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Hosts Steve and Leigh got quite a surprise for their regular scheduled Open Mic night at La Casa Dolce Coffee House in Tampa Florida. Rudy Giuliani, Republican Party presidential front-runner, was coming to make an appearance. Heather Weintraub, the local campaign coordinator, did not know that Monday is Open Mic night, after all, Rudy was supposed to arrive at 5:30 p.m., and the performers take the impromptu stage at 7, so who would have thought that there would be a conflict? Heather did not know that this same venue is also a regular host to the tie dyed, anti-war, unknown...

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U.S. presidential candidate Fred Thompson is scheduled to speak in Cape Coral Friday afternoon. Thompson will be at Jaycee Park, 4125 S.E. 20th Place, around 1:20 p.m., according to his schedule on his campaign Web site, http://fred08.com. Anyone who would like to attend Friday’s event can R.S.V.P. at Thompson’s campaign site. http://www.ImWithFred.com

NEW PORT RICHEY - Fred Thompson will stop here Friday during his first Florida tour since formally announcing last week that he is running for president. The former actor and senator becomes the star attraction at the fourth annual Reagan Day Dinner at Spartan Manor, 6121 Massachusetts Ave. Social hour is at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7. About 60 tickets remain at $60 each. Also scheduled to speak at Friday's gathering, sponsored by the Republican Party of Pasco, is Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is state chairman for the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign. For information, call Shari Kotsch...

Barely a week after he announced his presidential candidacy on the "Tonight Show,'' former Senator Fred Thompson is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Fort Myers. Thompson's campaign has reserved the pavilion at Centennial Park from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, said Fort Myers city spokeswoman Jennifer Hobbick. She said an aide to Thompson called the city's recreation department to make the reservation. She said the five-hour reservation probably would include some set-up time and she didn't know the exact time of the rally. Thompson, a former Republican senator from Tennessee and an actor, had made...

Voters in one of the nation's most-watched congressional races may be told at the polls that a vote for disgraced former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley is really a vote for state Sen. Joe Negron. A state appeals court on Friday ruled election supervisors in the eight counties of the 16th Congressional District can give out notices that explain to voters that Negron will receive any votes cast for Foley. He resigned from Congress after his lewd messages with teenage congressional pages were discovered. This leaves the decision whether to post notices up to the individual elections supervisors. ''The voters of...

24. If the election were held today for United States Senate, whom would you support, Bill Nelson, the Democrat, or Katherine Harris, the Republican? Bill Nelson 63% Katherine Harris 20% Undecided 17%

Republican Tramm Hudson defended himself against charges of racism Thursday, after a video clip surfaced in which the 13th District Congressional candidate made negative comments about the swimming ability of black people. In the 27-second clip, which first appeared on the conservative Web site redstate.com and quickly spread to other blogs, Hudson spoke about a training exercise during which the infantry company he commanded was to cross a river. “A large number were black,” Hudson said. “I grew up in Alabama. I understand, uh, I know from experience, that blacks are not the greatest swimmers or may not even know...

The Tarrance Group is pleased to present the Hudson for Congress Committee with the key findings from a survey of voter attitudes among likely Republican primary voters in the Thirteenth Congressional District of Florida. These key findings are based on telephone interviews with N=300 “likely” Republican primary voters throughout the district. Responses to this survey were gathered August 2-3, 2006, and the confidence interval associated with a sample of this type is + 5.8%. KEY FINDINGS - Tramm Hudson has surged ahead to take the lead in the Republican primary election for Congress in the Thirteenth Congressional District of Florida,...

First and foremost, we must secure our borders and stem the tide of illegal border crossings. Only when our borders are secure can we begin to deal the issue of those already here. To secure the border we must fully fund the border patrol and all customs and immigration services. They are the first line of defense along our borders and must have the agents and resources to perform effectively. They should be supported with military assets such as drones and satellites if necessary. Only with a strong border patrol can we hope to stop the stampede of illegal border...

