June 16, 2026
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Lawton “Bud” Chiles is the son of former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles and is also now an independent candidate for Governor of Florida. The Miami Herald reports:
A lifelong Democrat, Chiles is poised to test the theory that 2010 is the Year of the Outsider.
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From the Guardian by way of TPID:
David Byrne is suing the governor of Florida, accusing the state leader of using a Talking Heads song without permission.
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The most telling empirical data is the following from the Institute of Election Analysis:
“In the Governor’s races, Perot’s voters cast 18% of their ballots for the Republican candidates; 56% of their ballots for Democratic candidates, 17% for independent candidates, and 8% did not bother to vote for Governor.…
From the Miami Herald:
Charlie Crist’s declaration of independence is paying off — so far.
The governor narrowly leads Florida’s topsy-turvy U.S. Senate race, despite nearly half of the voters saying he made a “purely political” decision to bolt the GOP and run as an independent candidate in the Nov.
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Press release emailed to [email protected]:
Snitker Congratulates Rand Paul For Primary Win
Alexander Snitker, the Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate in Florida, congratulated Rand Paul for his primary victory in the Kentucky Congressional race yesterday.…
Interview with Alex Snitker by Anne Money Buck published in TampaBayStart.com. Emailed to [email protected].
I recently had the opportunity to interview Alexander Snitker, the Libertarian U.S.…
Emailed by Doug Guetzloe to [email protected]:
Fighting the system with TEA
By TOM STAIK
Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
“The establishment has never liked me.”…
Press release sent to [email protected]:
“First in the Nation” TEA PARTY Congressional nominees Peg Dunmire (TEA-Orlando) and The Honorable Randy Wilkinson (TEA-Bartow) will host a TEA PARTY TOWN HALL SOCIAL tonight-Friday, May 14 from 6-9 pm at the Perkins Restaurant made famous by the recent encounter between Congressman Alan Grayson and a group of opponents.…
Richard Winger of Ballot Access News is reporting that Charlie Crist reportedly said he was going to change his registration from “Republican” to “Independent” (as in No Party, not the Independent Party of Florida).…