Category: 2014 Election
Jeff Miller on Trump, Rubio, National Guard bonuses and Federal Courthouse repairs [podcast]
Congressman Jeff Miller spend 20 minutes yesterday giving an update on local and national politics on “Pensacola Speaks.” On efforts to recollect bonuses from National…
Wilcox thanks media
Orlando businessman Todd Wilcox yesterday dropped out of the U.S. Senate race and endorsed Marco Rubio. After his announcement, Wilcox sent this note to those…
Backroom briefing: The best and worst of 2014 Election
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The 2014 campaign had no shortage of drama,…
GOP grabs supermajority in Florida House
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The already-conservative Florida House will lean even more to the right the next two years. Republicans, as…
A few more election observations
Gen-X takes over Escambia County Commission With the election of Doug Underhill, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will be one of the youngest in…
Election Night coverage on WCOA
I will join Don Parker tonight from 6-8:30 p.m. on WCOA 1370AM for their Election Night coverage. The results of the city races will be…
10,895 more votes cast in Escambia County since 2:10 p.m.
The 4:30 p.m. unofficial Election Day turnout update: 40,109. Overall turnout (including AB and EV) 42.36%. 2 1/2 hours ’til polls close. It doesn’t look…
Three million voted in Florida before election day
Continuing a trend, about 3 million voters cast ballots in Florida before Election Day, with 1.7 million people voting by absentee ballot and another 1.3…
Latest Escambia vote totals – 29,214 votes cast as of 2:10 p.m.
According to the Escambia Supervisor of Elections’ office, 29,214 votes have been cast today as of 2:10 p.m. The early voting had 18,420 votes, and…
Scott campaign uses O word one more time
Just got this email – old habits die hard After months of waiting, President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail for Charlie Crist….
Vote. Polls are open until 7 p.m. – update
City precincts appear to be slow, but I’m hearing those in Escambia County District 2 were doing a brisk business during the lunch hour. Remember…
Crist, Scott pull out big guns in final push
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist marched down the street in Fort Lauderdale, visited black churches in two…
Election Day Tips for Escambia Voters
Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today offered Escambia County voters some tips to prepare for Election Day: * Confirm the location of your polling…
Escambia County has over 18K early votes cast
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford reports that 18,420 early votes were cast, which is over four times the early votes cast in the August primary….
City workers union endorses Mike Lowery for County Commission, District 4
The Executive Board and officers of the local AFSCME (American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees) Local #3253 voted unanimously to endorse Mike Lowery…
Backroom Briefing: GOP, Democrats go to war over women
By BRANDON LARRABEE AND MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Republican candidates have long suffered from the “gender gap” between male and female voters,…
First Amendment Foundation asks candidates about their private email accounts and computers
The First Amendment Foundation, the non-profit that promotes open government Florida, asked the two gubernatorial candidates. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, to answer a few…
Political cyber attacks, truth does not matter
Escambia County and Pensacola aren’t the only places where campaigns create negative websites to bash their political opponents. The Ocala Star Banner reports today that…
Poll: Independents give Crist light lead
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pointing to support from independent voters, a poll released Thursday gives Democrat Charlie Crist a slight edge…
Bondi says lobbyists have no impact on her office
The Palm Beach Post interviewed Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday at a small campaign rally about the NY Times investigation into the possible influence of…
