If enough Republican voters support the woman candidate for governor in the primary election (even though she is the underdog), there can be some good, positive changes in Florida government. ...more

February 13, 2010

All those folks who dismissed 2009's revolutionary tea party movement as something they dearly hoped it was - a momentary hissy, a tantrum by half wits who soon would return to their couches, their "Faux News" and their tapioca pudding - Kim Irvine has a bus trip for you. ...more

February 7, 2010

Gov. Charlie Crist was his usual sunny self when he visited the Tribune's editorial board Monday, the day before a respected poll showed that his challenger in the Senate primary, Marco Rubio, has pulled ahead of the governor among Republican voters. ...more

January 30, 2010

Marco Rubio's threat to Gov. Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate primary rose to a new level Tuesday when, for the first time, a major poll showed Rubio edging Crist among Republican voters and campaign finance announcements showed him coming closer to Crist in fundraising. ...more

January 27, 2010

Primay elections will be held today in Florida House District 58 in Tampa. ...more

January 26, 2010

Gov. Charlie Crist was offering no apologies Saturday for standing with President Barack Obama and supporting the federal stimulus package - an event that has haunted him as he seeks a U.S. Senate seat. ...more

January 9, 2010

Not long ago, it seemed a dead certainty that the only thing threatening Charlie Crist's march to a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010 was a giant hurricane that left Florida taxpayers on the hook for a huge property-damage payout, thanks to the takeover of the insurance industry by the governor and his allies in the Legislature. As it turns out, other political ill winds are stirring. ...more

December 19, 2009

The fringes of Tropical Storm Ida drizzled on Paula Dockery's parade Tuesday, dampening but not dousing a rally intended to kick off her insurgent campaign for governor. ...more

November 10, 2009

State Sen. Paula Dockery's decision to challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination may upset the party's elders, but the competition will be good for the Republican rank and file. ...more

November 4, 2009

In what looks like a victory for the same conservative forces backing Marco Rubio in Florida, the Republican Party nominee dropped out of a special election to fill a U.S. House seat in New York on Saturday. ...more

November 2, 2009