As expected, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez raised a boatload of money in October, his first month of fundraising — almost $800,000 since he officially opened his re-election account last month. But the curious thing isn’t that huge $781,771 figure collected. After all, Gimenez is a strong mayor incumbent with deep ties to special interests and […]
Hey, Jeb? Are we having fun yet? The Right to Rise political action committee for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who said he would run a “joyful” campaign, is set to mount a multi-million dollar attack blitz on Sen. Marco Rubio, who is performing better in the race to become the GOP presidential nominee, accusing […]
Lobbyist David Custin is having a fundraiser for Miami Beach Commission candidate Betsy Perez. Oh, it doesn’t say that on the invitation. The invitation is from Mayor Philip Levine and four of the sitting commissioners: Michael Grieco, Joy Malakoff and newly-elected Ricky Arriola and John Aleman. All five of them had Custin as their campaign […]
In a shocking turn of events, even for 305 standards, the one-time presumed front-runner in a city of Miami race has conceded two weeks before the runoff — robbing us of a tenacious showdown in which she would have lost. Let’s face it. This sorta proves that Teresa Sarnoff never really wanted to serve the […]
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 […]
In the wake of Tuesday night’s surprising upset in the city of Miami elections — where a relatively unknown park activist beat the tar out of the well-financed wife of a well-known sitting commissioner — everyone wants to know who Ken Russell really is. The good looking young man, former professional Yo Yo player, father […]
In one of the few times in politics where money apparently didn’t make the edge, a grass roots activists on Tuesday won their battle against a ballot measure that would have permitted upzoning on Ocean Terrace for a certain developer to build a high rise tower in a historic district with two- and three-story buildings. […]
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is going to be downright insoportable now. If you thought the millionaire mayor was a bit of an egomaniac before, expect King Ego to get only cockier and bossier after this veritable mandate from voters who re-elected him with 65% of the vote Tuesday against attorney and preservationist David Wieder. […]
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 […]
The bromance of a century is over. Here is a “Dear John” letter from soccer star David Beckham to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, intercepted by Ladra before it made it to the 29th floor at County Hall. And I just had to share. Dearest Carlos: When we first met almost two years ago, you filled […]