Republican Sen. John McCain told crowds in this battleground state Friday to "hold onto your wallet" because his Democratic presidential rival, Barack Obama, has talked of spreading the wealth around. ...more

October 18, 2008

Until now, Shirley Morgan had always been the kind of voter the Republican Party thought it could count on. She comes from a family of staunch Republicans, has a son in the military and has supported Republican presidential candidates ever since she cast her first ballot, for Richard Nixon in 1972. ...more

May 3, 2008

The Republican presidential candidates sing from the same book, but if you listen to each of them on individual issues, they flip-flop depending on their audience. On the war in Iraq, with one exception, they agree on continuing the war until we have victory. Their timetable is several years to eternity. The Middle East is in shambles. All agree on making the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent. As for the corporate tax cuts, they also agree we should let them have more money to create jobs (lower wage jobs.) The number of people in our country who live in poverty has grown during this administration. Corporate America has moved jobs to India and they buy products they sell to us from China that have also caused many problems in recalls. ...more

February 7, 2008

While Republican presidential candidates battle for the votes of Floridians, the Democratic candidates, sworn not to campaign here, are battling over whether the primary matters. ...more

January 28, 2008

In a dramatic surprise Saturday night, Gov. Charlie Crist handed John McCain an endorsement in Florida's GOP presidential primary that could prove crucial in Tuesday's tight race. ...more

January 27, 2008

I am a Democrat. I wish George W. Bush and his family a good life. As president however he is: 1. Incompetent 2. Arrogant 3. Has misled the government and the people of this country with errors and lies. If you believe that you, or your family, and our country are better off than we were seven years ago, I don't think you need read any further. ...more

January 10, 2008

The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are navigating a far different set of issues as they approach the Iowa caucuses today than when they first started campaigning here a year ago, and that is likely to change even more as the campaigns move next to New Hampshire. ...more

January 3, 2008

In Miami last month, Colombian immigrant Carlos Cruz Gallego testified against a man accused of beating him with a piece of re-bar. After his testimony, authorities detained Gallego for being in this country illegally, leading immigration advocates to howl in protest. ...more

December 2, 2007

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani enter the final months of their parties' presidential primary campaigns as the biggest recipients of Tampa Bay area money. ...more

October 17, 2007

These are anxious times in the news industry because the Internet and digital technology have transformed the way people access news and information. Young people, especially, tell us they reach for their laptops first thing in the morning, not the printed page. ...more

September 30, 2007