Statements about Elections
"A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..."
Says the person who Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West first hired as chief of staff told people attending a Tea Party rally that, 'We will use bullets if ballots don't work.'
House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience.
"We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common."
"This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years."
"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."
"The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
"Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts."
"Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.
"Amendment 4 will reduce Florida’s economic output by $34 billion annually."
"700 jobs (were) lost because Allen Boyd" voted for the health care bill.
"We will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor."
Lindsey Graham endorsed Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate.
Jennifer Carroll's an "outsider."
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
Charlie Crist's "personal approval numbers are plummeting."
"Jeff Greene can buy anything" ... he owns two mansions.
"There's no negative advertising in my campaign at all."
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
"In the last 6 years, there have been 420 elections for State Senator and State Representative. Only three incumbents have been defeated!"
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