(Tampa, FL)--- Congresswoman Katherine Harris, the Republican candidate for United States Senate, has accepted the primary election endorsement of the Florida Right to Life Political Action Committee (FRTL). This endorsement was granted to Harris based on her strong commitment toward defending human life. “Florida Right to Life would like to thank you for your commitment to the Pro-Life cause…” stated Carrie Eisnaugle, Chairman of the FRTL, in her letter to Congresswoman Harris. “This position reflects our appreciation for your stand for the rights of unborn children, the elderly, and the infirmed.”Representative Harris has voted in support of a number of...

BRADENTON - Candidates and their supporters buzzed around the room at a Bradenton American Legion post Tuesday night, but it was obvious when the biggest name in the local ranks walked into the fray.A circle of people at the door made it known with vigorous applause that Republican Congresswoman Katherine Harris still had their support. Despite turnover in her campaign staff, questions about her ethics and sagging poll numbers, these supporters and volunteers proudly donned her Senate campaign T-shirts and stickers.Dozens of Republican candidates set up booths at the Manatee County Republican Party's meet-the-candidates night. Harris, of Longboat Key, was...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Marks August 1, 2006 (813) 288-8400 Keep supporting Israel Harris condemns Hezbollah inhumanity Tampa, FL – Representative Katherine Harris, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, supports Israel’s right to defend itself against militant Islamic terrorists, and its right to live freely in the one true democracy in the Middle East. Harris urges the civilized world to hold Hezbollah accountable for its despicable and cowardly tactics, most notably the use of civilian populations as human shields in its ongoing jihad against the State of Israel. Congresswoman Harris notes, “The people of Israel have already conceded...

The race to replace Katherine Harris in Congress is growing nasty in Sarasota, with the leading Republican candidate pledging $700,000 of his own money to defend himself against what he says is a smear campaign by a Republican opponent. Sarasota car dealer Vern Buchanan leads the crowded Republican field in the polls and raising money in a congressional race expected to be one of the most competitive in the state. But he announced this week he's contributing another $700,000 to his own campaign to combat "an onslaught of negative attacks" by opponent Tramm Hudson. Supporters of Hudson, a banker, have...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Jennifer Marks July 31, 2006 Letter not applicable today Tampa, FL— Florida GOP Chairman Carole Jean Jordan informed Congresswoman Katherine Harris this afternoon that a previous letter unethically leaked in today’s news is not applicable to current party beliefs. Further, Jordan stated that the Florida Republican Party does not officially endorse or take positions in a primary. Representative Harris commented “this confidential letter was old news and Chairman Carole Jean Jordan has stated repeatedly this letter is not applicable today; further, Chairman Jordan said that she never expressed concerns about my campaign but rather the race...

KATHERINE HARRIS RALLIES IN WEST CHARLOTTE COUNTY FRIDAY, JULY 28TH We want to be sure that all county Republicans know that Katherine Harris will be in town on Friday the 28th and will arrive between 4:30 to 5 PM at the first event. THE GRAND OPENING OF THE ENGLEWOOD REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. The headquarters office is located at 2400 S. Mc Call Rd. (776) inside of the Gasparilla Properties Real Estate Office. Coming from Port Charlotte area on 776 it will be on the right hand side and you will see plenty of signs both for Harris and for the West...

27. If the election were held today for United States Senate, whom would you support, Bill Nelson, the Democrat or Katherine Harris, the Republican? Bill Nelson 60% Katherine Harris 22% Undecided 18%

Katherine Harris' floundering U.S. Senate campaign lost its high-level staff again this week and is groping for a message -- which doesn't surprise Republican insiders who trace the seeds of her trouble to the story of ``Joe's dead intern.'' This wasn't any old Joe. It was Joe Scarborough, host of the prime-time MSNBC show Scarborough Country and a former Pensacola Republican congressman who was courted last summer by national Republicans to run against Harris. But before he could announce he wouldn't, Harris called major donors and suggested Scarborough would have to answer questions about the strange death of a former...

