A Fighting Chance; Zogby Shows Charlie Crist Within 6 Points of Republican Rival in Florida
Trailing badly in recent polls, Charlie Crist’s independent candidacy for the U.S. Senate received some really positive news yesterday when a new Zogby Interactive poll showed the white-haired governor within striking distance of Republican Marco Rubio.
Economist Farid Khavari: ‘We can stop foreclosures, end the housing crisis, and save Florida’s economy’
Economist Farid A. Khavari spoke out on Florida’s growing housing crisis to a group of supporters on Saturday. “Unemployment brings more foreclosures, and foreclosures create more unemployment,” said Khavari, who’s hoping to stage a miraculous come-from-behind victory to become only the second independent or minor-party candidate in history to capture the Florida governorship.
Khavari Gains Significant Democratic Endorsement
Alex Sink’s chances of becoming the first Democrat to win the Florida governorship in sixteen years suffered a blow of sorts on Sunday afternoon when former Democratic rival Brian P. Moore endorsed the independent candidacy of Miami’s Farid A. Khavari.
Celebrity Chef Promises to ‘Stir the Pot’ in South Carolina Senate Race
Nathalie Dupree, a prominent Charleston chef and author whose numerous cookbooks have sold more than a half-million copies, unexpectedly entered South Carolina’s lopsided U.S. Senate race as a write-in candidate on Thursday.
TEA Party’s Peg Dunmire Commits $250,000 to Campaign, Unveils Second TV Commercial
The TEA Party’s Peg Dunmire, who recently committed a quarter of a million dollars of her own money in Florida’s hotly-contested eighth congressional district race against liberal Democratic firebrand Alan Grayson and Republican challenger Daniel Webster…
Khavari Rips Republican Rival’s Insurance Proposal
Economist Farid A. Khavari, the scrappy independent candidate who hopes to become only the second person in Florida history to win the governorship outside the ingrained and increasingly polarized two-party establishment…
Florida Newspaper Calls for Four-Way Debates in Gubernatorial Contest
The Lakeland Ledger called for three statewide debates this fall between Democrat Alex Sink, Republican Rick Scott and independent candidates Lawton “Bud” Chiles and economist Farid A. Khavari of Miami.
Ex-Socialist Candidate for President Polling 200,000 Votes in Florida Primary
Brian P. Moore, the Socialist Party’s candidate for president in 2008, polled more than 200,000 votes in yesterday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida.
The Sounds of Silence: Dougherty’s Digital Billboards Light Up the Phoenix Sky
With the primary election only a couple of days away, U.S. Senate candidate John Dougherty has figured out a clever way to reduce the noise and boisterous clamor in Arizona’s fiercely contested Democratic primary while maintaining his own visibility.
Democrat Brian Moore Says He’ll Ask Bud Chiles to Join Ticket in Florida Governor’s Race
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian P. Moore of Spring Hill said that he will ask Bud Chiles to be his running mate for lieutenant governor…
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