Poll: Florida’s governor most unpopular in America
Public Policy Polling released a poll Tuesday showing that Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rate among Florida voters is at an all-time low.
Public Policy Polling released a poll Tuesday showing that Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rate among Florida voters is at an all-time low.
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is set to announce the details of her new foundation today. Sink, Florida’s previous chief financial officer and a longtime banker, has said that her foundation will focus on economic development.
In a recent interview, Sink said that the Florida Next Foundation More…
Amid reports that Bill Clinton tried to get Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) to drop his bid for the Senate, the real loser may be the Democrats’ other statewide candidate: gubernatorial hopeful Alex Sink.
Sink, who is in a very tight race with Republican Rick Scott — polls show her More…
Heads get stomped, decoys get rolled out, debate rules get broken and mailers induce vomit. That, and more, all in the span of two and a half days. Marc Ambinder has the full rundown of the midterms’ freakish home stretch.
Can a single ad tip an election? After a rocky primary victory, businessman Rick Scott (R) has been narrowly leading Florida CFO Alex Sink (D) in the state’s gubernatorial race, but an ad cut with funding from the Democratic Governors Association could prove devastating for his chances among those More…
Three pro-immigration reform Republican representatives from Miami made a somewhat awkward endorsement of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott Monday, admitting they oppose his harsh anti-immigration policy stances. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen threw their support behind Scott because of his positions on jobs and lowering taxes. But More…
In an upset, former health care executive Rick Scott won Florida’s Republican primary for governor tonight, beating Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, according to the Associated Press.
Unknown candidate Mike McAlister earned about 10 percent of the vote. McCollum was all but expected to win the nomination More…
President Obama might have grabbed a corned beef sandwich with Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) last week in South Beach, but that hasn’t stopped the whisper campaign that Democrats aren’t truly behind Meek’s run for Florida’s open Senate seat. The latest blip comes today in an Organizing for America email More…
The hype around the Florida Senate race was focused on Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio, who sparred for the GOP nomination before the former was forced to go independent. But now there’s a new twist: Presumptive Democratic candidate Rep. Kendrick Meek is now in a dead heat with billionaire More…
You may recall Michael E. Arth, the spunky developer-turned-Democratic candidate for governor of Florida who took to The Streak’s comment thread to insist he’s dead serious about his campaign. Well, maybe “serious” isn’t exactly the right word. From a press release he just sent out:
Democratic gubernatorial candidate