Monthly Archives: June 2013
Do some Democratic “leaders” have issues with successful progressive females?
Recent events in the Democratic Party, particularly in Palm Beach County have me pondering this question again. In 2002, as a former local party employee who was working with the state party and several local DECs at the time, I strongly backed Janet Reno’s candidacy as an individual (not using my party positions to promote […]
Throwback Tuesday: From Florida Memory, Gov. Farris Bryant Testifies in front of US Senate
The Florida Division of Library Services has a wonderful website called Florida Memory where they share photos, videos and audio from some great moments in Florida history. If you are a junkie of this state’s history like myself, you are sure to spend hours on the site as I have done in the past. In […]
Zest of the Day: Are Florida House Democrats Getting Ready to Purge Moderates from Caucus?
From the Sunshine State News
2013 ‘Champions of Florida’s Middle Class’ Awardees Announced
Earlier today Florida Watch Action, Progress Florida and America Votes named 18 members of the Legislature as “Florida’s Middle Class Champions. ” Continuing the trend we saw with The Florida Squeeze scorecard, far more progressives were found this session in the Florida House than in the Florida Senate. The excellent work of these organizations should […]
Exclusive: Thurston losing support in Democratic caucus?
Local sources in Broward County connected to multiple House members have indicated to TFS that several House Democrats have lost confidence in Minority Leader Perry Thurston. The concerns expressed by the House members include the failure to recruit candidates in several marginal House seats that have now been deemed as top priorities by the incoming […]
Florida Democrats and the NSA Scandal
The worldwide press particularly the Guardian has been focused on the NSA scandal and even here in the US it is hard to turn on the TV and not find some sort of discussion of the issue on news programs. The reporting to break the news was almost entirely done by liberals and liberal publications […]
Zest of the Day: Fellow Dems’ inattention generates attention for Nan Rich’s run for governor
Excellent read from George Bennett in the Palm Beach Post.
Zest of the Day: Palm Beach Republicans broke – Staff laid off
From the influential BizPac Review comes some bad news for Palm Beach Republicans.
Heard it through the Groves: Alex Sink to run for Governor?
Editors Note: Heard it Through The Groves is a section of the Florida Squeeze strictly for rumors and gossip. We typically require two sources to verify information before we publish it but these are NOT news stories and simply rumors. We urge our readers to treat these rumors with a pinch of skepticism as we […]
Comparing the close wins of 2012 and 1994: Lessons for Florida Democrats
In 1994, Democratic Governor Lawton Chiles won reelection by just over 70,000 votes statewide. Last year, President Obama carried Florida in his reelection by almost the same exact raw vote margin. However, the consistencies between the vote numbers stop there. Chiles won by combining the traditional Democratic counties of Leon, Alachua and Volusia, with close […]
The Florida Squeeze 