Today “Pensacola Speaks” will open with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. A Democrat, Buckhorn has actively campaigned for Hilary Clinton. We discuss why he believes Clinton will be a good president and get…
Category: 2016 Election
Damn, Rubio leads Beruff by 60 points after only being in the race one week
In poll conducted by Associated Industries of Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio has 64 percentage point lead over challenger Carlos Beruff. Rubio announced his intent to run for re-eleciton last week. Rubio crushes…
Who is James Zumwalt
James Zumwalt is running to be Northwest Florida’s next Congressman. Here are his comments at the GOP Congressional debate on June 24
Who is Cris Dosev
For the first time in 15 years, Northwest Florida will have an open Congressional seat. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller announced in March that he would not seek another term, and the floodgates…
Ron Paul endorses Bydlak for Congress
Rebekah Bydlak has picked up the endorsement of former presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, who created the liberty movement within the Republican Party. “I am pleased to endorse Rebekah Bydlak…
Andy Marlette and GOP Congressional field
Last Friday’s GOP Congressional debate lasted two hours. Each of the candidates was given two minutes to close: Rebekah Bydlak: Thank you so much for coming out here tonight. You’ve got a…
Escambia County: half of local officials returned without a vote cast
Of Escambia County’s seven constitutional offices, only the sheriff’s, tax collector’s and two county commission races are contested. Supervisor of Elections David Stafford, Property Appraiser Chris Jones, Clerk of Courts Pam Childers…
A quarter of Florida Legislature re-elected without opposition
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Floridians won’t get to cast a ballot for more than one-fourth of the people in charge of making laws and piecing together the state…
Matt Gaetz releases first TV spot, ‘Fight Back’
Today, the Matt Gaetz campaign announced the release of its first 30-second TV commercial, “Fight Back.†“Matt Gaetz is ready to fight back against Washington, and we are excited to show Northwest…
Wichern challenges Gaetz on Obamacare and Common Core [podcast]
At the GOP Congressional debate, Mark Wichern challenged Rep. Matt Gaetz on his voting record. “I find it odd that Mr. Gaetz next to me is mentioning education when he’s one of…
Clinton leads Trump by double digits
The most recent Washington Post/ABC poll has Democrat Hilary Clinton leading Republican Donald Trump by 12 points as the two candidates head to their parties’ national conventions. In March, Trump led Clinton…
GOP Congressional candidate tell what type of conservative they are [podcast]
At Friday’s First Congressional District debate, I asked the seven GOP candidates in attendance to tell what type of conservative they are. The answers sparked some sparring between State Rep. Matt Gaetz…