Articles in Category: 'Republican Party'

Arcade Owner Brandon Michael Cannon Files to Challenge Sen. Joe Negron

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: May 13, 2013 3:55 AM

TAGS: 2014 Republican primary, BMC Arcades, Brandon Michael Cannon, District 32, HB 155, Joe Negron, News, Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices, Ray D’Amiano, Republican Party, Rick Scott, senior arcade, Politics

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Merit Retention Exposes Warts on the Face of Florida's Legal System

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: October 3, 2012 3:55 AM

So you want to shake a finger at the Republicans for politicizing merit retention? You think they're the ones who render the judiciary less independent?

TAGS: Barbara Pariente, Florida Bar, Florida judiciary, Florida Supreme Court, James Perry, Jorge Labarga, merit retention, News, Peggy Quince, R. Fred Lewis, Republican Party, Tea Party, Columns

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Republicans Warm Up, Leftists Cool, to Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: September 20, 2012 3:55 AM

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Unity, Perseverance Major Themes of Ron Paul Pre-Convention Rally

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: August 27, 2012 11:30 AM

TAGS: 1964 Presidential election, Abortion, Barack Obama, Barry Goldwater, Barry Goldwater Jr., Carol Paul, Conservatism, Conservative, Constitution, Democratic Party, Democrats, Doug Wead, evictionism, Federal Reserve, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, Florida State Fairgrounds, general election, GOP, indefinite detention, independents, Jack Hunter, Jordan Page, Justin Amash, Lew Rockwell, LewRockwell.com, Libertarian, libertarianism, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Mitt Romney, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, News, Paul Ryan, primary election, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, Rand Paul, Reagan Revolution, Republican, Republican National Convention, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Ron Paul Festival, Ron Paul republiCAN We Are the Future Rally, Tampa, Tea Party, USF Sun Dome, Walter Block, Politics

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Day One of Ron Paul Fest: Jaded Conservatives, Libertarians Celebrate Liberty

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: August 25, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: 2nd Amendment, Abortion, anarchists, civil liberties, Conservative, Constitution Party. Paul Fest, constitutionalism, death panels, decentralized government, Democrats, Department of Education, English official language, Expo Hall, Federal Reserve, Florida State Fairgrounds, Foreign Aid, Free Trade, free-market economics, Gary Johnson, general election, Halloween-coalition traditionalists, Immigration, Jim Clymer, John Birch Society, laissez faire, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, Liberty Caucus, Michael Scheuer, Mitt Romney, News, non-interventionism, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Paul Ryan, precious metals, primary election, Pro-Life, Republican Party, Republican Primary, right to bear arms, right to life, Ron Paul Festival 2012, United States Constitution, Virgil Goode, Vonabell Sherman, wars, Politics

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Rising Star Ted Yoho, 'Republican with Libertarian Slant'

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: August 18, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: ACU, Afghanistan, Allen West, American Conservative Union, Barack Obama, Christian, civil liberties, Cliff Stearns, coining money, Conservative, Constitution, Democrat, Democratic Party, executive agencies, Family Research Council, Florida, foreign policy, FRC, general election, George W. Bush, Germany, Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, House of Representatives, Iraq, Japan, Libertarian, Libya, Magna Carta, Michael Holler, Michelle Bachmann, National Defense Authorization Act, National Rifle Association, National Right to Life, national security, NDAA, neoconservatism, neoconservative, News, North Central Florida, NRA, NRTL, Obamacare, Ocala, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Patriot Act, Paul Ryan, president, primary election, regulating commerce, regulations, Republican, Republican Party, right-wing, rules, socialism, Tea Party, Ted Yoho, The Constitution Made Easy, treaty negotiation, troops, Uganda, Unit, United States Chamber of Commerce, veterinarian, wars, World War II, Politics

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Why Libertarians Should Back the GOP Ticket

