Political parties gear up in Brevard

BY JESSICA RAYNOR • FLORIDA TODAY • July 26, 2008 Sunday marks the 100-day countdown to the November election, when more than 300,000 registered voters in Brevard County have their opportunity to put their candidates in local and statewide races. Not to mention the ultimate candidate in the ultimate office — that of the president of the United States. Until then, Republicans and Democrats across Brevard are gearing up and organizing, spreading their messages to all who will hear. GOP annual picnic A crowd of Republican supporters gathered under the Wickham Park Pavilion on Saturday to pay homage to all things conservative. The event included a series of morale-boosting messages from state and local candidates, while about 200 people ate hotdogs and hamburgers and browsed candidates’ tables. “I think the Republican Party in... [read full story]