Kings Point NewsLocal news for Kings Point, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Condo villages' retirees show they still have clout for Democrats- February 11, 2008 "Seniors have always been a big voting bloc with a vested interest in legislation that can help them living on fixed incomes. But the demographics have been slowly slipping away." Don't count out the condo commandos.Despite predictions of the demise of their political power, the huge condo voting blocs in south Palm Beach County and Broward County delivered overwhelming margins to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over rival Barack Obama in the state's presidential primary last.http://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/02/condo-villages-retirees-show-they-still-h... Democratic voters torn between Clinton, Obama- February 4, 2008 "I really despised the war and I just really feel that health insurance is important. I have three children and I have no health insurance for anyone in my house." Party leaders say the today's Democratic primary in Florida won't affect the nomination process, but voters turned out for their candidates anyway. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/02/democratic-voters-torn-between-clinton-ob... Notable glitches mar otherwise smooth voting- February 1, 2008 "I can understand why there's so much controversy with the machines ... it gives you this whole long page for Amendment 1, you read through the whole page, and then it's yes or no at the bottom" As polling stations opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, most Palm Beach County voters found democracy to be a quick and painless freedom, marred only by occasional poll worker mishaps, wayward voting machines and some ... via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/02/notable-glitches-mar-otherwise-smooth-vot... |