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Broward Politics

• Candidates pin super hopes on supervoters

  For candidates in Tuesday’s party primaries and nonpartisan elections, no one is more powerful than Jim Demarest of Fort Lauderdale, Susan Freeman of Dania Beach, Susan Goldberg of Boca Raton or Deborah Nix of Delray Beach.

  Not the contributors with deep pockets. Not the influential party bosses. Not the campaign [...]

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• Mitt Romney to raise coin at Fort Lauderdale fundraiser

  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tours Florida on Monday, with the campaign planning public events in St. Augustine, Orlando and Miami.

  He ends his day in Fort Lauderdale, with an evening fundraiser at the home of Mike Maroone, chief operating officer of Autonation. The other hosts include businessman Manny Kadre [...]

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• Pols: Campaigning in church crucial in black district

  In a district where pulpit politics is key, campaign contributions flow in an unusual direction: from the candidates’ pockets to the church offering plate.

  Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness and, to a lesser extent, his opponent, Robert McKinzie, have contributed campaign funds to local churches, according to election spending [...]

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• Here's help vetting Broward judge candidates

  Getting educated on judicial race candidates can be one of the toughest tasks a voter has, because of the limitations they have on what they say when they're campaigning.

  The Broward Bar Association and BECON TV offer this link with videos.

  
  
  

  
  

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• Holness puts campaign funds in church offering plate

  While candidates are busy begging for campaign contributions to buy signs and television ads, Dale V.C. Holness is giving his money away in the offering plate.

  Campaign workers, churches and non-profit groups are on the receiving end in the Broward County District 9 race, the majority black central Broward area. [...]

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