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U.S. Republican Party Politics

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Failed Vice Presidential Candidate Recommends Allen West for Vice President, Again

    Sarah Palin reiterated her belief yesterday that Congressman Allen West is the best choice for vice president, touting his military service and saying that the eventual Republican nominee shouldn't feel obligated to pander to the Republican establishment."When I talk about going rogue, what I want i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Allen West Turns Black History Month Into Attack on Democrats

    ​Last Wednesday, Congressman Allen West took to the House floor to commemorate Black History Month. As the first black congressman from Florida since Reconstruction, he was in a unique position to do so. West had hundreds of years of history he could have talked about, including 51 years of his ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Gingrich Loses Florida Republican Primary, Asks for Delegates Anyway

    "​Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them, or he quits them because they are unfair."-- Andy Bernard, The OfficeRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lost Tuesday's primary by 14 points, which means he doesn't get any of the state's 50 delegates and front-runner Mitt Romney can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Broward County Has Lowest Republican Primary Voter Turnout in Florida

    ​As you may have already heard 3 million or 4 million times, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Florida Republican primary last night with 46.4 percent of the vote -- though more than seven in ten Broward Republicans didn't even bother showing up to the polls.Only 28.7 percent of regist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Florida Latinos Like Romney but Like Obama Better

    ​Though a Rasmussen poll released Monday showed Newt Gingrich well ahead of the rest of the Republican presidential field, a Univision/ABC News poll released this morning revealed Florida's Latino voters overwhelmingly favor former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.Of those polled, 49 percent went fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Herman Cain Makes a Comeback! (In Ad for Steak Salesman/Senate Candidate Craig Miller)

    Herman Cain is trying to work his magic again, this time by being featured in the new advertisement for U.S. Senate Republican hopeful and former Ruth's Chris steak house CEO Craig Miller.

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2012

    The Art of Politics

    Herman Cain is trying to work his magic again, this time by being featured in the new advertisement for U.S. Senate Republican hopeful and former Ruth's Chris steak house CEO Craig Miller.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz Quote a Finalist for PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year"

    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a finalist for PolitiFact's 2011 "Lie of the Year" award(?), thanks to her accusation that Republicans want "Jim Crow laws."Wasserman Schultz joins President Obama -- who was nominated twice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Nan Rich Now Weighs in on Super Committee Failure, Scolds Rick Scott, GOP Policies

    ​Now that Florida's Senate minority leader has released a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's comments on the Super Committee's failure to compromise on how to make $1.2 billion in spending cuts, it's getting a little ridiculous.Nan Rich, a Weston Democrat, issued a response to the governor' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Poll: Marco Rubio on GOP Ticket Would Win Florida, Unless Hillary Clinton Gets Involved

    saucesome.netFifty percent of Florida voters say otherwise.​According to a poll released yesterday evening by Suffolk University, Florida voters like highly unlikely vice-presidential scenarios.If Sen. Marco Rubio were to be the selection on the GOP ticket, pollsters say Republicans would carry Fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Birthers Convinced Marco Rubio Is a Cuban Citizen, and Yes... Obama's Still a Kenyan

    Sen. Marco Rubio​Pass the tinfoil; we've got more hats to build.Sen. Marco Rubio is a hot pick for the vice presidential spot on the ticket of several GOP presidential candidates, but according to the birther lab, he's not eligible to be president or vice president because he's not a "natural-born ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Gary Johnson Invited to Fox News GOP Debate, Still Not Allowed to Participate in Straw Poll

    garyjohnson2012.com​A campaign strategist for former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson confirmed that Johnson has been invited -- and will participate in -- tonight's Fox News GOP Presidential debate in Orlando, after being shut out of the previous four debates.The Republican Party of Florida repor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Who Will Win Florida's Presidency 5 Straw Poll?

