Florida Primary

Florida: Vote-by-Mail Do-over Gains Traction

Jennifer Treuting | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Jennifer Treuting

With nothing settled by Texas and Ohio, once again, we turn to Florida. The delegate math is such that it will be very difficult for either Democratic...

Florida Republicans Weigh In On Democratic Primary Do-over

Ron Levitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Ron Levitt

A new proposal for seating Florida's Democratic delegates at the party's convention in Denver has emerged, this time from a Republican. The state's Re...

Consensus Nears For Mail-In Revote In Florida

AP via Los Angeles Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A consensus began to emerge today that the best way to give Florida's Democrats a voice in electing a candidate for president lies with the U.S. Posta...

Florida, Michigan Revote: News, Polls and Rumors

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


**UPDATED** March 15 Clinton Supporters Stepping Up Pressure On DNC: The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes power struggle over t...

Clinton: "I Would Not Accept A Caucus"

US News | Kenneth Walsh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The day after her victories in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island, Sen. Hillary Clinton was scheduled to take some time off, but she went ahead and gave in...

Democrats Face Deadlock Over Michigan And Florida Delegates

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


With the two Democratic presidential candidates in near-deadlock and battling for every delegate, party leaders and the rival campaigns started search...

Democratic State Party Chair Lays Out Conditions For Florida Primary Mulligan

Ron Levitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Ron Levitt

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Florida's Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman drew a line in the sand regarding the seating of its delegation. In an e-mail b...

Is The DNC Leaving The Light On For The Florida And Michigan Delegations?

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Nathaniel Bach

A cornerstone of Senator Hillary Clinton's strategy to become the Democratic presidential nominee--and a recently renewed argument on the campaign tra...

Sharpton: Don't Seat Fla., Mich.

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Seating delegates from Florida and Michigan at the Democratic National Convention would be a grave injustice, the Rev. Al Sharpton ...

NAACP Head Wants Barred Delegates Seated

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON _ A prominent civil rights leader has told the Democratic National Committee that refusing to seat delegates from Florida and Michigan woul...

Max Follmer

Price Tag Precludes Re-Vote In Michigan And Florida

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The controversial Florida and Michigan Democratic primaries will most likely not be rescheduled, as some activists have recently demanded, according ...

DNC Urged to End Fight Over Delegates

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The woman who oversaw the documentation of voter disenfranchisement during the disputed 2000 presidential election has asked...

Presidential Hopefuls Squeeze Floridians For Cash

Ron Levitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Ron Levitt

The Sunshine State continues to be a cash cow both for Democrats and Republicans who are still milking Floridians for bucks to pay for their continuin...

Sam Stein

Ex-NYC Mayor Dinkins Breaks Silence On Giuliani

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The collapse of Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign in Florida may have been perceived as a sudden if not spectacular political phenomenon. But the ...

Max Follmer

Flatlining To Frontrunner: A Media Retrospective On McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


John McCain's re-emergence to lead the GOP presidential field following back-to-back primary victories in South Carolina and Florida has brought the n...

Marc Cooper

Defeated Giuliani Endorses McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Simi Valley, California - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani formally ended his presidential candidacy today and threw his endorsement to John McCain...

Florida Presidential Primary: McCain Wins, Giuliani Drops Out

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Update: Top Edwards adviser Joe Trippi: Obama and Clinton are "banging down the doors" for our endorsement. Update: Obama, Clinton respond to Edwards...

Edwards Exits Presidential Race

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and BECKY BOHRER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NEW ORLEANS — Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying it was time to step as...

Obama, Clinton React To Edwards Dropping Out

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Edwards Campaign feels the love: According to Edwards campaign manager Joe Trippi, the two remaining campaigns are "banging down the doors" to secure...

John Edwards To Drop Out Of Race

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and BECKY BOHRER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NEW ORLEANS — Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying it was time to step as...

Florida Voters Turn Out for Primary

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


TAMPA, Fla. — A close Republican presidential race and a proposal to lower property taxes brought out Florida voters in large numbers Tuesday. ...

McCain Beats Romney to Win Fla. Primary

AP | DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


MIAMI — Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida primary Tuesday night, seizing the upper hand in the Republican presidential ...

Doesn't Quite Have The Same Ring As "YES WE CAN" But Still, It's A Nice Moment

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media


Mitt Romney leads some sort of rallying call. Si se puede! ...

Elderly Candidate Wins Elderly Vote In Florida, Rudy Withdraws To Spend More Time With 9/11

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. John McCain defeated Mitt Romney, picking up 57 delegates in the vital Florida primary Tuesday night. McCain took 36 percent of the vote, followe...

Giuliani Prepares To Drop Out Of Presidential Race, Endorse McCain

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


ORLANDO, Fla. — Rudy Giuliani, who bet his presidential hopes on Florida only to come in third, prepared to quit the race Tuesday and endorse hi...