Political newby heads into runoff with Zoraida Barreiro Gringa political virgin Eileen Higgins either waged a very good campaign or voters in Miami Beach, downtown, Brickell and Little Havana are tired of the same ol’, same ol’. Or maybe a little magic formula of both those things. Because Higgins pulled a rabbit out of her hat […]
In a last ditch effort to motivate Democrat voters in the Miami-Dade Commission District 5 race, a number of state and local Dems are doing a full press court for Eileen Higgins, the sole blue candidate among three Republicans in this non partisan race. “My friend Eileen Higgins has the commitment, smarts and energy to […]
If ever there was a race where absentee ballots was going to make the deciding factor, it is the special shotgun wedding election in Miami-Dade’s County District 5. Four candidates are vying to replace Bruno Barreiro, who resigned last month so he could run for Congress: His wife, Zoraida Barreiro, former Sen. Alex Diaz de […]
With less than a week to go, the race for No. 2 in 5 is on. Most political observers in the 305 expect a runoff in the special shotgun wedding election for Miami-Dade commission District 5 to replace Bruno Barreiro, who resigned to run for congress. So the battle on Tuesday really becomes one for […]
Nothing like a little fire under your, er, feet to get those contributions coming in, eh? Candidates in the special election for Miami-Dade Commission District 5 have less time than probably anyone in the history of special commission races to raise funds. The election is May 22. So, basically, they’ve had little more than a […]
Talk about being stuck between an evil rock and an evil hard place. Voters in Miami-Dade commission district five have a short time to come to terms with the limited and poor choices they have to replace former Commissioner Bruno Barreiro, who abruptly resigned last month to run for Congress — with the intent to open […]