Tallahassee
Chiles drops out of governor’s race; endorses Sink
TALLAHASSEE — As expected, Lawton “Bud” Chiles III dropped his independent bid for governor Thursday, saying he was afraid his continued candidacy would tilt the race toward Republican Rick Scott , whom he described as “someone I’m not sure has Florida’s best Read More
Read More >>Scott hiring McCollum’s insider fundraising team
TALLAHASSEE — In the final weeks of his successful gubernatorial primary, Republican Ri ck Scott spared no opportunity to lambaste primary foe Bill McCollum for taking big checks from “Tallahassee insiders” and “special interests” — including U.S. Sugar, Publix Read More
Read More >>GOP insiders fear Rick Scott — but fear Alex Sink more
Republican nominee Rick Scott’s win invokes fear among Tallahassee insiders, but Democratic nominee Alex Sink worries them even more. Many top-tier lobbyists don’t know their Republican nominee for governor. They backed Bill McCollum, pumped millions into his primary campaign, and Read More
Read More >>Sink, Scott trading shots already
TALLAHASSEE — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink already had a canned video ready to go taking shots at Republican nominee Rick Scott over his “many troubling and unanswered questions” about his background and because he “only moved to Florida seven years Read More
Read More >>Sink, Scott trading shots already
TALLAHASSEE — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink already had a canned video ready to go taking shots at Republican nominee Rick Scott over his “many troubling and unanswered questions” about his background and because he “only moved to Florida seven years Read More
Read More >>Will Rick Scott get his 1.7 million voters?
TALLAHASSEE — Naples millionaire Rick Scott’s campaign has been betting the farm (or at least $50 million of his family’s estate) that Florida voters will be driven to the polls with the same anti-incumbent zeal to oust career politicians as other states that have seen Tea Party Read More
Read More >>State Reps Juan Zapata and Esteban Bovo Slam Arizona Immigration Law
By Beach Blogger at 23 August, 2010, 1:11 pm
While Bill McCollum and Rick Scott tussle daily on the airwaves over who will be meaner to immigrants, a diverse group of state leaders — including Tallahassee’s first Colombian-American polit… Continue reading “State Reps Juan Zapata and Esteban Bovo Slam Arizona Read More
Read More >>Poll: McCollum builds his lead as Scott burns cash
TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s Republican gubernatorial primary warped past the $70 million mark in campaign spending this weekend, as Attorney General Bill McCollum and Naples investor Rick Scott barnstormed into Tuesday’s primary election. But despite a nearly $50 million personal investment Read More
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