People are talking and Democrats are dreaming For years now, Democrats have searched — sometimes desperately — for someone who could seriously threaten U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar in a district that stubbornly refuses to behave the way they want. They may have just found him. Newly retired CBS Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez, one of […]
Political amnesia: The day Edmundo González became optional Well, that didn’t take long. South Florida’s elected leaders have perfected the political pirouette — and Venezuela just watched them spin 180 degrees without missing a beat. After months — months — of pounding their chests, waving flags, and solemnly declaring Edmundo González Urrutia the rightful president of […]
Only in Miami does a sitting member of Congress host a book signing about dignity while refusing to take a single question from the very people whose dignity she’s been chipping away at in Washington. That’s exactly what happened the other night in Coral Gables, where Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar held a cozy, closed-door […]
Bad habits die hard. Or not at all. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar must really think we’re all a bunch of bobos. A few days ago, the rarely-seen congresswoman made one of her once-in-a-blue-moon visitas públicas to the district — this time to Cutler Bay — to smile wide and brag about delivering a $4.4 million […]
Congressional candidate Richard Lamondin must be feeling pretty good this week. His campaign’s first community town hall was drew a nice crowd Tuesday night at St. James Baptist Church in Coconut Grove. That already puts him ahead of Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, who hasn’t faced her constituents without a teleprompter or studio lighting in, well, […]
Looks like Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar is still allergic to her own constituents. Like other Republican lawmakers across the country who keep ducking the angry mobs that want to roast them over tariffs and immigration, Miami’s own absentee rep is no different. Enter Richard Lamondin. Never heard of him? You’re not alone. He’s a Miami-born […]
Eenie, meenie, miny, moe. A recent poll suggests Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava could just edge out Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in 2026. But wait, isn’t she going to run for governor? Levine Cava, who is termed out in 2028, hasn’t said a peep about either, but people keep imagining her into these races because […]
Dignity? In this bill? Don’t buy the branding Isn’t it a little adorable when members of Congress dress up immigration bills like they’re offering you a free spa day instead of a seven-year parole sentence with no chance of freedom? Actually, no. It’s sickening. Under fire for having absolutely no spine when it comes to […]
An internal poll shows that Richard Lamondin, one of the Democrats hoping to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27, is “within striking distance,” which is closer than one might expect for a newbie with no name recognition. The numbers indicate Lamondin is trailing the incumbent by just three points, which is within the margin of […]
Former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey, who lost the Democratic primary last year for a chance to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, wants to give it another go. He announced Tuesday that he would run again in 2026. “I’ve spent over 12 years as a public servant and mayor working to improve the quality of […]