Florida Dems could lose say in 2008 race
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Florida Democrats would forfeit their votes in selecting a presidential nominee unless they delay their state election by at least a week, the national party said in a stern action Saturday meant to discourage others from leapfrogging ahead to earlier dates.
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The primary election defeat of two congressional veterans from Maryland Â one Democrat, one Republican Â could signal the breadth of anti-incumbent sentiment and raise warning signs for both parties.
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No rest for the weary, at least in the case of Florida Republican Rep. Ric Keller, who on Nov. 7 survived a tough challenge to win a fourth House term. Keller already faces competition for 2008 in the Orlando-area 8th District Ã¢ÂÂ from a fellow Republican.
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Rudy Giuliani, having bet almost his entire presidential campaign on Florida, hinted for the first time that he may drop out if he doesn't win the state's primary.
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TAMPA, Florida  - A front-runner could emerge in the Republican race for the presidency in Florida where voters on Tuesday cast ballots that could also sink one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
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Florida's decision to move its primary to Jan. 29 in defiance of both parties' rules fuels speculation about penalties.
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Republicans have battled fiercely for votes in Tuesday's critical Florida primary, as Democrats have largely ignored the state after national leadership said it would not seat Florida's delegates because of a squabble over scheduling.
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As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama  battle to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the winner  could be determined by primaries held weeks ago in Florida and  Michigan, even though the party decided to ignore their  results.
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The Florida Democratic Party is sticking to its primary date &#151; and printed bumper stickers to prove it.
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A trio of fierce hurricanes have  pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the  epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter  attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say.
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Mark Warner, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, voiced growing concern Tuesday with his party's electoral strategy, arguing that Democrats' willingness to write off sections of the country could make it nearly impossible to win the White House.
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In opposing Bush's hard-line policy, the Democratic candidate has challenged a golden rule of Florida politics. But he may have outmaneuvered his opponents
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By e-mail and on its Web site, Florida's Democratic Party told supporters Sunday it planned to move ahead with a Jan. 29 primary, despite the national party's threatened punishment for doing so.
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The state that gave the world butterfly ballots and the hanging chad is headed for a new battle over whether and how voters should be told that disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley has dropped out of the Florida congressional race.
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Front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton could find herself alone among Democratic presidential candidates campaigning in Florida and Michigan.
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Florida voters chose from among three Democrats and seven Republicans in a hotly contested Senate primary Tuesday in this battleground state coveted by both parties as they jockey for control of the Senate and White House.
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Republican presidential candidates have  swarmed through Florida looking for votes but a family squabble  has kept Democratic rivals out of the state or reduced them to  sneaking inside its borders.