Add Bill Clinton to the political celebs drawn to the 305

Add Bill Clinton to the political celebs drawn to the 305

Forget the Kardashians. South Florida is seeming more and more like a playground for political celebrities, too, these days. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been to South Florida so much lately, real estate agents are angling for 15 minutes with him so they can sell him a weekend condo. This week, Scott returns with Lt. […]

Carlos Curbelo spends big bucks outside South Florida

Carlos Curbelo spends big bucks outside South Florida

In his bid for the nomination to the Congressional race in District 26, Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo spent close to $1 million for the 47% primary victory Tuesday. But a lot of that money went to firms and consultants outside of Miami-Dade. While certainly the bulk of the money was spent locally, […]

Joe Garcia comes out swinging at Carlos Curbelo

Joe Garcia comes out swinging at Carlos Curbelo

No sooner had the results been posted online that U.S. Congressman Joe Garcia came out swinging in the general election race against Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo, who won a mandate from Republican voters Tuesday when he got 47% of the nod for the nomination. Less than two hours after precincts closed, Garcia’s […]

Carlos Curbelo slam dunks GOP primary with massive ABs

Carlos Curbelo slam dunks GOP primary with massive ABs

Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo, who was hand-picked by the GOP establishment to pit against Congressman Joe Garcia in November, won by a near mandate 47% of the vote in the five-way District 26 Republican primary Tuesday. He only with a huge absentee ballot margin in Miami Dade and yet, more people voted […]

Election 2014: Ladra predicts picks already made via ABs

Election 2014: Ladra predicts picks already made via ABs

While people are just getting up to go vote today in one congressional and several county, judicial and state races, it looks like the winners have already been chosen. That’s because there were nearly 83,800 absentee ballots returned and another 29,200 cast at early voting. A total of 112,981 voters have already made their picks […]

Win or lose: Carlos Curbelo’s hidden biz will haunt him

Win or lose: Carlos Curbelo’s hidden biz will haunt him

If it doesn’t cost him this primary today, the fact that Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo is hiding his client list under his wife’s skirt will cost him the general election in November. And it should. It’s sort of scary to think of sending someone to Washington who might be using his elected […]

10 reasons to vote for Ed MacDougall for Congress

10 reasons to vote for Ed MacDougall for Congress

This congressional primary is one of the most important votes that Republicans in District 26 can make. Because this November is the best chance the GOP has to topple Democrat U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, who will have a far less stressful re-election cycle in the 2016 presidential year. Ladra swears she entered this race with […]

Political doppelgangers for our pre-election amusement

Political doppelgangers for our pre-election amusement

You know how they say that everybody has a double? We often like to compare ourselves to our celebrity lookalikes and our loved ones to our silver screen heroes or damsels in distress. Why should politicians be any different? My comparison of Cutler Bay Mayor Ed “Big Mac Daddy” MacDougall to action movie star John […]

Joe Garcia prepares for race vs Curbelo or MacDougall

Joe Garcia prepares for race vs Curbelo or MacDougall

Congressman Joe Garcia wants to hit the ground running after Republican voters in District 26 decide on Tuesday who they are going to pit against him in November. And with less than a week to go, Dems are tracking only two of the five GOP primary candidates: Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo and […]

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