California and New York are in the midst of colorful gubernatorial elections, but Florida’s race hasn’t been getting much national attention. That’s amazing considering an unfit, self-financed, crooked businessman hell-bent on stirring up divisive issues might become the next governor of the fourth most populace state. Forget that, though — the national…
In this week’s New Times, we lay out four reasons you should support billionaire Norman Braman’s efforts to recall County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. We’re obviously not alone in believing the measure has merit — Braman announced last night that more than 90,000 folks in Dade County have already signed the…
Ever since Lawton Chiles embarked on a 1,003 mile walk across Florida and ultimately became the state’s Senator in an upset victory, some candidates in the state have had a habit for folksy campaign stunts. There was Bob Graham’s working days, Kendrick Meek’s successful bid to become the first senate…
In an age when the broadsheets are struggling and anyone can make their own mini-endorsements on Twitter or Facebook, do newspaper endorsements still matter? The Democratic Governor nominee better hope so. She’s walked away with the support of every major newspaper’s editorial board in the state. That’s an almost unheard…
A pair of lidless, unblinking eyes stare out at you from the TV screen. You change the channel, but there it is again. A chill runs up your spine. Instinctively, you look around to make sure your children, girlfriend, or golden retriever is safe.But wait, this isn’t a horror flick…
A Miami lawyer and a Joe Garcia supporter are suing to kick his opponent, Republican David Rivera, off the ballot for congressional district 25.Lawyers representing Garcia supporter Maria Teresa Pascual and attorney William Barzee gave a press conference on the steps of the Miami-Dade county courthouse at 11 a.m. detailing…
Farid Khavari would like to have a word with you over your radio airwaves. The outsider candidate for governor has bought some ad time to let you know that, while his name may lead the prejudiced and idiotic to believe he’s an Osama-lovin’ al Qaeda operative, he’s really just a…
We’re pretty sure Amendment 4 has something to do with putting land-use and zoning issues up to a public vote– giving voters veto power over elected officials. But when we try to fathom anything beyond that one sentence– which took us forty-five minutes to write– our head hurts so we…
The airwaves are rife with ads telling us who and what to vote or not vote for. What you don’t see is ads telling you not to vote at all. A conservative group tried to air an ad telling Latino voters not to vote in Nevada on Univision, but the…
Maurice Ferré, who 25 years ago was the mayor of the City of Miami, thinks he didn’t get a fair shake in his long shot run for Senate in the Democratic primary. Somehow he’s claiming this is “an insult to every Hispanic voter in our state.” So what does he…
Perhaps it’s just Riptide’s over-familiarity with the adult film industry, but the race for senate is quickly becoming as tired and flaccid as the twelfth take of a Palm Beach porno flick.Take last night’s debate between Governor Charlie Crist, Tea Party boy wonder Marco Rubio, and Kendrick “yes-that’s-me-next-to-Bill-Clinton” Meek at…
It wasn’t exactly a proud moment for our country when then President Bill Clinton famously quipped “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is,” while under sworn testimony. If you look back at that episode and cringe, you’ll probably be in horror watching video of Rick Scott…
Republican Attorney General candidate Pam Bondi’s latest campaign ad is pretty damn good. Actually we’re not sure if it would work better as an actual campaign ad or a trailer for an upcoming CBS legal drama. It’s pure Hollywood, with stirring string music, ominous sound effects, and a spooky sounding…
Tea Party dreams do come true! Two stars of the conservative movement, Florida’s Republican senate candidate Marco Rubio and right wing queen bee Sarah Palin will share a stage this weekend in Orlando. Somewhere an eagle is surely weeping with joy…
Florida state Rep. William Snyder, the slow-drawling ex-Miami-Dade Police officer who has drafted Tallahassee’s version of the hotly debated Arizona immigration bill, is adamant that his law would not lead to racial profiling.”Race, ethnicity, and national origin cannot be used in making arrests. It’s immoral, illegal, and unconstitutional,” he said…
Jon Ausman is a representative for Florida on the Democratic National Committee, and boy does he have a good idea on how to prevent Marco Rubio from winning the senate race. He wants former Governor and Senator Bob Graham to sit down with Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek and has…
The race to fill the empty seat in congressional district 25 is heating up, and lately things haven’t been going Republican David Rivera’s way. Most recently, an agency that he claimed on sworn documents employed him says it has no records of ever doing business with him. Now along comes…
Frederica Wilson was the winner of the Democratic primary in Florida District 17, and will almost certainly fill the vacancy left behind by Kendrick Meek in the next United States Congress. She is also a state legislator, mother, grandmother, founder of the 5000 Role Models program, former principal and former…
Despite much evidence in the 2010 election cycle to the contrary, Florida voters have not completely lost their damn minds. A new poll from Public Policy Polling shows that Rush Limbaugh does not have a chance of knocking off incumbent democratic senator Bill Nelson when he’s up for reelection in…
How confidant is the national GOP that their candidate Marco Rubio has the Florida senate race in the bag? Well, if you could measure it in money, it would come out to about $4 million. The party is directing money it had originally planned to spend on the Rubio campaign…
A new poll by Public Policy Polling has Alex Sink up by five points over Rick Scott in the Governor’s Race, with independents and self-described moderates seemingly lining up behind the Democrat. Still, with just a few weeks left in the campaign, 14 percent remain undecided. …
For the past seven years David Rivera, a Republican state legislator now running for congress in district 25, has filed sworn documents claiming that besides his salary from the state his main source of income has been from U.S. Agency for International Development. Well, The Miami Herald contacted U.S.A.I.D. and…