    ​About a month from now, most of the GOP presidential candidates will be in Orlando for the Republican Party of Florida's "Presidency 5" straw poll.It'll work a little differently than the recent Iowa straw poll -- the 3,500 delegates will be pre-selected, and neither Michele Bachmann nor Mitt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Nan Rich: Florida Republicans Only Take Federal Funds if it Promotes "Extreme Agenda"

    thoughttheater.comThis nice chastity belt is apparently a better investment than preventing child abuse​Florida's Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich isn't too happy today about the state's Republican leadership rejecting $50 million in federal funds to protect people like at-risk kids and senior ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz Half-Apologizes For Saying Republicans Like Jim Crow Laws

    house.govDebbie Wasserman Schultz​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz isn't very good at retracting statements.Wasserman Schultz was on CNN Sunday when she said Republicans want to bring states back to Jim Crow-era laws, drawing the ire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Allen West Stumped for Losing Candidate in Tight New York House Race

    Allen West supported the Medicare plan that's now under fire.​Yesterday, Democrat Kathy Hochul won a closely watched special congressional election in a heavily Republican district in western New York. Why should Sunshine State voters care? Democrats are spinning Hochul's upset victory as evidence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Broward Republican Party's Chief Sponsors Are Democrats

    ​The Broward Republican Party is holding its "Grand Old Party BBQ" at Ronald Bergeron's ranch next month. Bergeron, a developer, has become more and more involved with the GOP recently, sponsoring just about everything it's been doing, from the recent Lincoln dinner to the party's website. Li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Government Shutdown Will Backfire on Republicans

    ​If the government shuts down at midnight tonight, it won't be the first time. The same thing happened at the end of 1995, when a U.S. House led by Newt Gingrich pulled the stunt on Bill Clinton. We all know how that ended. The public blamed the Republicans for the shutdown, and Clinton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2011

    Tea Party? Try Tea Puppets

    I wonder if the nonsense-spewing Tea Partiers are really paying attention -- because if they are they'll know they're just puppets for war profiteers and the oil industry, which are one and the same. ​Case in point: A federal audit just found that former Florida Republican Party fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Did a Florida Oil Man Bilk You?

    ​All of us belt-tightening, recession-hardened Americans love "fiscal responsibility" and "free markets." A politician merely says the words "free markets" or "fiscal responsibility" in a sufficiently grim tone and we go wild, like little Asian girls getting their first glimpse of a 22-year-old Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    A Pre-Emptive Political Obituary For The Young Man Who Wants Allen West's Seat

    What you've just seen is an advertisement from a Democrat named Patrick Murphy, a 28-year-old small businessman and CPA who's running to represent Florida's 22nd district in 2012. Of course, we've already got somebody occupying that seat: Rep. Lt. Col. Allen West. Rep. West is arguably the fastest-r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Universal Health Care: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time

    The Republican Party tries to pretend it has a monopoly on morality, but it's so drenched in sin right now that it ought to be able to feel the hellfire licking its feet. Fort Lauderdale Tea Party leader Gabriel Carrera plays dress-up as a minuteman.​The rotten Tea Party has in its hysteri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Rubio Wins the Week in GOP Senate Race

    Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyU.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio scored two big endorsements this week, plus the criticism of from one of those Democrat-leaning MSNBC talking heads, which kinda counts as an endorsement. About 1:10 in the video above, Hardbal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Marco Rubio Embarks on Perilous Mission

    Reflecting on the long-rumored entry of Marco Rubio into the race for U.S. Senate in 2010 against the inevitable candidacy of the formidable Florida governor, one can't help but recall that opening scene of Apocalypse Now: An underwear-wearing Martin Sheen doing drunken judo chops in some squalid ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    What About Bob? Florida Senior Bids to Be Florida's Junior Senator

    Bob SmithBob Smith, who for 12 years served as New Hampshire's U.S. Senator, is betting that his brand of retro-Republicanism will carry him to victory in the 2010 race to be U.S. Senator from Florida. Smith retired in Sarasota six years ago and declared his candidacy this month. If elected, he woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Legislators Pay Lip Service to Dreaded Compromise

