and Florida Senate candidate [...]
Well, it’s official. Carly Fiorina announced last week that she is entering the Senate race in California against Democrat Barbara Boxer.
DeVore’s chances against Boxer range from nil and nada to zippo and zilchAnd — proving that Tea Baggers learned nothing from the debacle they created in last week’s special [...]
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is emerging as the champion of activists fed up with Republicans who don't stay true to conservative principles. But if those turning against Gov. Charlie Crist are looking for a pure, uncompromising conservative, Rubio's legislative record might give them [...]
About 350 people turned out Friday night for the Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus "Living the Dream" gala, where U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek was the keynote speaker. Meek, a U.S. Senate candidate, addressed the crowd via Skype from D.C. He chose not to travel to Tampa for the event because [...]
Former President Bill Clinton has headlined four fundraisers for U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek and is slated to attend a fifth reception in December. Now it's former Vice President Al Gore's turn. He's planning to come to the Westin Cypress Creek hotel in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 14.
Tickets starts at $500.
[...]INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio swept into a cigar-and-sushi fed crowd Monday night in coastal Pinellas, softening the ground for a events this month -- and January -- to win support in the county.
Rubio's event at Crabby Bill's sushi restaurant attracted roughly 200 people, according to [...]
NAVARRE — U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is an unlikely contender in northwest Florida, a strip of the Bible Belt closer to Alabama than his hometown of Miami.
For the young Cuban-American politician, Panhandle voters could be a tough crowd: They've come across few Hispanic candidates and often view South Florida [...]
Mr. Rubio said the United States must be allowed to exploit its own natural resources, such as [...]
Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek is the featured speaker at the Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus 5th annual banquet on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa, starting at 6:30 p.m. The theme of the dinner is "Living the Dream," and promotional materials for the event [...]
One has to wonder...In a two-day swing by U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio through the Panhandle, the most conservative part of Florida, perhaps it was inevitable that the question would come up. At a Republican club meeting last night in Miramar Beach, a young man asked [...] Wondering just how callous and self-serving political ambition can get? Try asking Florida’s part-time Republican governor-turned U.S. Senate candidate, Charlie Crist. Or quiz the state’s occasional Attorney General-turned GOP gubernatorial candidate, Bill McCollum.
Make note that you may have trouble finding either one of them. Recent reports show that [...]
In a two-day swing by U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio through the Panhandle, the most conservative part of Florida, perhaps it was inevitable that the question would come up. At a Republican club meeting last night in Miramar Beach, a young man asked Rubio whether he thought President Barack Obama [...]
That was the question posted by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough this morning to Senate candidate Marco Rubio, whom he called "a guy who's making waves'' and a "troublemaker."
Rubio, who is gaining on Gov. Charlie Crist in the polls, said, "Jeb is a mentor and someone I've learned a lot from...I hope' [...]
