Charlie Crist, Rick Scott campaigns battle over the ‘fan’ regularly
The bizarre reaction over the fan at the Florida gubernatorial debate Wednesday night and the subsequent #fangate hashtag has done little more than distract from the actual debate and issues in Florida. The former More...
New Gallup survey: Economy, jobs are top issues for votes, GOP getting the edge
A pair of new surveys from Gallup show what’s important for voters and who they feel may have the edge heading into the 2014 midterm elections. “The Republicans in Congress hold significant leads over More...
New Poll: Rick Scott, Charlie Crist ‘tied,’ Adrian Wyllie still excluded from debate
The “GOP leaning” 0ptimus firm released their latest Florida governor’s race poll and it was likely great news for Libertarian Adrian Wyllie, yet didn’t yield the results his campaign was More...
Nancy Pelosi resorts to fearmongering over GOP winning Senate, ‘Fear is a motivator’
It will be the end of “cCivilization as we know it” if Republicans take control of the Senate says Nancy Pelosi while looking ahead to the 2014 elections. “It looks like, actually, Republicans are More...
Pennsylvania Gov Tom Corbett left out of Labor Day parade, set to lose in November
The city of Pittsburgh hosted its annual Labor Day parade today, but this year the state’s most high profile political figure has been left off the guest list. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett was not even More...
Libertarian Ray Netherwood eyes Trey Radel’s Florida seat, ‘I see both sides’
Trey Radel may have brought more disgrace to Congress, but a Libertarian candidate in Florida is turning heads with his brash message appealing to both sides of the political aisle. Ray Netherwood is in a wide open More...
Eric Cantor loses to David Brat in primary, Lindsey Graham holds on
House of Representatives veteran Eric Cantor lost in the Republican primary sending shockwaves across the political landscape Tuesday. Senator Lindsey Graham survived a crowded group of challengers in South Carolina More...
New poll: Lucas Overby, David Jolly race tightening for Florida House seat
A new poll shows Republican David Jolly ahead of his only contender, Libertarian Lucas Overby, at 17%, with nearly one in four voters undecided in the race for Florida’s District 13 Congressional seat. Libertarian More...
Bashar al-Assad wins re-election victory, 3 dead on riots that followed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will maintain his position as president, according to the results of a landslide vote. Assad won the election with 88.7 percent of votes; however, opponents criticize the circumstances More...
Lucas Overby to be lone challenger to David Jolly as Democrat drops out of race
Due to an unforeseen set of circumstances in the last two days, Libertarian Congressional Candidate Lucas Overby, who had originally intended to wait until 2016 to run for the Congressional District 13 (CD–13) More...
Libertarian Adrian Wyllie confirmed for Florida gubernatorial debate
Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Adrian Wyllie scored a major victory on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 29, as he secured an official invitation to the state of Florida’s biggest gubernatorial debate. photo/Wyllieforgovernor.com The More...
Rev James Meeks explains why he’s supporting GOP candidate Bruce Rauner
Many may assume the black man, especially from Chicago, is an automatic supporter of the Democratic Party. Reverend James Meeks has even spoken alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson and Democratic leaders in the state, but More...
Mitch McConnell predicts GOP incumbents will ‘crush’ Tea Party opponents
The estabishment Republicans are doubling down on their efforts to defeat the Tea Party candidates in 2014 as Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell offers an intense prediction in a new interview according the NY Times. Photo/Congressional More...
Why a third party vote is not a wasted vote
It is a statement that illustrates the level of brainwashing that has afflicted an unfortunate number of longtime GOP and Democratic Party supporters. “A vote for anyone other than (insert their respective candidate More...
GOP challenger Steve Stockman targets John Cornyn on debt ceiling vote
The Senate vote to raise the debt ceiling has created a firestorm in the GOP. Ted Cruz pushed for a filibuster which raised the required votes needed to pass the bill from 51 to 60. This step created deeper division More...
GOP consultant says Libertarian won debate in ’15 minutes of fame’
Just days after bashing the Tampa Tribune on their coverage of the Florida special election debate for the House of Representatives, District 13, The Dispatch discovered a GOP consultant (Chris Ingram) has a separate “Other More...
Former ‘American Idol’ Clay Aiken announces run for Congress
Former American Idol star Clay Aiken announced Wednesday that he is seeking election to Congress in his native North Carolina. screenshot NBC Today Show Aiken announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for More...
Grading Alex Sink, David Jolly and Lucas Overby debate: The Tampa Tribune loses in a big way
Florida voters should be thanking Bay News 9 and the other supporters of Monday’s debate between the candidates vying for the House seat vacated by the late Bill Young. Two parties? No, the Libertarian was present More...
John McCain endorses David Jolly for Florida House seat
Florida Special Election: Republican congressional candidate David Jolly won the endorsement of US Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., on Wednesday. Caricature by donkeyhotey, donkeyhotey.wordpress.com Jolly is facing More...
Florida House candidate Joshua Black calls for President Obama’s hanging
A Pinellas County candidate for the Florida House of Representatives has called for the hanging of President Obama. “I’m past impeachment,” Joshua Black wrote on Twitter, according to a Tampa Bay More...