Political Insider

In the end, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will not have won a single state during the GOP primary process. But that proved to be… Read more »

Sarasota and Manatee counties have been reliably Republican in presidential elections for decades when it comes to the ballot box. But financially, President Barack Obama… Read more »

Venice attorney Christine Robinson, a Republican, has only been on the county commission since December of 2010, but already she’s preparing for her final campaign…. Read more »

All five of the current Sarasota County commissioners are now guaranteed to be out of office in four years. That type of turnover is unheard of for a county where no incumbent county commissioner has faced a serious challenge to re-election since the 1990s…. Read more »

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, is the target of new ads funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Nelson is one of the Republican’s top… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is getting scrutiny again for his mailing expenses in Congress. Last year, we reported that Buchanan spent more than all but… Read more »

Democrats in Sarasota and Manatee county both made their first round of selections for potential delegates to attend the party’s national convention in Charlotte, N.C…. Read more »

Thousands of Sarasota County voters used to casting ballots at their local precincts are in for a rude awakening starting in August. Sarasota Supervisor of… Read more »

Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton is still hoping the Florida Supreme Court will rule county commission term limits unconstitutional, allowing him to run for another… Read more »

While many Republicans have been blasting President Barack Obama for going too far in celebrating the killing of Osama bin Laden, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney,… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney is making his first forays into Manatee County today, hoping to build up support in an area that has been added… Read more »

Manatee County commissioner Larry Bustle got a $7,900 tax break on his million dollar home on the Manatee River in 2011, according to a story… Read more »

Southwest Florida’s hottest political races this year seem to have one thing in common: Manatee County. A seat last contested when Ronald Reagan was president,… Read more »

Florida may be the host of the 2012 Republican National Convention, but party supporters here will have some of the longest commutes getting to and… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, did not once mention his 2012 Democratic opponent Keith Fitzgerald by name during a seven minute speech to local… Read more »