EAST PALATKA -- U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said she is getting support in strange places in her fall bid for the U.S. Senate. Harris, the Republican who represents Florida’s 13th District, spoke at a Lincoln Day dinner held by the Putnam County Republican Executive Committee on Saturday night, saying House Democrats have told her they want her to beat incumbent Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson in their race for the U.S. Senate this November. “I’ve had Democrats in the House of Representatives come to me and say ‘You know, we’d really like to take the majority in the U.S. Senate’ —...

In this tony Gulf Coast city that prides itself on a refined attitude and a generous commitment to all things cultural, a nasty fight is brewing. The race to replace Republican Katherine Harris in Congress has turned into a free-for-all where seven candidates have raised millions of dollars and are now resorting to name-calling.

This Saturday, June 3rd, Republican US Senate candidate Will McBride will begin a statewide listening tour in Winter Garden. The tour will begin Saturday morning at 10:30 AM at the home of Will McBride’s parents-1058 Autumn Leaf Drive, Winter Garden, FL-- with a “campaign run” with Will McBride supporters. The public is welcome to join Will on the run. McBride will then be running in the annual Puerto Rican parade Sunday in east Orlando. For the rest of the month of June Will McBride will be traveling the state on a listening bus tour. The theme of McBride’s bus tour,...

All seven candidates for the 13th Congressional District seat made a joint appearance Thursday, answering questions on a variety of topics, such as abortion, national security and veterans benefits. Appearing before a couple hundred people at the Tiger Bay Club at Michael's on East, the five Republican and two Democratic candidates were first asked by a moderator to describe themselves as liberal or conservative, and then to explain what they meant. The two Democrats, Jan Schneider and Christine Jennings, described themselves as moderate Democrats, while two of the Republicans, Vern Buchanan and Mark Flanagan, said they were Ronald Reagan Republicans....

- There are two sides to Republican Rep. Katherine Harris (news, bio, voting record) — one that attracts talented people to her, and another that drives them away. The stories from former staff members are consistent, whether they worked with her at the Florida secretary of state's office, in her congressional office or on her current campaign to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson (news, bio, voting record): The woman who was both celebrated and vilified for overseeing the 2000 Florida recount is smart, charming and energetic and works hard. She is also a micromanager, easily angered and sometimes bursts into...

Gov. Jeb Bush ratcheted up his criticism about the foundering U.S. Senate candidacy of fellow Republican Katherine Harris Thursday, saying he was concerned her woes made it difficult for his party to defeat incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. He said he has not been asked to intervene in the race in any way, and Bush has emphatically said he won't enter the race in his last year as governor. Last month, Bush issued Harris advice via the media, saying the congresswoman from Longboat Key needed to make the race less about her turmoil and more about Nelson and the future...

The last of U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris' key staffers appear ready to abandon her campaign for the U.S. Senate in a wave of resignations expected to start this weekend. Sources close to the campaign said Friday that the defections would touch virtually every level of her operation. Harris, who is running against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, is likely to lose her chief political strategist, her campaign manager, her spokeswoman, her director of field operations and even a traveling aide who helps hand out stickers at campaign appearances. It is the latest and most dramatic indication so far that her campaign...

Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Florida, aged 18+, and conducted March 24-26, 2006. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

President Bush did not actually invite the Taliban to visit Texas. He merely voiced his approval, in reference to the invitation, his buddies in Unocal set forth to the Taliban. No other clarifications are necessary, for the truth cannot be improved upon. I’ve listened closely to all the responses, and in doing so, I‘ve become confused about what a “Conservative”, actually is. It has always been my impression that conservatives believe in hard work, character, integrity, and above all, self-reliance. Many times I’ve heard tales of conservatives that started from nothing, and using sheer determination and will, maybe some inherent...

President Bush did not actually invite the Taliban to visit Texas. He merely voiced his approval, in reference to the invitation, his buddies in Unocal set forth to the Taliban. No other clarifications are necessary, for the truth cannot be improved upon. I’ve listened closely to all the responses, and in doing so, I‘ve become confused about what a “Conservative”, actually is. It has always been my impression that conservatives believe in hard work, character, integrity, and above all, self-reliance. Many times I’ve heard tales of conservatives that started from nothing, and using sheer determination and will, maybe some inherent...

