Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, who himself was a long-shot candidate for U.S. Senate earlier this year, has surprised many in his party by crossing the aisle to endorse Republican Rick Scott for governor. The former six-term mayor and state representative released a statement endorsing […]
It may or may not come as a surprise to the majority of Indiana voters who appear poised to put Dan Coats back in office, but it seems that the former Senator (and likely future Senator) has had his eye on moving out of the […]
Halloween began early for at least one Democrat in the Sunshine State. Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink has spent much of the autumn campaign trying to distance herself from President Obama. She did so at her own peril, says Darcy G. Richardson, economist Farid […]
Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian Moore today issued the following statement regarding the ongoing race for U.S. Senate in Florida: “Former President Clinton has made it clear that Kendrick Meek cannot and will not win this race. It is time for the Congressman to […]
Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) is throwing a Hail Mary pass to try to hang onto his seat. The nine-term Representative has hit the air with a message that sounds more like a bid to reconnect with an old girlfriend than a serious political commercial. “I […]
The Cincinnati CityBeat, a news and entertainment weekly magazine, has endorsed longtime social justice activist Dan La Botz, the Socialist Party’s nominee, in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race. In supporting the 65-year-old former history and Latin American studies professor, the CityBeat made it clear that it […]
All five candidates for governor of Idaho met for a debate on Thursday, in front of a packed crowd at the Idaho Capitol and broadcast on Idaho Public Television. Attending the showdown were Republican governor Butch Otter, Democrat Keith Allred, Libertarian Ted Dunlap and independents […]
This week was already looking tough for Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Florida, who had fallen well behind Republican Marco Rubio and independent Charlie Crist. On Monday, a new Zogby poll showed Crist closing the gap with Rubio, with Meek rapidly […]
Charlie Crist supporters will need to do a little extra digging on Tuesday when they head to the polls. Normally, Crist’s name would appear first or second on the ballot as the nominee for the Republican Party. In the Spring, Crist left the Republican Party […]
Readers of Uncovered Politics know that a lot of our attention gets focused on independent and minor party candidates for office. These candidates are often the “ultimate underdogs” and, even when they don’t win, frequently raise important issues and make a major impact on the […]
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