With former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid likely hinging on next week's Republican primary in Florida, he's zeroing in on an issue that heavily impacts Floridians - property insurance. ...more

January 23, 2008

Rudy Giuliani has shifted his campaign emphasis from law and order and national security to the economy. ...more

January 22, 2008

Arizona Sen. John McCain has promised straight talk in his latest bid for the White House, and his blunt and pragmatic message on the issues has been gaining momentum as the candidates move through the 2008 primary season. Members of The Tampa Tribune's editorial board caught up with McCain by telephone on Jan. 11 as he campaigned in South Carolina for a wide-ranging interview on the issues as we prepared to deliver our endorsement in Florida's Republican primary. ...more

January 20, 2008

My husband and I were glued to news radio 970 listening to the New Hampshire Primary results when suddenly we had an awakening: Why do we care? ...more

January 12, 2008

All over the country, newspapers large and small customarily endorse candidates for public office, from the local town or city council right up to the White House. That's not news. But it is news when a paper publishes what amounts to a rare, perhaps even unique, anti-endorsement, and it is national news when the repudiated candidate is running for president. ...more

December 28, 2007

it shows Rudy Giuliani losing the lead to Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. ...more

December 15, 2007