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Politico today named Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign a top-10 February winner following the brutal, month long intra-party brawl between Connie Mack IV and George LeMieux. Article here and below. And here are just some of the …

FDP CHAIR SMITH AND OBAMA SENIOR STRATEGIST AXELROD RALLY STUDENTS Smith and Axelrod encourage students to get involved [Florida Alligator] “The chief strategist of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and the chairman of the Florida Democratic …

The New York Times picks up on a telling remark from Republican Senate President Pro-Tem Steve Bennett, in which he states “I gotta tell ya I wouldn’t even have any problem making it harder” for people …

Romney’s run to the right already hurting him with Hispanics Justice Sotomayor and I-4 politics [Tampa Bay Times] “Democrats eyeing Florida’s 29 electoral votes already are pouncing on a Romney ad attacking Rick Santorum for voting …

Flying over Mitt Romney at the Daytona 500: “Mitt Romney: Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” [Politico]. Asked if he follows NASCAR while at the race: ‘Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans… ‘But I …

If you only read one thing: Slugging it out in the Senate [Tampa Bay Times Column]. Some highlights: “This is like discovering Ronald Reagan was the paterfamilias of Dennis Rodman.” “Now LeMieux may be many things …

Tampa Trib: Homestead exemption could be issue for Mack By WILLIAM MARCH | The Tampa Tribune Published: February 21, 2012 Updated: February 21, 2012 – 6:00 AM When news broke last week that Democratic Sen. Bill …

Over the weekend a chorus of newspapers from across the state condemned the GOP’s attempt to grant themselves immunity from lawsuits pertaining to their gerrymandered and unconstitutional redistricting maps. As the FDP noted last week, this …

Connie Mack had a campaign crippling weekend. On Friday, the Miami Herald reported on Mack’s Penny Plan hypocrisy: although he’s made debt reduction a centerpiece of his campaign, Mack has a history of property tax liens, …

Turns out Connie Mack’s penny-pinching debt-reduction plan is a hypocritical sham. The Miami Herald’s Marc Caputo is reporting that the beltway insider may be preaching fiscal conservatism on the campaign trail (when he gets around to …