Michael Grieco best choice in House 113 race — because the others are worse

Michael Grieco best choice in House 113 race — because the others are worse

There seems to be another funky, mysterious political action committee working in Miami Beach for the state elections — but this one is against Michael Grieco, not for him. Grieco, the popular populist former city commissioner, was forced to resign and drop out of the mayor’s race last year after he got into trouble with […]

Political powwows proliferate aplenty as Aug. 28 primary approaches

Political powwows proliferate aplenty as Aug. 28 primary approaches

Want to meet a candidate for office this year? You will have plenty of opportunities in the coming weeks before the Aug. 28 primary and practically simultaneous to the absentee ballots are about to rain on Miami-Dade voters. Get your calendars and your pencils out. There are breakfasts with congressional hopefuls and meet and greets […]

Winners and losers in special District 5 county race not just the obvious

Winners and losers in special District 5 county race not just the obvious

The obvious winners and losers in the special shotgun wedding District 5 county commission race, besides candidates Eileen Higgins (winner) and Zoraida Barreiro (loser), are the political parties: The Miami-Dade Democratic Party (winner) and the Republican Party of Miami-Dade (loser). We’ve said it all along and it’s no surprise so we’re not including them in […]

It’s Commissioner Eileen Higgins in Miami-Dade win vs Zoraida Barreiro

It’s Commissioner Eileen Higgins in Miami-Dade win vs Zoraida Barreiro

A partisan campaign likely made the difference Even though Zoraida Barreiro was ahead for a tiny little bit in the special shotgun wedding election to replace her husband on the Miami-Dade Commission, she was never winning. The tiny 45 vote lead she had after absentee ballots were counted wouldn’t hold. Democrats, who had made this […]