Absentee Voting Extended in Palm Beach

In the least shocking news ever, turns out voting in Florida has been a goddamn mess. Rick Scott refused to extend early voting, people had to wait in line for up to 9 hours, Florida Democrats sued the state to extend early voting, polls opened Sunday, then closed again, chaos…

Mitt Romney’s Tie to Iran-Contra Scandal

Was Bain Capital, the company founded by presidential candidate Mitt Romney, built with help from covert Iran-contra operatives? New information uncovered by New Times raises the possibility. The story starts in 1984, when Romney solicited start-up money for Bain at a meeting in Miami with a small group of Latin…

Marco Rubio Making Robocalls For Anti-Gay Group

Marco Rubio hates The Gays. He hates them so much, he voted against aLGBT-inclusive reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. He hates them so much, he doesn’t even agree with Mittington Romney, who hates The Gays too, but at least supports a Federal Marriage Amendment (allegedly!) And now, Rubio…

Barack Obama to Hit Up Hollywood on Sunday

With the election mere days away and Florida in a virtual tie, Barack Obama will be holding a grassroots rally in Hollywood this weekend. The rally will be on Sunday, which makes sense, since Rick Scott won’t let Floridians vote on Sunday. So, let’s have a rally! The rally is…

Rick Scott Denies Request to Extend Early Voting by One Day

During the 2008 elections, early voting lines went long. So then-Gov. Charlie Christ extended early voting, allowing more people the chance to vote. That was pretty much when the Republicans started to hate him because a lot of them blamed Obama winning Florida on that move. Because everyone being allowed…

Gary Laufenberg, Cooper City Mayoral Candidate, Drops Out of Race

Looks like Cooper City mayoral candidate Gary Ross can start planning that victory party early. His opponent, Gary Laufenberg, tearfully announced he is dropping out of the race. The reason: Laufenberg is basically taking the bullet for campaign aide and family friend Ryan Shrouder after he was caught stealing a…

Obama and Romney Hitting Up Florida for the Home Stretch

Polls are tight in Florida as the presidential election mercifully grinds down to its final days, and anything can and will happen in the Sunshine State, because that’s just how we roll. A Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News Poll have Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a virtual tie in…

Voting Absentee This Year? You May Not Be Counted

If you’re among the 1.4 million Floridians who have decided to vote via absentee ballot this year, your voice might not get heard. Because FLORIDA! Also because PAY ATTENTION. Basically, because we live in the Voting Fuckup Capital of the World, absentee ballots have been known to go to the…

Republican Voter Suppression Is the Perfect Crime

By now, more than 2 million people have already voted in Florida, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the state’s voters and trouncing early concerns that voter-suppression measures would stymie turnout. We already knew how bogus concerns over voter fraud were, but does the same go for our trepidation regarding voter…

Big Early-Voting Numbers in Broward, Palm Beach

In some cases, it’s taken five minutes, in others, almost three hours, but people on Broward and Palm Beach Counties are coming out in droves to vote early. Nearly 80,000 people hit the early-voting booths over the weekend, with the biggest turnout coming from Broward, which recorded 54,338 early voters…

Marco Rubio Endorses Allen West

Because this is a crucial time for our nation, where character and courage are indeed needed, because the United States needs to get back to prosperity and ensure its citizens are secure for generations to come, Marco Rubio has decided to endorse Allen West for Congress. Because Allen West obviously…

Early Voting Places in Broward County and Palm Beach County

Voting. It’s your civic duty. It’s your right as an American. It’s a big pain in the butt in your busy life. The good news is early voting got kicked off in Florida over the weekend, and runs through November 3rd. Which means, you can now stop complaining about politicians…

Connie Mack Closing Gap With Bill Nelson, According to Poll

According to a new Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, it seems that Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy The Fourth is gaining on Sen. Bill Nelson. What once seemed like an insurmountable lead has shrunk with Connie Mack now down by only three points, 47 percent…