Unfortunately, out-of-touch voting records are catching up with South Florida's representatives. All three Republican incumbents will be challenged by strong Democratic challengers fighting for change.
Paul Loeb | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics
No matter how well Clinton does in the remaining primaries, her future is going to be in the hands of the superdelegates. It's time for them to exercise their power to rein in scorched-earth campaigning.
Mark Myers | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics
Lost in the shuffle of what's fair for the voters of Florida and Michigan is the question of what's fair for the superdelegates hailing from these two states.
William Fisher | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the National Newspaper Publishers Association - the organization representing the nation's 200--plus blac...
Karen Russell | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics
The cynics will continue to blather on about Rev. Wright and the politics of guilt by association. Others, like me, will be inspired by Obama's call to action and continue this provocative and healing dialogue on race.
Matt Littman | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics
Howard Dean should scream again and tell those who seek to blackmail him that he's not going to take it anymore. He's not a puppet. He's someone who cares about the future of his party.
Tom Douglas | Posted 03.17.2008 | Home
The fat lady hasn't started singing yet, but she has been spotted in the parking lot of the Pepsi Center in Denver, falling down drunk with a corndog in each hand.
Bob Edwards | Posted 03.17.2008 | Media
Are newspapers really dying or are they just no longer able to deliver a 30% margin to their owners?
Shaun Jacob Halper | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics
The shock-and-awe political chatter at Mahjong tables across South Florida does not augur well for Obama in a re-vote or in the general election.
AP | Alan Zibel | Posted 03.14.2008 | Business
Florida led the nation in mortgage fraud in 2007, a dubious distinction it's had two years running. The competition to be first in fraud is getting s...
Lucy Carrigan | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics
The Democratic Party is not operating in a logical world, in a logical way, in a logical fashion. It is is kow-towing to the Clintons.
Paul Abrams | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics
Do the superdelegates want to reward scorched earth policies? The longer they delay, the more scorched earth (aka, the kitchen sink) they will be encouraging.
Craig Crawford | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics
Florida Democrats put the finishing touches on a presidential re-vote plan that almost no one likes, but represents the last hope for salvaging the state's nominating role.
Craig Crawford | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics
With over 4 million registered Democrats in Florida, the proposed vote-by-mail redo of the state's presidential primary would be a grand but potentially disastrous experiment.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics
It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.
Dylan Loewe | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics
The Michigan and Florida superdelegates violated the rules of the Democratic Party. They should not be seated at the Democratic convention.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics
The Democratic Party has structured its system in a way that thwarts insurgency, promotes secrecy, and creates the need for vast amounts of money. The process is perfectly Clintonian,
Dylan Loewe | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics
Hillary Clinton has no realistic path to the pledged delegate lead, and lacks any persuasive argument to convince superdelegates to fall in line. And yet, she continues.
Ryan J. Davis | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics
Hillary has expanded her base from older white women to older white women and Republicans planning to vote for McCain in November. Now that's a winning coalition!
Bob Franken | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics
The leading lights who managed to disenfranchise the people of Florida and Michigan are now the ones proposing solutions. The best idea of all is to ignore any of theirs.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics
Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.
Harry Shearer | Posted 03.08.2008 | Politics
Two events dominating this week's news demonstrate together how we've managed to build a society incapable of taking the long view -- of anything.
Chris Weigant | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
A quick primary pick here, before we get on to the awards and the talking points. Wyoming will be holding its Democratic caucus tomorrow. This one is...
Robert Guttman | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
There's something troubling when a candidate who is behind in the delegate count talks about putting the person who is currently ahead in the race on her ticket in second place as the vice-presidential candidate.
Edward Ugel | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
My issue lies with both campaigns. All I see are folks who care more about winning than about being right or doing right by and for their party. The Democratic party is tearing itself apart from within.
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Brian Wolff | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics