Are you a Floridian who is a Ted Cruz-fanatic, hoping against hope that John Kasich somehow pulls off the upset of all upsets or is still on the Ben Carson train? We hate to say it, but a vote for either of those three in the Florida primary is, basically,…
For nearly a decade, the mysterious Zodiac killer terrorized the Bay Area by brutally murdering young couples and then taunting police and the press with cryptic notes. The killer was never found. Unless he’s now a front-running GOP presidential contender? A rumor that the long-sought after serial killer is actually…
This is the most diverse group of legitimate presidential contenders America has ever seen. One the Democratic side you’ve got both the first woman and first Jew to ever win a primary. On the Republican side, those left standing include two Cuban-Americans and an African-American. Regardless of the rest of…
If Marco Rubio is actually going to win the Republican nomination at some point he’ll actually have to win, you know, some primaries. While some in the media and establishment (perhaps out of blind hope) have positioned him as the one to beat, he hasn’t actually performed better than second…
Tune into any of the Democratic debates and you’ll hear a lot about income inequality, but very little about the issue that is (depending, on the economist your talk to) one of the driving factors behind or major symptoms of inequality: rising rents, a lack of affordable housing and the…
It’s doubtful most Floridians had even heard of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, yet the state has officially honored him since 1922 by placing his likeness in the National Statuary Hall. Well, today the State House of Representative voted to remove ol’ Kirby from the place of honor by an 83 to…
In addition to being Miami Beach’s mayor, Philip Levine is also among the biggest property owners in booming Sunset Harbour. That’s created some sticky situations in the past, like when Levine voted to put millions of city cash into anti-sea level pumps and street adjustments to protect the buildings he owns. …
Roger Stone and Ana Navarro are both Republican political operatives who are now better known for their roles as TV talking heads. Both have ties to candidates in the race, both live in Miami and both are frequently seen giving their opinions on CNN. That’s quite a bit in common…
One of political writer’s favorite games to play to fill out column inches is “Who would ______ pick as their running mate?” Political writers, however, haven’t spent much time thinking about who Donald Trump would pick, mostly because they’re still more focused on whether or not Trump can actually win…
America’s saddest presidential campaign has finally been euthanized by the good voters of South Carolina. No more can voters chuckle woefully at pleas to “Please clap” or at ham handed attempts to explain why Dubya wasn’t wrong to invade Iraq. Jeb! and his random exclamation point have walked slowly into…
It’s a presidential election year in which Americans of all stripes are questioning the health of our democracy, but you don’t start at the presidential level to realize how broken democracy can be at times. Just take the Florida legislature as a prime example. Representatives and Senators up in Tallahassee once…
The political data hounds at FiveThirtyEight have assembled a map of which presidential candidate is most popular on Facebook in every county in America. You’ll see seas of blue for Ben Carson, strongholds of gold for Donald Trump, regions of purple for Bernie Sanders, flecks of red in Texas for…
If you’ve ventured into the comment section of any news article about the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in recent weeks you’ve probably ran into some angry banter about Superdelegates. Well, Rep. Alan Grayson, ever attuned to the internet grassroots, had decided to use the controversy to his Senate…
When the news broke last night that Obama will head to Cuba next month — becoming the first sitting president to visit since 1928 — it swept through Miami like a tropical storm. Pot-banging protesters stormed the streets of Little Havana, molotov cocktails were flung at consulates of nations friendly…
Usually when the NRA and other gun groups say jump, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature says “How high and how many guns should we carry when we do it?” But there’s a few gun fantasies that are just a bridge too far for even some Floridians. Yesterday, Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla,…
Jeb Bush, who is currently sitting in last place in national polls of all remaining major Republican candidates, just tweeted a picture of what’s assumedly his personal gun (you can tell, because it has his name embossed on it) with the word “America.” It’s a truly bizarre Tweet, that underlies the…
Vancouver has one of the most stunning skylines on earth, a jagged expanse of skyscrapers framed by sparkling waterways and the towering North Shore Mountains. It’s a city fit for any ad campaign. Except that Vancouver is indisputably in Canada. So it’s a poor choice to use Vancouver’s lovely but…
It’s no secret that the Democratic “establishment,” at both the state and national level, would much rather Rep. Alan Grayson stay out of the race to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. They’ve always preferred Rep. Patrick Murphy. He’s got the backing of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and a host of…
Are you still tagged in Facebook photos from that time you went to a drunken “Anything But Clothes” party in college? Have a habit of tweeting out your strongly worded controversial political opinions? Maybe your Instagram is literred with a few thirst-trap picture? Sure, we’ve all posted some things on…
U.S. Senate members have a few pretty important responsibilities that are part of the job description. They’re supposed to vote on legislation, of course, and ratify treaties and international agreements. And on the rare occasion that a spot opens up on the Supreme Court, they’re supposed to work with the…
Florida’s Democratic voters just can’t seem to catch much of a break. The State and National Party loves to select milquetoast candidates for state-wide races while discouraging any real primary race, only to see those candidates — Alex Sink, Charlie Crist, et. al. — fail in general elections. Marco Rubio…
Separating fact from fancy in the David Beckham MLS story is about as easy as keeping Zlatan off the score sheet. Even though Beckham has secured MLS approval for a privately built stadium in Overtown, his group still has yet to buy all the land, nail down construction plans or…
