Another prominent Republican and business leader, former Associated Indsutries president Jon Shebel weighs in on embattled Florida Republican Party chairman Jim Greer:
When Republican stalwarts like Tom Slade and Al Hoffman call for the resignation of a Florida Republican Party Chairman, he should step down immediately…….these gentlemen have been the heart [...]
Add another prominent Republican voice calling for Jim Greer to step down as Republican party chairman: Ken Plante, the lobbyist and former Senate minority leader:
"There's a group of us that are working to see what can be done ... I think what he really needs to do is go [...]
By Josh Hafenbrack, Tallahassee Bureau
TALLAHASSEE — Eric Miller, a Republican Party state committeeman from Martin County, just sent a letter blasting state party chairman Jim Greer as the GOP “continues to erode from the inside out.”
Miller is teed off over Greer’s decision to oust RPOF Vice Chairman Allen Cox. Greer’s [...]
Picking up a line of attack begun months ago by the Florida Republican Party, gubernatorial hopeful Bill McCollum is accusing his Democratic rival, Alex Sink, of using ``deceptive loan practices'' while she was a top banker.
It's a risky political strategy, considering McCollum's history with the mortgage industry. As a member [...]
Picking up a line of attack begun months ago by the Florida Republican Party, Bill McCollum is accusing his Democratic rival for governor, Alex Sink, of "deceptive loan practices'' while she was a top banker.
It's a risky political strategy, considering McCollum's history with the mortgage industry. As a member of [...]
Just in time for the holidays Florida’s Republican Party trots out another example of idiocy that makes one wonder how these mouth-breathing knuckle-draggers can stay in power in Tallahassee. Wait! Don’t answer that!
You’d think from the way party boss Jim “Big Jim” Greer talks, this here is [...]
Crist getting desperate
Adam Smith: "Addressing a hometown crowd at a Pinellas Republican Party meeting Monday night, the governor, facing a tougher-than-expected U.S. Senate primary, cast former House Speaker Rubio as someone whose conservative boasts should" [...]
Addressing a hometown crowd at a Pinellas Republican Party meeting Monday night, the governor, facing a tougher-than-expected [...]
We're confident the following news will elicit nothing but kind-hearted well wishes in keeping with the season. Or not.
The Sarasota Republican Executive Committee awarded Charlie Crist its “Statesman of the Year” award last night, citing his accomplishments as governor.
“Charlie Crist, as the head of the Republican Party of Florida has [...]
A draft Jennifer Carroll for Florida Republican Party chairwoman movement has sprung up. But organizer Armando Grundy of Gainesville stressed to the Buzz that he's talking about electing her in 2011 and this has nothing to do with the movement to oust current chairman Jim [...]
Not so long ago, the Republican Party of Florida was fielding an all-white, all-male slate of statewide candidates in 2010.
But three credible female contenders have recently emerged: state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland is taking on Attorney General Bill McCollum for governor and former state Rep. [...]
"Conservative insurrection in Florida"
William March: "An increasingly fractious challenge to the Republican Party from its own conservative base could relegate the party to indefinite minority status, some Republicans fear."It's showing up in the form of conservative primary challengers [...]
A vote of confidence won by state Republican Party Jim Greer in a party governing committee Thursday was a subterfuge and didn’t truly represent the opinions of the members present, according to two Hillsborough County party officials critical of Greer.
“It was out of order—the board was taken by surprise,”… [...]
By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer drew a strong vote of confidence Thursday from the state party’s executive board, even as a former top GOP finance official reignited the fire simmering under the party’s boss by demanding that he resign.
In a [...]
Reports of Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer's demise proved greatly exaggerated Thursday.
Under fire by some in his party for his performance, Greer got a vote of confidence Thursday from the GOP's executive board, composed of the 67 county party chairs.
At a meeting at the Doubletree Hotel in Tallahassee, party leaders and more than [...]
Reports of Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer's demise proved greatly exaggerated Thursday.
Under fire by some in his party for his performance, Greer got a vote of confidence Thursday from the GOP's executive board, composed of party leaders representing each of Florida's congressional districts.
At a meeting at the Doubletree Hotel in [...]
Al Hoffman, a top fundraiser and former finance chairman for the Republican National Committee, is asking Jim Greer to resign as chairman of the Florida Republican Party. As the GOP holds its quarterly meeting this afternoon in Tallahassee (friendly, home turf for Greer) Hoffman said [...]
Fort Myers developer Al Hoffman sent this letter dated Dec. 9 to Jim Greer, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. The party is holding a quarterly meeting in Tallahassee today.
As a former finance chairman of several gubernatorial campaigns, finance co-chair of two presidential campaigns, as well as finance chair of the Republican National [...]
South Hillsborough dentist Marc Johnson, a political newcomer, has filed to run against State Rep. Rachel Burgin in the Republican primary in 2010. Johnson said he chose to seek the District 56 seat because he didn't like the way the Republican party establishment selected Burgin to run for the post in 2008, [...]
State House Rep. Rachel Burgin will have an opponent in the Republican primary in 2010. Lithia dentist Marc Johnson, 40, has filed to run for the District 56 seat.
Johnson said he decided to run because he didn't like the way the Hillsborough County Republican Party chose Burgin to run [...]
In the latest Rasmassen Report nationwide telephone survey, respondents in a three-way generic poll chose the mythical “Tea Party” over the actual Republican Party by a narrow margin. Seriously …
Democrats attracted 36 percent of the vote while the fictional Tea Party candidate picked up 23 percent, [...]
A prominent California money manager and Republican fundraiser who gave $30,000 to the Florida Republican Party in 2002 and 2006, Elliott Broidy today pleaded guilty to making nearly $1 million in illegal payments to officials overseeing New York's pension fund. In Florida, Broidy gave [...]
Maurice Ferre, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, today called for an investigation into Gov. Charlie Crist's campaign, claiming that accused Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein had a habit of contributing money to the Republican Party of Florida when Crist approved judicial picks that Rothstein supported. Rothstein was [...]
Press release:
The Escambia County Republican Party welcomes Governor Charlie Crist as a featured guest at its 2009 Lincoln Day Dinner scheduled for this Thursday evening, December 3, 2009 from 6-9pm at The Courtyard in North Hill at 25 West Avery Street in Pensacola. A limited number of tickets remain for [...]
