In the final stretch of the Miami-Dade mayoral election, two separate internal polls put county Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava comfortably in the runoff. Former Mayor Alex Penelas — who came in third in an independent business group poll Ladra posted about on Political Cortadito Aug. 6 — released a new poll of 350 likely primary […]
The smart money is on a November runoff in Miami-Dade District 5 between incumbent Commissioner Eileen Higgins and retread has-been Renier Diaz de la Portilla, thanks to Miguel Soliman. While Soliman filed before Diaz de la Portilla, the youngest brother of the political dynasty has enviable name recognition and is expected to beat Soliman handily, […]
A new third party poll by some independent business interest group has Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava leading in the mayoral race by a very small margin. And number two on her heels, according to sources who got the exact same poll results, is Commissioner Esteban Bovo. So we may actually be looking at a […]
Common Sense NOW, the PAC that helped get Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez elected, has spent about $34,000 this year — all on polls and “data research,” which is a fancy way to say polling. The most recent payments of $3,000 a piece each were made Aug. 6 and Aug. 19, which came after […]
By DARA KAMTHE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDATHE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE — Floridians really, really support the legalization of medical marijuana, according to a poll released Monday morning.The poll found that 88 percent of Florida voters approve of medical marijuana, including 83 percent of voters age 65 and older and 95 percent of those between 18 and 29.The support also crosses party […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was re-elected last year in a primary with 54 percent and a 24 point lead over number two, former Miami-Dade Commissioner Chairman Joe Martinez. He doesn’t reasonably have to campaign again for another year at least, according to local standards. Or so one might think (more on that later). But his […]