Leapfrogging past a primary contest that his supporters say is effectively over, Barack Obama opened his general election campaign for Florida on Wednesday with a standard stump speech and a surprise endorsement from Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. ...more

May 22, 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

In reference to the letter dated Feb. 20 by Charles E. Wilson, all I can say is "How Typically Democratic!" Mr. Wilson begins and ends with a condemnation of the current Congress' spending any time on the steroids scandal when more important issues are at hand. However, so typically Democratic, Mr. Wilson just had to take a shot at condemning Bush for the Iraq War. Mr. Wilson emphatically promotes the false reasoning perpetuated by those Democrats who hate President Bush because he legitimately won the first and second election over weak Democratic candidates. Bush's decision to take out Saddam and ensure that his WMDs wouldn't fall into the hands of terrorists who wanted to destroy us and or our interests was the right thing to do, at the right time. Most of the Democratic leaders agreed and if anyone believes President Bush influenced the thinking of Hillary, etc., they need to stop with the Kool Aid. ...more

February 25, 2008

Battling for every dollar and delegate, Barack Obama raised $7.2 million in Super Tuesday's wake and Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled in $6.4 million, stunning totals reflecting the intensity of their neck-and-neck race for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

February 8, 2008

Tampa Bay area campaign donors favored Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton last year, although together, the Democratic presidential hopefuls easily surpassed the combined dollar amounts raised by all of the remaining GOP candidates. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tampa Bay area campaign donors favored Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton last year, although together, the Democratic presidential hopefuls easily surpassed the combined dollar amounts raised by all of the remaining GOP candidates. ...more

February 6, 2008

By winning delegate-rich states such as New York, John McCain attained a solid lead over his rivals Tuesday but must continue to accumulate victories this month and in March to secure the Republican presidential nomination. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tax And Spend Regarding "Probing Irony Of Tuesday's Vote Results," Tom Jackson, Jan. 31: ...more

February 4, 2008

Say what we will about the crush of political advertisements on television and radio and the madcap statewide barnstorming by GOP frontrunners hoping Florida launches them insurmountably toward the nomination, this culminating day should prove fascinating. ...more

January 29, 2008

Don't Let DNC Stop You Regarding "Black Voter Turnout Lags" (Metro, Jan. 27): ...more

January 29, 2008