• The Republican Club hosts its occasional luncheon meeting at Romeus Restaurant on Dykes Road in Broward County. Century Village in Pembroke Pines is slowly becoming more Republican and independent politically. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Sophie Bock, president of the Century Village of Pembroke Pines Democratic Club, led the Thursday, June 7, 2012 meeting during which candidates for local and state offices spoke. MARSHA HALPER / miami herald staff

  • Zina Hirsh, a member of the Century Village of Pembroke Pines Democratic Club, applauds as Broward County School Board candidate Franklin Sands takes the podium during the club meeting on Thursday, June 7, 2012. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff