NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Proclaimed a magnificent organization in the last election, it now appears that the 2008 Obama campaign may have been overrated.
This election is going to prove far more difficult than those President Obama has run in previously. Except for the 2008 primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, President Obama has only once before had a tough opponent.
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Republican Dorothy and Democrat Frank Bruno are embroiled in a heated race for the newly created dist. 8 state senate seat in the Nov. 6 general elections. The Orlando Sentinel has given Bruno its endorsement. ORLANDO -- The Orlando Sentinel has endorsed the candidacy of Democrat and Volusia County Chair Frank Bruno for the dist. 8 state senate seat over Republican State Rep. Dorothy Hukill, dismissing her as a "loyal soldier for House GOP leaders" who has sponsored "truly bad bills."
Photo for Headline Surfer courtesy of Deb Denys / Oak Hill mayoral candidates and city commissioners Linda Hyatt and Doug Gibson are shown here from Saturday's Oak Hill Community Trust fundraiser at Mary DeWees Park.OAK HILL -- Some 125 people attended a barbecue chicken fundraiser Saturday at Mary DeWees Park sponsored by the Oak Hill Community Trust.
Among the attendees were several candidates running for public office including mayoral candidates Linda Hyatt and Doug Gibson in the non-partisan race. Both are city commissioners.
Before representing Southeast Volusia as state representative, Republican Dorothy Hukill was the non-partisan elected mayor of Port Orange. Now she wants your vote in the Nov. 6 elections for the dist. 8 seat in the state senate, representing portions of Volusia, Marion and Lake counties.
Mayor's MessageNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- In the height of this election season, I reflect back on some advice I have received from fellow mayors and people who are more politically savvy than myself. For the most part, the advice is good and perhaps I should follow it to the tee, but will most likely “veer from that path of advice” from time to time.
I am referring to the advice I have been given about endorsing or not endorsing political candidates for office.
Here are the candidates for King and Queen of the New Smyrna Beach Homecoming game on Oct. 26. Left to Right 1st Row: Shar'Quan Baker, Sara Cronk, Jennifer Pugh, Sofia Trotta, Sierra Selman, Isabel Trotta, Jessica Armitage, Shar'Quayla Baker Left to Right 2nd Row: James Clark, Jonah Power, Dallas Macdermant, Dillion Macdermant, Brandon Amendolare, Desmond Mitchell, Tayler Selby, Edwin Navarro, Corbin Lyles, Dexter Dixon Not pictured: Shanleigh O'dell and Brianna Sanders.NEW SMYRNA BREACH -- The New Smyrna Beach High School 'Cudas have lots of reasons to be happy this school year. The football team is undefeated through the first six games and Homecoming is coming up.
Headline Surfer® photo / DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Following an afternoon of glad-handing by candidates for public office at the Ocean Center, mostly between themselves and their campaign volunteers, the results of a Daytona chamber-sponsored straw poll had Mitt Romney beating Barack Obama, with 60 percent of the vote.
But Romney's magic didn't rub off on Republican Dorothy Hukill in the dist. 8 state senate battle with Democrat Frank Bruno, who received 54 percent of the vote to her 46 percent.
The straw poll vote sets the stage for Sunday night's 90-minute Headline Surfer® public candidate debate between Hukill and Bruno at the Brannon Center in New Smyrna Beach.
EDGEWATER -- As I was going through my daily morning news review, I recognized one thing: the dismissive attitude of the subsidy cutting of public information. Why aren't my fellow Republicans up in arms regarding removing unbiased public information.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Dist. 8 state senate hopeful Frank Bruno was the last major candidate on stage to introduce himself to the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce hob nob crowd Tuesday at the Ocean Center, but he left a big winner, besting his Republican rival Dorothy Hukill, 54 to 46 percent of the 184 votes cast in a straw poll ballot.
