For those of you wanting to keep an eye on the results as they come in, click here. Early voting totals are in. They are pretty good indicators, but you can see pretty good swings in some races as the night wears on. Gelber has about about 60 percent here…
When George W. Bush reads from his memoir at the Miami Book Fair Int’l on November 14, it will not be his Floridian literary debut. So profound is George W.’s love of literature that he actually took time during his presidency to take part in a reading in Florida. The…
Well, this one is priceless. Sunrise City Commissioner Sheila Alu had noticed that her campaign signs were disappearing all around town. So she says she decided to drive around to try to catch the culprit. And Alu, who is also a state prosecutor, found her man. Unbelievably, the above photo…
On a day when voters are going to the polls to show their power, a Broward County Circuit judge has decided to take it away from them. Broward Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips has struck down term limits for Broward County commissioners as unconstitutional after voters went to the polls in overwhelming…
Come on, admit it: At some point on your way down the ballot, you just turn off your brain and start filling in the bubbles that correspond to your party affiliation. This is especially true when you get down to, say, commissioner of agriculture and state representatives that you’ve never…
After weeks of television ads, door-to-door campaigning, and no fewer than four different town-hall events, Karen Harrington was in good spirits this morning. In a brief phone call, she told the Juice that internal polling over the last few weeks — combined with a large, last-second get-out-the-vote campaign — has…
Let’s start this thing off with a couple of blog votes. On Amendments 5 and 6, it’s pretty easy: If you like gerrymandering, vote against them. As for me, it’s a yes vote on these two. On the judicial race between John Fry and John Howes for County Court Judge…
Joe Angelo, the Wilton Manors mayoral candidate, has had a tough month.Tomorrow, his campaign against popular Mayor Gary Resnick draws to a close. He has been outspent, and he has been outmaneuvered in the media.If he loses in a landslide tomorrow, one man will be more responsible than any other…
The recent ridiculous “Convicted Criminal” mailers targeting Broward County Commission candidate Chip LaMarca is indeed tied directly to Broward Mayor Ken Keechl’s campaign. Turns out that the address of the “Broward Good Government Committee” is the same one used by Keechl campaign consultant Eric Johnson. A former chief of staff to ex-Congressman Robert Wexler,…
In July, Marco Rubio announced a 23-point initiative that would become the slogan for his campaign for U.S. Senate. He called it “Ideas to Reclaim America,” and it signaled that Rubio would remain on the far right of the GOP. He issued a statement that showed he wanted no consensus…
Broward Mayor Ken Keechl appears to be getting desperate. He’s certainly getting dirty. But Keechl can’t run away from responsibility for it. Called the Broward Good Government Committee, the 527 sent out mailers across Keechl’s district on this final weekend portraying his opponent, Lighthouse Point Commissioner Chip LaMarca, as a prison inmate with the words, “LAMARCA:…
I guess it was only a matter of time before “Michael the Black Man” made his mark on this election season. On page 9B of the Sun-Sentinel is a one-sixth-page advertisement headed: “GOOD BLACK PEOPLE SUPPORT GOOD CANDIDATES LIKE: Allen West …” The ad — which has no disclaimer — also includes…
Skipping ahead to the conclusion, here are the liars: Bill Clinton a little, Politico.com some, and Kendrick Meek a lot.First off, Politico.com, which broke the story yesterday that Clinton supposedly urged Meek to quit the Senate race. Meek, the article claimed, decided to quit — twice — only to later…
Just in time for Halloween, the campaign for a Palm Beach County state Senate seat has reached a gruesome low.The contest in District 27 is between Lizbeth Benacquisto (R-Wellington) and Kevin Rader (D-Delray Beach). And this week, Benacquisto and a female Rader supporter began competing for the title of Most…
Touring Florida in support of Democratic candidates last week, Bill Clinton quietly pressured senatorial candidate Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race and endorse independent candidate Charlie Crist, according to Politico.com. By throwing the race to Crist, Clinton hoped to prevent “the rise of [Marco] Rubio, who is viewed…
As media attention continues into the infamous handshake, attacks on School Board candidate Jaemi Levine are intensifying. It’s no secret where they’re coming from. “Ivory Johnson” may be dead, but dirty anonymous attacks are alive and well in this race between Levine and Dave Thomas. They’re personal, they’re not true, and they are aimed…
Fort Lauderdale is looking for a new city manager, the person responsible for making sure the city commissioners’ ideas translate into semilegitimate business decisions. The most recent city manager, George Gretsas, left in July when the city decided not to renew his contract. But before the city can make a…
Is Bubba the Love Sponge swaying next week’s election?The syndicated radio host (Bubba the Love Sponge is his real name; he had it legally changed) has been encouraging his listeners, known as “The Bubba Army,” to vote for his preferred candidates. Among them: Charlie Crist. Bubba’s influence is no joke:…
Ann Coulter is magic!With no effort, research, or due process at all, she can tell the difference between a totally bogus, bullshit threat to your bodily harm, and an honest-to-goodness portent of doom. She demonstrated this remarkable skill yesterday in Human Events, in an editorial explaining why Allen West is…
I’ll be writing more about the infamous crusher handshake later, but a few people have asked me who I’m voting for (or would vote for if in a certain district). I got it a lot in the primary too. So I thought I’d go ahead and spit it out. Don’t call these endorsements. I would…
In one of the more bizarre twists we’ve seen to an already wild election season, a School Board candidate says she was injured in a post-debate handshake that bruised her hand and ultimately led to a hospital visit. School Board candidate Jaemi Levine said that after last night’s debate at the All County…
Both Halloween and the election are fast approaching, making this a very spooky week, with unexpected twists and turns lurking ahead. Far in advance of the October 31 holiday, Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party candidate for Delaware Senate, revealed “I am not a witch” (provoking awesome parodies), and now the…
