Rod Smith

The Orlando Sentinel has ranked all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 120 to our projected No. 1 team. We will not be including the four teams the...

This week state Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, announced he would not seek re-election, but instead begin work on campaigning for the state Democratic Party Chairman post. A potential rival for that statewide post, Hillsborough County Democrat Alan...

The Seminole County Democratic Executive Committee plans a big dance-themed dinner rally Saturday to kick off Democrats' election campaigns there this year with an impressive list of speakers — but none actually from Seminole County, where elected...

Nine-year-old Tevin Griffey has been taking mental notes from his big brother Trey Griffey, the star receiver for Orlando Dr. Phillips High, who committed to Arizona on Monday. One of the top uncommitted players in the state of Florida finally ended...

Today we're talking about partisan foolishness — on both sides of the aisle. We start with delusional GOP voters, specifically those in Seminole County. Lately we have been inundated with howls from parents of Seminole County students who are...

The Florida Democratic Party is outgunned 2-1 in the Legislature, outraised more than 3-1 in campaign collections and looking at a redistricting process whose outcome is unlikely to make a significant difference in either. Nonetheless, the party is...

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith just put a statement defending proposed Senate and congressional redistricting maps that Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich, D-Weston, had filed — then tabled without a vote. The maps were...

TALLAHASSEE – After more than two years of bickering over reforms meant to curb political abuses, the Florida Senate Tuesday plans to debate maps for congressional and legislative districts that preserve Republican majorities and, its authors say,...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers ended months of debate Thursday by passing new boundaries for congressional and legislative districts – the first step in a legal shootout that could determine congressional and state government control for...

TALLAHASSEE — After months of debate, the Senate signed off on new political maps that lay out the boundaries for congressional and legislative districts for the next 10 years. But a lawsuit challenging the congressional map is already set to be...

Today, Obama for America – Florida will hold a press conference to launch of the “Truth Team” in Florida this afternoon.  As part of a  new national effort by President Obama supporters online and on the ground to promote the President,...

TALLAHASSEE — Interest groups anxious to make decisions about where to play in legislative elections have been expecting multiple head-to-head match-ups when the Senate unveiled new districts Saturday. They're bound to be disappointed/relieved...