In November of this year, Americans will vote for candidates for Federal offices, among others. It's vital to the national interest that Republicans at least hold their own this year. There is the real possiblity that another member of the Supreme Court will retire during George W. Bush's Presidency. Bush will try to nominate a Constitutionalist, but he needs enough Senators in his camp to prevent a filibuster. One of the key U.S. Senate races is in Florida. Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is seeking reelection and he has made little impression. He can definitely be beaten by a viable...

Holiday Message from Senator Martinez For more than two thousand years, Christmas has been a time to celebrate the many blessings we enjoy and the love we share with our fellow man. As we delight in this holiday season, we unite in peace to share joy and goodwill toward one another. The very essence of Christmas is captured in the kind spirit of giving. Christmas is a symbol of God’s hope and love, reminding us that the spirit of Christmas can be found in the humblest places. In these times of unprecedented challenges, our Nation is strengthened by the bravery,...

Key races in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, and Washington State are covered.

Don't sell Harris short in '06 Last week, GOP Rep. Katherine Harris of Florida kicked off her campaign to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. While this should be a much-ballyhooed quest in Republican circles, too few GOP insiders seem to be excited by Harris’s launch. This is a mistake. Katherine Harris is going to win this election for reasons that I’ll outline in this column. But before making the case that needs to be made, let me make a few disclosures. Yes, I did poll for Harris’s successful bids for secretary of state and Congress. But since 2003, I have...

You guys should check this group out. I met one of their members out in Ohio working with a congressional candidate. They knew what they were doing and I was impressed but i didn't realize that Alex had his own team until yesterday. I looked at their website its got some really solid ideas in terms of strategy. Check it out: http://www.vandenberg-strategies.com

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I just wanted to personally thank all those in Florida & Ohio, for standing in line (some, for up to 10 hours) to help re-elect George W. Bush!!! All of us across the country, did help to do our part.... but, the voters in these two states, help pull us over the top. So, a big personal "THANK YOU" & GOD BLESS YOU!!! :) GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, & GOD BLESS GEORGE W. BUSH AMERICA: Land of the Free, 'because' of the Brave...

Decision 2004: American Jews must make our voices heard American Jews, who value Israel's security, have an important stake in this election. Senator John Kerry has been endorsed by Arafat, and hundreds of Muslim leaders, including the Protocol spouting form PM of Malaysia, Mohammed Mahathir. Senator Kerry's vision is increased reliance on the UN and European Union, both of which are anti-Israel. He has made it clear that he would support former President Carter, James Baker, or someone similar to pressure Israel on the Palestinians. President Bush, while imperfect on Israel, has supported the right of Israel to define the...

The French Press was Canvasing the Orlando Crowd asking pointed questions.

I reside near Jacksonville, Florida and I just got a sample ballot. It shows that there are six judges in the first district court of appeal that I have to vote for or against. I don't know much about these judges, or what they stand for, or even where to look to get the info I want in order to make intelligent decisions regarding these men. I am a little new at this, so please forgive my ignorance. I have gone on the internet and searched some, but there is not a great deal of specific info that I have...

Every republican should by Fahrenhype 9/11. Then they should have a party watching first MOOREs movie and then the rebuttal. This is the best way to get liberals to see Fahrenhype, because you will tell them that you will watch Fahrenheit 9/11 if they do so. None of them want to admit that they won't listen to both sides of the story. So they will come. (I suggest also copying Stolen Honor onto a cd or dvd to show afterwards). I am doing this at work in California and I have got a lot of people together to watch them...

2004 US Senate Elections These are the states I am watching: Florida: I believe that Martinez will help Bush here. I think Cubans that are having doubts about Bush will support him when they vote for Martinez. I think most Hispanics would like to have Martinez representing them and that will push him past Castor. Castor comes off very old and too loyal to the “party.” And she is in real trouble when she has to explain about how she handled the “terrorist professor” when she was the president of USF. She has been around in politics for over ten...

