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By Max Strasser - Politics DailyMarco Rubio, the former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, is running as the tea party-backed Republican candidate for Senate in Florida against Republican-cum-independent Gov. Charlie Crist and four-term Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Rubio's life. Is Marco Rubio married? Yes. Who is Marco Rubio's wife? Rubio's wife is Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio. How old is Marco Rubio's wife? Rubio's wife is 36 years old. What does Marco ...
How Old Is Marco Rubio?
By Max Strasser - Politics DailyMarco Rubio, the former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, is running as the tea party-backed Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida against Republican-cum-independent Gov. Charlie Crist and four-term Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Rubio's life. How old is Marco Rubio? Rubio is 39. When was Marco Rubio born? Rubio was born May 28, 1971. Where was Marco Rubio born? Rubio was born in Miami. He grew up in the ...
Economy and Foreclosures Make Latino Voters Moving Targets for Democrats
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyIn 2008, nearly 70 percent of Latino voters supported Barack Obama and helped Democrats expand their majorities in the House and Senate. But two years later, a new survey shows that Hispanic voters are far less motivated than most other Americans to go to the polls, a finding that could have a major impact on key races in California, Nevada, Texas and Florida, where Latinos make up between 15 and 20 percent of registered voters. Leslie Sanchez, president of the Impacto Group and author of "Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other," said the the apathy among some Latinos ...
Rubio Launches 'Ideas to Reclaim America'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFlorida Senate candidate Marco Rubio today released a video titled "Ideas to Reclaim America." He plans to announce those views today at a town hall meeting in Tampa, and hopes to engage Floridians in a "conversation" about them. Democrats, who sense 2010 will be a tough year, have been criticizing Republicans for lacking ideas. According to Rubio, "Some of these ideas will be so straightforward, it's amazing Washington has refused to do them. And some will be controversial." Rubio also notes, "When I was [state] Speaker, we put forth '100 Ideas' to improve Florida's future that were ...
Jim Greer, Onetime Florida GOP Leader, Charged With Theft, Money Laundering
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyThe former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, Jim Greer, was arrested Wednesday and charged with grand theft and money laundering in connection with an alleged scheme to siphon money from the party through a shell company. Using the fundraising firm Victory Strategies as a front, Greer took at least $100,000 from the GOP for his personal expenses, state prosecutor William Shepherd said at a news conference in Orlando. Greer was booked at the Seminole County jail on six felony charges -- four counts of grand theft, fraud and money laundering, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Greer ...
Jim DeMint: Conservative 'Kingmaker' or Inside-the-Beltway Interloper?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThanks to his aggressive involvement in a number of primary campaigns, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has been dubbed by some in the media as the conservative "kingmaker." But now, even some conservatives are quietly questioning whether that's an apt title. In recent months, DeMint has pulled a power play of sorts with his Senate Conservatives Fund, which essentially serves as a shadow National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). The PAC is run by Matt Hoskins, who also serves as DeMint's spokesman and who, according to one conservative who asked not to be named, "tries to be DeMint's 'big ...
Charlie Crist Holding Bare Lead in Three-Way Florida Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFlorida Gov. Charlie Crist, now in the state's Senate race as an independent, has a bare but statistically-insignificant lead over the man who forced him out of the GOP primary race, former state House speaker Marco Rubio, according to an Ipsos poll conducted May 14-18 for the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald/Bay News 9. Crist runs ahead of Rubio 30 percent to 27 percent with Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek way behind at 15 percent. The margin of error is 4 points. The poll contrasts with one conducted May 16 by Rasmussen Reports which had Rubio ahead 39 percent to 31 percent, largely ...
Republican Wave Could Sweep In Minority Candidates, Too
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAs was widely reported, Sarah Palin told attendees at a recent fundraising breakfast for the Susan B. Anthony List to watch out for a stampede of "pink elephants" who can "get things done." The former governor of Alaska and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee went on to cite such notable female candidates as Carly Fiorina (running for U.S. Senate in California), former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton of Colorado (also running for the Senate), former state Sen. Sue Lowden of Nevada (likewise) and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley. Palin has ramped up her efforts in recent weeks to help ...
Charlie Crist's Early Lead in Florida Senate Race Evaporates
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe first polls on the Florida senate race after Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to run as an independent for Senate showed him with modest leads over likely Republican nominee Marco Rubio but the bloom appears to be off that rose with Rubio taking an 8 point lead over Crist, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted May 16. Rubio runs ahead of Crist by 39 percent to 31 percent with 18 percent for Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek and 12 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. In polls conducted at the beginning of May by Rasmussen and Mason-Dixon Research, Crist had led Rubio ...
In Bringing Down Bob Bennett, Club for Growth Proves a Real 'Power Player'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyA few months ago, Chris Wallace of "Fox News Sunday" featured Club for Growth President Chris Chocola as a "Power Player of the Week." Last week, that status was confirmed. Thanks in large part to the Club for Growth -- a powerful, free market, pro-growth conservative organization -- on Saturday an incumbent Republican senator whose name had never been linked to scandal was simply denied his party's nomination. The ouster of Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah "marks the first time the Club's PAC has defeated an incumbent Republican senator," Chocola wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "It will set off a ...
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