Just six months ago, Gov. Charlie Crist seemed invincible. He was sitting on stratospheric job approval ratings, at least 68 percent. The leading Democratic contender for governor, Alex Sink, didn't want to challenge him if he ran for re-election. ...more

October 25, 2009

Why Putnam Left Post Re: "That's Not Why I knocked On 20,000 Doors" (Views Nov. 16): ...more

November 19, 2008

Michelle Obama told Democrats on the opening night of their convention that her husband and their presumed nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, emerged from humble beginnings with an understanding of the need to serve and inspire. ...more

August 26, 2008

Now that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, he says convention delegates from Florida and Michigan should have full voting rights at the party's national convention. ...more

August 3, 2008

The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Republicans blocked a bid by Democrats to add $44 billion in help for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and businesses to the House-passed economic aid package. ...more

February 7, 2008

The woman who oversaw a federal report documenting voter disenfranchisement during Florida's disputed 2000 presidential election is asking the Democratic Party to settle a fight with Florida and Michigan before the party harms itself. ...more

February 5, 2008

SEBRING — In 2005, when Tim Mahoney entered the 16th District congressional race against Mark Foley, political prognosticators gave him no chance to win. As late as Sept. 12, 2006, even a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee poll had Mahoney trailing Foley 35 to 48 percent. But on Sept. 29, Foley resigned after a Web site revealed the congressman had been sending salacious e-mails to teenaged House pages. ...more

December 27, 2007