WEST PALM BEACH Ñ — A routine test of Palm Beach County's electronic voting machines was canceled Tuesday because the computer network at the elections office malfunctioned hours before the public exercise. Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore said the "computer crash" won't affect the function of the electronic touch-screen voting machines during the upcoming Nov. 2 presidential election. snip "This is very troublesome, that less than three weeks away from a presidential election we have problems with these machines," said Lale Mamaux, spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, a critic of electronic voting who masterminded a campaign to...

The southern Democrats must be thrilled by the news that the Communist Party of The United States of America, CPUSA, is publicly supporting the election of John Kerry. The CPUSA has made available on its Web site, cpusa.org, an advertisement entitled Top Ten Reasons To Defeat Bush. This advertisement can be downloaded. The communist party urges readers to place this ad in local newspapers throughout the country to defeat President Bush. Remarkably, the "Top Ten Reasons" of the Communist party are identical to those of the Democratic party; out-sourcing, homosexual rights, abortion and the like. At first, I thought "this...

Gannett Fails One-Newspaper Communities/Counties- Port Huron Times Herald a Queue for Government Intervention? In particular, with today’s concentration of all reporting medium with just a few companies- who determines the void or lack of reporting in the best interest to citizens. I’ve challenged a Gannett newspaper, the Times Herald of Port Huron Michigan of its obligation citizens in one-newspaper counties. There appears to be an immediate need to make certain legislation be brought requiring corporate newspapers to better report news and serving the communities they cover. At a crucial time with the 2004 Primary literally days away- this particular newspaper,...

The poll of 600 likely Republican voters in St. Clair County Michigan’s State Representative District 81 countywide found Alloway leading Pavlov by 12 points, 48 percent to 40 percent in a three-way race with Yale Republican Steve Pray Nader included in the ballot test.

“A Michigan Impossible until we work together ending illegal state house electioneering practices” Joe Alloway-R Michigan House District 81 St. Clair County Michigan PORT HURON – JULY 11, 2004 - Please listen to a recent interview (http://66.92.134.175/~benburch/old/TrupianoShow-(10-5-2004).mp3) exposing Michigan’s #1 area to reform and that’s ending illegal activities in Michigan’s House Republican Caucus Communications Office! Very few citizens asked have no idea of what that word means. Folks, the bottom line is we’ve had some major problems in this antiquated, 50-person staffed office and they’re just coming public. Take recent revelations of state employees assigned to representatives as campaign managers...

I just got back last week from driving across the country, I live in Washington State and drove to PA in see my wifes family and took I-80 and I-90 back home. With my Bush/Cheney sticker from 2000 in my back window along with my W-04 sticker I got a aproviel rating of about 75% judging from the honks and thumbs ups from fellow drivers. Funny how I got the 1 finger salute from the folks with the Kerry stickers. My question to you is do you vent your hate and anger at fellow drivers on the road with a...

Last night, I was told that a report was recently published by some DC think-tank. This report ranked members of congress in order of taxpayer-friendliness, i.e. it examined their votes on tax-related bills and determined where any particular member of congress came in on higher or lower taxes for their constituents. The same person who told me about the report told me that a whopping 75% of house and senate members from my state were in the top 20 LEAST friendly to taxpayers in their voting records. Have any of you heard of this report? Can you point me to...

Are you a registered voter?? Do you know anyone who needs to register?? Check this out: http://www.ConservativeAlerts.com/vote.htm Ultra liberal "MoveOn" is attempting to register 100,000 new left wing voters. WE need to register 200,000 new conservative voters!! Just click on the above link, click on your State, fill in the necessary information, print it out, and mail it in!! It's a simple as that!! As you all know, this will be the most important election in our lifetime. Our future depends on it, and the future of our children depends on it. It is an election we MUST win!! DO...

Karen Saull announces campaign for Senate in Florida