Straw polls are often meaningless exercises, but this one feels potentially significant: The Florida Federation of Republican Women, after putting questions to the leading Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, held a straw poll vote where George LeMieux

LeMieux, who served for about 16 months alongside incumbent (and target) U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, is trailing Mack by 30 points in some polls. But the GOP ladies apparently liked him enough to give him a considerable lead over retired Army Col. Mike McCali

Thanks in large part to the concept and use of OPS+ (on-base-plus-slugging percentage, compared to the league's OBP and SLG, adjusted for the player's home ballpark), rough comparisons and contrasts between ballplayers from different eras and scoring env

Senate candidate George LeMieux won the straw poll of the Florida Federation of Republican Women straw poll after yesterday's forum. Frontrunner Connie Mack came in third -- last place -- behind former Army Reserves Col. Mike McCalister. FFRW President C

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U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack explained Sunday for the first time why he spent more than he earned at times, pinning financial problems on his divorce. “I think it’s ridiculous the fact that the issue has even come up that way,” Mack, the Republican

I think its ridiculous the fact that the issue has even come up that way, Mack, the

I think its ridiculous the fact that the issue has even come up that way, Mack, the

U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack explained Sunday for the first time why he spent more than he earned at times, pinning financial problems on his divorce. I think its ridiculous the fact that the issue has even come up that way, Mack, the Republican fro

TALLAHASSEE -- U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack explained Sunday for the first time why he spent more than he earned at times, pinning financial problems on his divorce. “I think it’s ridiculous the fact that the issue has even come up that way,” Mack,

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By Katie Sanders , Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Katie Sanders Tampa Bay Times Posted: Feb 19, 2012 09:08 PM TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack explained Sunday for the first time why he spent more than he earned at times, pinning financia

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NATIONAL (CBS/New York Times): Santorum 30, Romney 27, Paul 12, Gingrich 10 LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER: While not as formidable perhaps as last week, the numbers this week on the general election front still had to bring smiles to the facts of Democrats.

"Weekly Roundup: Too Few Private Ayes; Polytechnic Pyrotechnics". Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Former Rep. Alan Grayson appears to have the inside track to the Democratic nomination. Having represe

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Mack sometimes appeared to spend

Florida congressman, Mack, preaches penny-pinching, but has past of debt and liens Marc Caputo Miami Herald Marc Caputo McClatchy Newspapers Updated: 2012-02-17T18:21:03Z More News Congressman Connie Mack has made penny-pinching debt-reduction central to