It’s hard to believe now that the GOP ever allowed such a thing. In 2007, the host of a major climate-change summit was …
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TIME/CNN Poll: Obama Leads Romney in Florida
President Barack Obama has opened a narrow lead in Florida as Republicans gather in Tampa this week to nominate Mitt Romney, according to a new TIME/CNN/ORC poll. The survey also found the two candidates locked in a near tie in …
Inside Obama’s Swing State Charm Tour
Winter Park, Florida
For a few minutes, it almost feels like 2008 again inside the air-conditioned gym. The raucous crowd is chanting and cheering and slinging I love you‘s. Before Barack Obama revs up his speech, they’re …
Rick Scott Is Turning Down Obama’s Medicaid Expansion. Is He Turning Off Florida Voters Too?
Florida Governor Rick Scott has never been one to let facts get in the way of conservative ideology, and recently he’s been trumpeting a lot of untruths about the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. He claims the law’s …
Beyond Trayvon: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Spread from Florida to Half the U.S.
Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law wasn’t always so controversial. The law, which gives citizens the right to use deadly force if they “reasonably believe” they are in danger, has been the subject of national …
Two Wrongs and the Right: Overreaction to Conservatives Leads Liberals to Hypocrisy
Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred needs to join the 21st century. Or the 20th. Last week, amid the well-deserved outcry over Rush Limbaugh’s stunningly loutish remarks about Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke — whom Limbaugh called a “slut” and a “prostitute” for supporting mandated contraception coverage — Allred made a …
How Florida Is Leading U.S. Politics Back to the Culture Wars
They don’t call economics the dismal science for nothing, which helps explain why U.S. politics is riveted once more by social issues. After being locked for three years in a torture chamber of financial disaster, our elected …
Political Pictures of the Week, Jan. 28-Feb. 3
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
A Sunshine State of Mind for the Florida Primary
Spanish photographer Ricardo Cases embarked on a week-long road trip shooting the Florida primary (along with everything else in his path) for TIME. It was his first encounter with American politics. See more photos here on …
After Florida Loss, Newt Gingrich Finds Himself at a Crossroads
Orlando, Florida
By the time fans began filing into his Election Night soiree in a capacious Orlando ballroom, there were signs Newt Gingrich had yielded to the grim reality awaiting him. Television screens, speeches and …
The Confident Front Runner Once More: Primary Day with Mitt Romney
Tampa, Florida
At the Romney headquarters in Tampa, there are ghosts of the Republican past. On the wall, along with Florida maps and volunteer-made signs, is a collage of swag from the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign. It’s a symbol of GOP solidarity, but also a reminder that Barack Obama will be waiting to take on whoever emerges from …
Mitt Romney Wins Florida Primary in a Rout
By the end, it had become a matter of margins. Would Mitt Romney defeat Newt Gingrich in Florida’s Republican primary? Or would Romney obliterate his opponent, reestablishing himself as the race’s undisputed frontrunner? It …
