Monthly Archives: June 2013
JJ: Charlie Crist gets big reception from party insiders but questions remain among activists
Florida’s top Democrats gave Charlie Crist, once the lead partisan attack dog against the late Governor Lawton Chiles a welcome Saturday night befitting of a conquering hero. Crist was the celebrity who stole the show at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner by most accounts. But for a party who seeks to be values based, this is a […]
Zest of the Day: Florida Democrats converge on Hollywood for annual gathering
The epicenter of the world was Hollywood, Florida at least for a few hours on Saturday. More from the Sun Sentinel.
J-J Early Returns: Allison Tant led FDP sets fundraising record; House Democrats air differences
The annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner is currently underway in Hollywood. Coming into this weekend many questions were being asked about the unity of the party, the effectiveness of fundraising and whether or not a coup would occur in the House caucus. Allison Tant’s first quarter fundraising for the FDP was unimpressive but tonight’s J-J dinner has […]
Zest of the Day: 5 reasons Democrats struggle to win Florida elections
Excellent breakdown from the Sun Sentinel’s Tony Man about the continued failures of Democrats statewide and the challenges facing the party in another off-year election cycle. A reminder that Democrats have lost 13 of the last 14 races for Governor and Cabinet, a record worse than any other state east of the Mississippi in the […]
Zest of the Day: Jeb Bush embraces non-traditional families and calls immigrants “more fertile.”
Jeb Bush has shook up the conservative movement with his speech yesterday where he discussed immigration policy and families. More from Time Magazine.
Progressive Rags launches “Chicken Charlie” video about Crist flip-flops
Entertaining stuff on gun control but serious questions asked here that need to be answered.
Can J-J Weekend heal a wounded party?
Florida Democrats have had an interesting few weeks. A poorly planned Jefferson-Jackson program turned into a poorly executed spin machine after the Nan Rich’s speaking snub became public. The public explanations for not allowing Senator Rich to speak have been poorly thought out and have left more questions than answers. However, in recent days the […]
Zest of the Day: PBC Republican Party meeting degenerates into brawl
From BIZPAC Review.
Exclusive: More on proposed House Caucus rules changes – Caution must be used in implementation
On Tuesday the Sunshine State News broke the story about proposed rules changes in the Democratic House Caucus that could lead to expulsion of members for voting against a caucus position. While this appears to be a good idea to create some degree of party discipline that has been lacking in recent sessions some of […]
Zest of the Day: South Floridians are most ‘underbanked’ in the U.S.
Fascinating revelations here.
The Florida Squeeze 