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 Guard: “Absolutely ridiculous. They knew better then…
Category: 2014 Election
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 in the media that covered his campaign:…
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, gaffes, mistakes and other attention-grabbing moments. It…
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 part of a national wave, regained hold…
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 the state with four commissioners below the…
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 known before 8 p.m. County races maybe…
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 like we will reach 2010 voting levels.
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 million using early voting. As of yesterday,…
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 as of yesterday 25,154 absentee ballots had…
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. Today, he released a radio ad to…
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 Sen. Don Gaetz saying, “Representative democracy is…
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 counties and stumped with Vice President Joe…
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 place prior to Election Day: check your…
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. Breakdown: SOE Ofc 1,957 Main Library 1.868…
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 in the Escambia County Commission District 4…
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, something Democrats have tried to exploit in…
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 questions regarding Florida’s sunshine laws. Unfortunately one…
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 Marion County School Board Chairman Bobby James’…
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 over Republican Gov. Rick Scott as they…
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 corporate lobbyists on her office. Bondi replied,…
