Articles in Category: 'Rick Wilson'

GOP Poised to Grab Both New Congressional Seats
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 31, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Republicans have the best shot at picking up Florida's two new congressional seats next year, a district-by-district analysis indicates.
TAGS: 2012 Elections, Census, Congress, Democrats, FairDistricts, Florida congressional delegation, Kenneth Quinnell, News, Randy Nielsen, Reapportionment, Redistricting, registered voters, Republicans, Rick Wilson, Politics
 
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Florida Republicans: New Era or Same Old Stuff?
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 17, 2011 3:55 AM
 

Outgoing state Republican Party Chairman John Thrasher worries that the GOP "is taking our Hispanic friends for granted."
TAGS: Anitere Flores, Central Florida Tea Party Council, Charlie Crist, Dave Bitner, Dean Cannon, Deborah Cox-Roush, Doug Guetzloe, Hispanics, Javier Manjarres, Jim Greer, Joe Gruters, John Thrasher, Marco Rubio, Mike Haridopolos, News, Party Chairman, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, Shark Tank, Sid Dinerstein, Tea Party, Tom Tillison, Tony DiMatteo, Columns
 
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'No Labels' No Way to Win, Conservatives Say
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 30, 2010 11:00 AM
 
In a bid to become the "tea party of the center," a group of moderate Republicans and Democrats has launched a "No Labels" movement.
TAGS: Adam Hasner, Charlie Crist, Connie Mack, Damien Filer, Dave Aronberg, Democrats, Fred O'Neal, George W. Bush, Michael Bloomberg, News, No Labels, Pam Bondi, Progress Florida, Randy Nielsen, Republicans, Rick Wilson, Robin Stublen, Tea Party, Tom Tillison, Politics
 
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Republicans Line Up to Take Down Bill Nelson
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 8, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Next up: Bill Nelson.
TAGS: Adam Hasner, Alan Grayson, Allen Boyd, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, Charlie Crist, Connie Mack, Daniel Webster, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic Party, Eugene Benson, George LeMieux, Jeb Bush, Jim Greer, Katherine Harris, Kathy Castor, Kenneth Quinnell, Marco Rubio, Mike Haridopolos, News, Republican Party, Rick Wilson, Roger Stone, Seth McKee, Suzanne Kosmas, U.S. Senate, Politics
 
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West Winning Wild CD 22 Race, Poll Shows
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 21, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Republican Allen West narrowly leads U.S. Rep. Ron Klein in a bruising battle for South Florida's 22nd Congressional District, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.
TAGS: 22nd Congressional District, Allen West, Barack Obama, Clay Shaw, News, Rick Wilson, Ron Klein, Vietnam veterans, Voter Survey Service, Politics
 
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Poll: Marco Rubio Widens Lead in Senate Race
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 13, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Republican Marco Rubio is sailing toward the U.S. Senate, as Democrat Kendrick Meek and independent Charlie Crist are dead in the water, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports.
TAGS: Alex Sink, Barack Obama, Center for Responsive Politics, Charlie Crist, Florida, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, News, Public Policy Polling, Rasmussen Reports, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, U.S. Senate, Voter Survey Service, Politics
 
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Teachers Union Shows Its True (Blue) Color
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 14, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Super-sized glossy campaign fliers are landing in the mailboxes of school employees, courtesy of the Florida Education Association.
TAGS: Adam Putnam, Alex Sink, Dan Gelber, Dean Cannon, Florida Democratic Party, Florida Education Association, Jeb Bush, Mark Pudlow, Mike Haridopolos, National Education Association, News, Pam Bondi, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, Senate Bill 6, teachers union, Politics
 
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Poll: Rick Scott Takes Lead, 'Favored to Win'
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 5, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Republican Rick Scott has taken the lead over Democrat Alex Sink in Florida's tight gubernatorial contest, according to a new Sunshine State News Poll.
TAGS: Alex Sink, Barack Obama, Bill McCollum, Florida governor, Florida State University, Lance DeHaven-Smith, News, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, Voter Survey Service, Politics
 
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Thrasher and Gianoulis Battle in SD 8
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 15, 2010 4:05 AM
 
He's one of the Florida Legislature's most powerful Republicans, and one of its most partisan.
TAGS: Arizona immigration law, Bush tax cuts, Deborah Gianoulis, federal health-care law, Florida Democratic Party, Florida Education Association, Florida Progressive Coalition, John Thrasher, News, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Wilson, Senate Bill 6, Senate District 8, Politics
 
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Alcee Hastings Rolls Over Another Token Opponent
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 14, 2010 4:05 AM
 

In a year of hotly contested elections and raging anti-incumbent fervor, Florida's 23rd Congressional District remains a stagnant backwater sure to re-elect U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings.
TAGS: 23rd Congressional District, Alcee Hastings, Barack Obama, Bernard Sansaricq, News, Rick Wilson, Yomin Postelnik, Politics
 
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Republicans Plot Historic Comeback
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 13, 2010 4:05 AM
 


Tapping into voter anger, Republicans across America are targeting Democratic congressional seats and governorships.

TAGS: Alan Grayson, Alex Sink, Allen Boyd, Allen West, Charlie Crist, Daniel Webster, Democratic Governors Association, Florida Progressive Coalition, George Metcalfe, Haley Barbour, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Nathan Daschle, News, Peg Dunmire, Republican Governors Association, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, Ron Klein, Sandy Adams, Suzanne Kosmas, Tea Party, Politics
 
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The Rivalry Behind the Scott-McCollum Battle
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: August 23, 2010 2:39 PM
 

The bare-knuckle brawl between Bill McCollum and Rick Scott has been stoked by two other bitter rivals: their campaign managers, who also happen to be former partners.
TAGS: Arthur Finkelstein, Bill McCollum, Business, gubernatorial primary, Jim McLaughlin, John McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Associates, News, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, Roger Stone, Tony Fabrizio, Politics
 
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Alex Sink Banks on Women's Vote in Gubernatorial Race
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 20, 2010 12:30 PM
 

UPDATED: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is running under the radar while Republican rivals Bill McCollum and Rick Scott bloody each other for the right to face her Nov. 2.

TAGS: Alex Sink, Bill McCollum, chief financial officer, Democratic Party, Florida governor, Joy-Ann Reid, Lawton, News, Rick Scott, Rick Wilson, Politics
 
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Teacher Performance Pay Shapes CFO Race
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: April 13, 2010 12:56 AM

The state's chief financial officer handles money matters in Florida, but as the campaign for the position starts to heat up, it appears that teacher performance pay will be an issue in the coming election, too.

Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, the favorite to win the Republican CFO nomination, was a strong supporter of the teacher performance pay plan that passed the Senate earlier in the session and the House early Friday morning.

TAGS: CFO, Jeff Atwater, Loranne Ausley, News, Pat Patterson, Rick Wilson, Teacher Performance Pay
 
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Spoiling for a Fight
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 26, 2010 11:39 AM

A knock-down, drag-out fist fight between Senate candidates Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio on "Fox News Sunday" may make for good network ratings, but what does it profit the Republican Party of Florida?

A bloody brawl might have some GOP leaders nervously clutching their TV remotes. Yet, the increasingly combative race is drawing evermore intense focus on Florida as a bellwether state for the Fall elections coast to coast.

TAGS: Charlie Crist, Everett Wilkinson, John Thrasher, Marco Rubio, News, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Wilson, Tea Party, Politics
 
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