By: Eric Giunta | Posted: August 13, 2012 12:01 PM

TAGS: Abortion, Adrian M. Smith, Afghanistan, anarchism, anarchist, Ayn Rand, bank bailouts, Bill Posey, Chip Cravaack, coalition, contraceptive mandate, corporate welfare for the agriculture industry, Democrat, Democratic Party, Denny Rehberg; Rand Paul, Election Day, fiscal conservative, free trade” agreements, Gary Johnson, George W. Bush, GOP, indefinite detention, Iraq, Jack Hunter, Jack Kingston, Jeff Flake, Jeff Miller, Jerry Moran, Jim DeMint, Jim Jordan, Jimmy Duncan, Justin Amash, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, libertarianism, Libertarians, Libya, Medicare Part D, Mike Lee, Mitt Romney, monarchism, monarchist, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, News, No Child Left Behind, non-aggression principle, Obamcare, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Republican, Republican Liberty Caucus, Republican Party, Ron, Ron Paul, Ron Paul Pre-Convention Rally, Roscoe Bartlett, Scott Garret, social conservatives, socialism, Steve Chabot, TARP, Tea Party, Tom McClintock, Tom Woods, Trent Franks, Walter B. Jones, warfare, welfare state, Columns

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Dems Outregistering GOP, but Both Lag Behind NPAs

By: David Royse News Service of Florida | Posted: June 19, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Democratic Party, Division of Elections, GOP, Hispanics, independents, News, Republican Party, Rick Scott, Politics

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FreedomWorks' Tea Party Stirs Senate Race for Connie Mack

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 12, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Arizona, Bill Nelson, Connie Mack, Dave Weldon, FreedomWorks, George LeMieux, Immigration, Jeb Bush, Max Pappas, Mike McCalister, Nancy McGowan, News, Penny Plan, Republican Party, roll-call votes, Tea Party, Tom Rooney, U.S. Senate, Politics

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Three Florida Justices Lose Retention Vote in Hillsborough Straw Poll

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: May 23, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: activism, Barbara Pariente, Bush, Dan Stengel, Deborah Cox Roush, Florida Bar, Florida Supreme Court, Fred Lewis, Gore, Jeb Bush, Jesse Phillips, Lawton Chiles, News, Peggy Quince, Republican Party, Restore Justice, Retention Vote, Politics

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Conservatives Make Case for Jeff Atwater Senate Bid

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 18, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Bill Nelson, Brian Crowley, Carole Jean Jordan, chief financial officer, Connie Mack, Danita Kilcullen, George LeMieux, News, Republican Party, Richard Johnston, Roger Stone, Shark Tank, Sid Dinerstein, Steve Schale, Tea Party, Tom Tillison, U.S. Senate, Politics

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Fred Costello: GOP 'Free Agent' Seeks CD 6 Seat

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 3, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: dentist, Department of Community Affairs, energy, entitlement programs, Flagler County, Fred Costello, Growth, Jeb Bush, Medicaid, News, No Labels, Ormond Beach mayor, public-employee pensions, Republican Party, Scott Plakon, taxes, Politics

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Rep. Steve Southerland Could be Hounded by Blue Dog II in 2nd District

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 22, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: 2nd Congressional District, Abortion, Al Lawson, Alan Boyd, Alvin Peters, Blue Dog Democrats, Charlie Crist, jobs, Leonard Bembry, Nancy Argenziano, News, No Labels, North Florida, Panhandle, Parent Trigger, Republican Party, Steve Southerland, Tea Party, Politics

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Two More Republicans Announce Challenges to Debbie Wasserman Schultz

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 28, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: 23rd Congressional District, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Gineen Bresso, Joe Goldner, Joe Kaufman, Juan Eliel Garcia, Karen Harrington, News, Ozzie deFaria, Republican Party, Richard DeNapoli, Politics

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Florida Media, Rick Scott and the Poll Position

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: May 25, 2011 12:14 PM

TAGS: Barack Obama, Democrats, education, media, News, Quinnipiac Poll, Republican Party, Rick Scott, Columns

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'Humane' Newt Gingrich Stumbles; Jon Huntsman Steps Into Spotlight

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 23, 2011 9:42 AM

Newt Gingrich wants to keep illegal aliens in this country so their children can work as school janitors.

TAGS: Illegal Aliens, Immigration, Iran, Jon Huntsman, national security, News, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Tea Party, Columns

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Has Mitt Romney Converted the Christian Right?

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 17, 2011 3:55 AM

In an almost miraculous twist to the Republican presidential contest, Mitt Romney is converting Christian conservatives to his side in Florida. It's an eye-popping development since many on the religious right consider Romney neither Christian nor particularly conservative.