Conservative beliefs clash in race
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.
FLA Politics - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition . Please consider becoming a site fan on Facebook and following us on Twitter . Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Crist seeks to "revitalize" his campaign "Crist sought to revitalize his U.S. Senate campaign in a...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.But state Sen. Carey Baker of Eustis intends to put up a fight against Putnam in the primary. Claiming the role of the true conservative in the race, he hopes to turn the race into the kind of ideological battle that's becoming common in the Republican Party.
MyDD (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
If the Republicans are to retake the House in 2010, presumably they should be able to hold onto seats they were able to win by 14 points in 2008 . Or, then again, maybe not . Lori Edwards' campaign for Florida's 12th Congressional district released a poll today boasting she's got the lead "despite the challenging political environment for Democrats going into 2010." In a recent survey conducted...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.But state Sen. Carey Baker of Eustis intends to put up a fight against Putnam in the primary. Claiming the role of the true conservative in the race, he hopes to turn the race into the kind of ideological battle that's becoming common in the Republican Party.
ArtCal (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
It's been over two months since we last took stock of the open seat situation in the House, so, once again, our crack team of open seat forensic analysts down at SSP Labs have put together a new edition of the 2010 House Open Seat Watch. As always, we've compiled three separate lists: one of confirmed vacancies/retirements, another of potential open seats, and a third - available below the fold - of...
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam is adding to his hefty list of supporters in his bid for agriculture commissioner. This time it's three well-known Republican names. His 2010 campaign announced today endorsements from former state GOP chairmen Tom Slade and Carole...
FLA Politics - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition . Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. RPOF "could not have failed more" "Florida Republican leaders worked hard to thwart any costly and potentially divisive primaries in this busy election cycle. They could not have...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican candidate for agriculture commissioner, said today that he will return the $4,000 his campaign has received from people associated with Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein. "Out of an abundance of caution, the Putnam campaign...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture Commissioner candidate Adam Putnam said Friday his campaign was shedding cash it received from the law firm of Scott Rothstein, the Fort Lauderdale fundraiser under suspicion of funneling millions of dollars from investors. The federal investigation...
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
"Out of an abundance of caution," Adam Putnam said today that he would return "several" contributions connected to Scott Rothstein's law firm. The campaign did not receive any personal contributions from the Rothstein, Putnam said.
Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The Doug Tudor and Randy Edwards nonstory has been covered on this blog. The real story is Lori Edward had a bad fundraising quarter. Roll Call reports Edwards raised only $39,000 in the third quarter. She spent $44,000 during that period. Republican candidate Dennis Ross $144,000. Open Secrets has breakdown of the candidates' fundraising. Republicans Dennis Ross Raised: 381,319 Spent: $126,321 Cash...
bRight & Early (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Here are my thoughts and observations about last nights town hall meeting with Fl-12 rep Adam Putnam. Driving up I was greeted by Public Option Now signs lining the entrance and parking lot. There were around a dozen public option supporters handing out material just outside the doors. I would estimate between 150-200 people in [...]
bRight & Early (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
My Rep., Adam Putnam (FL-12), is holding a Town Hall meeting about an hour from now. I’ll be there. What question should I ask, if I get the chance? Send it (quick) to lakelandjim at gmail dot com. The meeting is at the Bartow Civic Center, 2250 S. Floral Avenue, Bartow, Fl. See you there?