Rod Smith

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Democratic Party Chair Rod Smith fired back at Republican Party of Florida Chair David Bitner late Monday over a letter Bitner sent to Smith chastising him for his criticism of the redistricting process. Smith and other...

Vice President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at the Florida Democratic Party 2011 State Convention's gala dinner in late October, the state party announced this morning. The convention will be Oct. 28-30 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort and...

TALLAHASSEE — Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith sent a letter to legislative leaders Tuesday asking them to oversee an investigation into why emails from Gov. Rick Scott's transition period were deleted, potentially violating Florida's open...

TALLAHASSEE — Republican Party of Florida Chairman David Bitner is set to resign his post as he continues to battle Lou Gehrig's disease. The RPOF released a letter from Bitner saying he was resigning as of Sept. 23, and even before that press...

TALLAHASSEE– Elected officials from around the state are releasing statements on the passing of state GOP Chair David Bitner, who lost his battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, this morning. Here are some of the statements we've collected so...

Finally. Gov. Rick Scott, House Speaker Dean Cannon and Senate President  Mike Haridopolos this morning named the nine members of a committee established by the Legislature this spring to settle on a date for a Florida presidential primary. The group is...

TALLAHASSEE — In 2010, Florida's Democratic Party pinned its hopes on gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink and attorney-general nominee Dan Gelber to turn the party's fortunes around in a state dominated by Republicans for more than a dozen years. The...

Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith said he expects Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry to back off their criticism of President Barack Obama's policies toward Israel and Palestinians. Romney and Perry critized Obama...

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More post-primary thoughts: --Much is being made by national political analysts about Tuesday's turnout in Florida, with more Republicans than Democrats voting on Tuesday, and what it might portend for the November races for governor and U.S. Senate....