    FLHouse.govHasnerCompromise is what distinguishes the effective, conscientious governments from the dysfunctional ones, and the lack of it has been a drag on the Florida Legislature for some time. One would think that this year's gaping, $6 billion budget hole would make compromisers out of the stub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Palm Beach's Limbaugh to Head Failed GOP Party; Pride Fest Teases Right Wing

    Limbaugh, from his Auschwitz days.The White House has anointed Palm Beach resident Rush Limbaugh as head of the failed political organization called the Republican Party, which is now made up of abortion protesters, religious zealots, and aging prison guards from Auschwitz. The administration's knig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Man, What Does an Alleged War Profiteering Fat Cat Have to Do to Get Some Respect?

    The economy is so bad...Juice readers: How bad is it?So bad that even a filthy stinkin' rich Republican fundraiser like Harry Sargeant III of Delray Beach can't get a loan. The tight credit market is to blame, apparently, for the demise of Tampa Port Authority's agreement to lease 43 acres to an aff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    My Best Friend's Wedding: Boca War Profiteer Gets Invite

    From panty raids to war profiteering. Frat brothers grow up so fast, eh Charlie?What's a wedding without at least one war profiteer? That's the baggage that Harry Sargeant's been lugging around the last several months, ever since a congressional oversight committee took a close look at the deal Sarg ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Florida Green Party Candidates Were GOP Moles, Suit Claims

    From panty raids to war profiteering. Frat brothers grow up so fast, eh Charlie?What's a wedding without at least one war profiteer? That's the baggage that Harry Sargeant's been lugging around the last several months, ever since a congressional oversight committee took a close look at the deal Sarg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Chick Fight! Bogdanoff Vs. Ritter

    From panty raids to war profiteering. Frat brothers grow up so fast, eh Charlie?What's a wedding without at least one war profiteer? That's the baggage that Harry Sargeant's been lugging around the last several months, ever since a congressional oversight committee took a close look at the deal Sarg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    All Palin, All The Time

    From panty raids to war profiteering. Frat brothers grow up so fast, eh Charlie?What's a wedding without at least one war profiteer? That's the baggage that Harry Sargeant's been lugging around the last several months, ever since a congressional oversight committee took a close look at the deal Sarg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2008

    Is Fate Pointing To Charlie?

    From panty raids to war profiteering. Frat brothers grow up so fast, eh Charlie?What's a wedding without at least one war profiteer? That's the baggage that Harry Sargeant's been lugging around the last several months, ever since a congressional oversight committee took a close look at the deal Sarg ... More >>

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    The Jewish Problem

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Adam Hasner Goes Fishing

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2006

    For All You Political Junkies ...

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    Crist Denies Trysts

    GOP frontrunner: I have never had sex with a man

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Crist Denies Trysts

    GOP frontrunner: I have never had sex with a man

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2006

    Negron Screwed

    GOP frontrunner: I have never had sex with a man

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2006

    Right(wing)ing The Wrongs

    GOP frontrunner: I have never had sex with a man

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    The GOP's Buddy

    If the Sun-Sentinel's Buddy Nevins has declared for Crist, why's he still covering the governor's race?

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Crist Is King

    Bill Scherer's fall from grace is a clear sign from Jeb that he's chosen a successor

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best Power Couple

    Mary and Kevin McCarty

  • News

    April 29, 2004

    Letters April 29-May 5, 2004

    Mary and Kevin McCarty

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    Keepin' the Rabble Out

    The Sun-Sentinel goes off the record for trains and buses

  • News

    January 29, 2004

    Deliver Us

    South Florida's most corrupt hospital district is at it again, compromising health care to reward a crony

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    A Double Whammy

    Two top execs at the gaming company that Boulis built have deep ties to the Christian right

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Minority Madness

    Wisecracking Democrats in Tallahassee were steamrollered during the presidential contest. But they didn't take it lying down.

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Undercurrents

    BSO detectives raid Trapeze II

  • Best of BPB

    March 11, 1999

    Best Radio Personality

    Neil Rogers

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