Joe Budd Endorses Ed Lynch
February, 10 at the REC (Republican Executive Committee) of PBC meeting, former candidate Joe Budd announced that his one mistake during his campaign for US House #19, was saying he would not support Ed Lynch if he won. Budd said he could not support Jim McCormick and therefore would give his support to Lynch. Lynch thanked the REC for their support and encouraged each member to become involved in the campaign. Chairman Sid Dinerstein announced the... [Read More...]
Elaine Chao – Why No Jobs?
Elaine Chao gives the best explanation I've heard yet why there is no job growth (hint: has to do with the Progressive Agenda) Go to article→
Grassroots training from the Nat’l Teaparty Convention
Many of you may have heard that there was a convention in Nashville this weekend - not trying to form a single Teaparty organization or political party, but bringing together a subset of groups from across the country to discuss and agree on a series of items. Portions of the event were televised on C-SPAN, and are available for viewing online. This is an opportunity to get some grassroots training - so check it out! Future of the Tea Party... [Read More...]
CD 19 Results
Ted Deutch is the winner for the Democrats with a 4:1 vote margin over Ben Graber. In the Republican race, the vote was so close that a recall was expected, but a vote adjustment in Palm Beach County put Ed Lynch over the 0.5% margin and Joe Budd conceded. The counts provided by the Supervisors of Election in Palm Beach and Broward Counties are as follows: Palm BeachBrowardTotal Joe Budd25856893279 Ed Lynch25477733320 Curt Price11993711566 Turnout... [Read More...]
Some pictures of our club’s first Right Night!
Pictures by Joy Stone: Go to article→
Vote on Tuesday, February 2, for District 19 Special Election Primary
Early voting ended at 2pm Sunday 1/31. Tuesday is your last chance to make a difference and turn out for your candidate. You can only vote in the primary if you are registered as a Democrat or Republican. The polls are open from 7am - 7pm on Tuesday. Precinct and polling locations can be found here. Also checkout polling location changes to ensure that you are going to the correct place here! For more information contact the Supervisor... [Read More...]
Palm Beach Post Endorses Ted Deutch (Oh – and Joe Budd too)
In the typically insulting way that the Palm Beach Post treats conservatives everywhere, the primary endorsement of the editorial board starts: "After the party's upset Senate victory in Massachusetts, Republicans got so giddy as to wonder whether — even though party registration is 2-to-1 against them — they could win the congressional seat held since 1996 by Democrat Robert Wexler. Unfortunately for the GOP, the two best candidates in Tuesday's... [Read More...]
What do you think of Florida’s new High Speed Rail?
Here are some facts (as found on google and calculated) $1,250,000,000.00 Hi Speed Rail System 330 Miles between Orlando and Tampa, Orlando and Miami (via Cocoa Beach) $3,787,878.79 Cost per Mile 18,300,000 Florida's Population in 2009 $68.31 Cost Per Resident 80,000,000 Est. Annual Visitors $15.63 Cost Per Visitor Donna... [Read More...]
Convential Wisdom in the District 19 Race
The Sun-Sentinel is running a story today by political writer Anthony Man which suggests that the coronation of Ted Deutch is practically assured, barring a "politically cataclysmic surprise". He points out the lack of experience of the Republican candidates, and the popularity of Ted Deutch whose State Senate district 30 contains more than half of the registered voters in CD19. He argues that just about every Democrat politician and interest group... [Read More...]
Article by Kimberly Mitchell in 1/24/10 Sun-Sentinel
Kimberly Mitchell, West Palm Beach City Commissioner and daughter of our club's 2nd VP Anita Mitchell, has a cover page article/opinion piece in the Outlook section of today's Sunday Sun-Sentinel. Congratulations Kimberly! Entitled: Promising program to battle issues facing children living in poverty getting a start in West Palm Beach Harlem's "Children's Zone" tackles issues block-by-block the article begins with: When a child's eyes open... [Read More...]