Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
One of the national Republican party's attack ads against Raul Martinez makes the Washington Post's list of best House ads in the country. Says the Post, which singled out the National Republican Congressional Committee's Wheel of Corruption ad: "Granted, the...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
The Miami-based blog, Versailles Beat, says national Democrats blew Raul Martinez's bid to oust Lincoln Diaz-Balart by not offering enough support. "The Republicans did everything they had to do to win, and politics is war," the blog says. "I admire...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
The race Tuesday between Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Raul Martinez has been billed as the battle of the titans, a clash between the Republican incumbent best known for a firm stance on Cuba and the former mayor of Hialeah, a Democrat who touts his two decades in office.
Babalu Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
As I was looking at the data for the 33012 zip code (a big chunk of Hialeah) for the presidential election I decided to take a peek at how the same 19 precincts voted in the 21st congressional district race....
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Raul Martinez, the former mayor of Hialeah, lost his first election ever. Late Tuesday, Martinez essentially conceded the race to incumbent Lincoln Diaz-Balart in a short, somber speech in Spanish and English in front of several dozen supporters. Martinez never...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Raul Martinez's campaign manager, told reporters Tuesday night before results began rolling in, that "win, lose or draw'' the Martinez camp will "thoroughly'' pursue its allegations of voter fraud by opponent Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Jeff Garcia, in a statement to reporters...
Florida Progressive Coalition Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... and while we all have our own path, I look forward to seeing you again along the way. Sincerely, Raul
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Michael Putney's cameras again did a long pan on an empty blue chair -- the one the station says it had hoped Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart would sit in. Instead, his Democratic rival, Raul Martinez had the show to himself, accusing...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
For the first time in his life, voter Fred Onesto purposely skipped over one of the contests on his ballot. The 76-year-old Pembroke Pines retiree said he left the ballot blank in the race between Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his Democratic challenger, Raul Martinez.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Raul Martinez, the former Hialeah mayor who is running for Congress, denounced incumbent Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart Thursday for using a former Hialeah police officer as a spokesman on his latest anti-Martinez television ad.
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Raul Martinez went on 850 AM radio early Saturday afternoon and said he wanted to "apologize" for the slew of negative campaign ads that have marked his congressional race against Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart. "Because of the fact that I wanted...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
In two separate e-mail appeals this week, Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to back candidates in tough races across the country, including Raul Martinez. Headlined "Last Chance to Make a Difference," the e-mails asked Clinton supporters to help "the Democrats...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Raul Martinez denounced Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart Thursday for using a former Hialeah police officer to trash him in his latest anti-Martinez TV ad. Bill O'Connell, a retired Hialeah police captain, appears in the ad accusing Martinez of being the "most...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Raul Martinez participates in a wide-ranging interview on SportsTalk 790 AM's The Ticket that opens with whether he's ever seen a chicken sacrificed. Asked about the 1999 incident in which he was videotaped roughing up a protestor, he says he...
Eye On Miami (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
No local candidate divides the followers and contributors of this site like Raul Martinez. Observant readers will have noticed that Joe Garcia was endorsed by Eye on Miami, but neither Martinez nor Lincoln Diaz-Balart picked up a nod. Likewise, Democracy For America, a liberal advocacy group founded by Howard Dean, "> endorsed Annette Taddeo and Joe Garcia, but declined to lend...
