Ross Hancock uses anti-Trump mailer in Dem primary

Ross Hancock uses anti-Trump mailer in Dem primary

Perennial candidate Ross Hancock is running against another Democrat for the opportunity to face State Rep. Michael Bileca in November. But it might also look like he’s running against Donald Trump. Hancock has a mailer going out this week to Hispanic Democrats that plays on their alleged distaste for the brash millionaire GOP presidential nominee. […]

South Dade ex-mayor takes Trump pumping to the nation

South Dade ex-mayor takes Trump pumping to the nation

Today is the last day on the Miami-Dade Trump Committee for the chairman, former Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall. Thursday, he will fly to D.C. to start working on the national campaign’s outreach. MacDougall will be meeting with the Republican National Committee to talk about taking his efforts with community outreach to a national scale. A […]

Local Latinas come out for Trump with Brickell event

Local Latinas come out for Trump with Brickell event

Not all Hispanics are offended by billionaire Donald Trump’s comments about Mexicans and stance on immigration. In fact, some Latinas just love him. And they will show their love at a Latinas For Trump event in Brickell Tuesday. Organized by Denise Galvez of Go To Marketing, the event is not a Trump campaign paid event. He is […]

Some say ‘Bye Marco, Hello Hillary’ because #NeverTrump

Some say ‘Bye Marco, Hello Hillary’ because #NeverTrump

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Hillary Clinton, who Ladra has absolutely no love for, is going to go down in the books as the Democratic Party nominee elected president with the most Republican votes in U.S. history. Not because of people like me. Yeah, the self-admitted Marco Rubio […]

Lobbyist: ‘Happy Holidays’ with Baby Jesus y Donald Trump

Lobbyist: ‘Happy Holidays’ with Baby Jesus y Donald Trump

The front of the card looks normal enough. Except maybe the Baby Jesus might be pouting like Kylie Jenner and making a gang hand symbol, I don’t know. But when you open the Christmas greeting from Southern Strategy Group lobbyist Nelson Diaz — also the Miami-Dade Republican Party Chairman — you realize that the yellow […]

Another GOP debate yields no real game changers

Another GOP debate yields no real game changers

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. While there was more blood spilled at the 5th GOP presidential debate Tuesday night than there has been in the last four previous debates — with more one-on-one challenges — there were still very few moments that seemed like they would make a big difference. There were many serious things […]

Round 4 GOP debate winners and losers = no big surprises

Round 4 GOP debate winners and losers = no big surprises

As the crowd thins, it’s almost harder to recognize the clear winners and losers in the debate among those who want to represent the Republican Party in next year’s presidential election.  But Ladra’s gonna try anyway. It’s late and it was long, so some of these observations may be fuzzy, but here are Ladra’s knee […]

Marco Rubio: More like us than any other POTUS wannabe

Marco Rubio: More like us than any other POTUS wannabe

Recent attacks on Marco Rubio’s voting record, personal finances and perspiration  have only really underlined one thing very clearly: Most voters have more in common with the Florida senator than any other wannabe for the presidential nomination — in the GOP or the Democratic field. Credit card debt and issues? Been there. Penalties for cashing […]

Third GOP presidential debate: And then there were four

Third GOP presidential debate: And then there were four

The third debate for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination Wednesday seems to have been the best showcase so far for the differences between the self-proclaimed conservative candidates who want the White House. Sure, every single one of the A candidates (we’re not even counting the Happy Hour debaters) is the “only one up here” to do […]

5 things we learned from the CNN GOP debate

5 things we learned from the CNN GOP debate

That was actually fun! Ladra loved the interaction at the GOP’s debate Wednesday night on CNN, but it’s too late to give a full analysis. We can get to that in the morning.  Right now, it’s time for the instant, knee-jerk observations, relevant or not. It felt like they talked about immigration for far too […]