If Vice President Joe Biden won Tuesday’s Day 2 of the second Democratic presidential debate, as some argue, then Sen. Elizabeth Warren won on Wednesday. Biden was on defense all night — blocking left, dodging right. He was hit on healthcare, on race, on immigration. He stammered and stopped several times, failed to seize opportunities […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, who is running for mayor and unveiled her first TV campaign commercial during the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami last month, was not the only local candidate to take advantage of the huge audience. Another local candidate also aired the first ad of his campaign during the debate. No, […]
Since State Rep. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) switched earlier this month from the House District she won last year to the state senate seat currently occupied by termed-out Anitere Flores (R-Kendall), HD105 has become another coveted open state contest in 2020. So, it already has attracted not one, not two, but three failed state rep wannabes […]
The first day of the second Democratic debate seemed like a bad Thanksgiving dinner at the home of a dysfunctional family who are going to all love each other again come Christmas. And like a dress rehearsal for Day 2. How unfair is it that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and Julian Castro get to […]
Just because the second Democratic primary debate isn’t in Miami doesn’t mean that Miami isn’t into the debate. In fact, there are almost as many watch parties to choose from as there are candidates. So get together with friends and like-minded voters to watch Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders finally get into it on Day […]
The fix is in at the largest community college in the nation. They couldn’t change the rules and requirements in the middle of the search for a new president, so the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees — which is rumored to have a former Republican lawmaker-turned-lobbyist in mind for the job — scrapped the […]
Just who paid for those t-shirts and bus rides? Updated with corrected and additional information: Last week, Miami-Dade County commissioners, at the committee level, squashed the long-planned annexation of the Little Gables enclave into the City of Coral Gables, citing the lack of alternative low income housing for 225 residents who live in 90 trailers […]
Miami Beach commissioners could move Wednesday to put two bad ballot questions — that wold allow developers to have more height and density on their projects — on the November ballot. It’s really unbelievable that this would even be considered. It’s premature at best, giving in to special interest at worst. And it’s not just […]
The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday will consider putting a referendum question on the November ballot that would extend the mayoral term from two years to four. Ah, power. The resolution would also ask voters to change term limits from three two-year terms to two four-year terms, giving the position — and incumbent Mayor […]
Former State Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla , now a city of Miami commission candidate, had his second best fund raising month in June, with more than $50,000 in additional contributions. That brings his total to just over a quarter million dollars, according to the latest campaign finance report. This would be The Dean’s fourth […]