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Update your press list — Tallahassee Democrat long-time, leading political writer Bill Cotterell retiring. His retirement column is a must read: http://m.tallahassee.com/latest/article?a=2012203050306&f=1476 BOEHNER VISITS BUCHANAN — You can’t spell REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER without the letters F-B-I Boehner, …

SHOT: HILARIOUS, MUST WATCH VIDEO The Colbert Report takes on Florida’s voter suppression law. “People Who Are Destroying America: Teachers” Dawn Quarles, a Florida high school teacher, faces voter fraud fines for registering her students to …

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 …

TALLAHASSEE, FL —  Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith today issued the following statement deploring Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney’s support for the Rubio-Blunt Amendment, the latest measure in the GOP’s War on Women. The amendment, …

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 …