Monthly Archives: June 2014
Introducing Ten Dollar Tuesdays – Judithanne McLauchlan
Ten Dollar Tuesday will highlight one progressive candidate per week in a variety of offices that are worth investing in. As much as people complain about money in politics, the reality is that good candidates still need those dollars until changes are made in the way politics are run in America and Democrats have to […]
Monday Musings: Alachua County, Iraq, Eric Cantor Goes Down, Equality Florida’s Shocker, HD 114 and Erik Fresen
What is going on in north Florida? Alachua County is under siege from the tea party and now two DEC board members, including chairman Robert Prather, have stepped down. The beautiful blue spot in the sea of red is looking slightly purple these days, with the Tea-Party mayor making 3 out of 7 seats in […]
UPDATED POST: Global Isolationism and American Liberalism Should Never Mix
Back in March of this year, when Russian President Putin broke international laws and norms by invading Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, we put together several posts discussing the recent trend in progressive circles preaching American isolationism in Foreign Policy after the disastrous foreign policies of the Bush Administration. As the news out of Iraq worsens […]
Sachs vs. Bogdanoff vs. Bensmihen – Is this a better deal for Dems?
Yesterday Kartik and I wrote about the Bogdanoff’s announcement and how it was troubling for the Democrats, who will struggle to maintain two competitive Senate races and how it may effect the District 22 race where McLauchlan is challenging Brandes. Later that same afternoon, Republican Joseph Bensmihen announced that he will also run against Sachs, meaning that […]
President Obama’s tough Iraq choice
President Obama facing domestic pressure and a relentless noise machine from the right has a difficult decision to make regarding reengaging in Iraq militarily. Whether or not you supported the initial decision to invade Iraq in 2003 (I actively protested the invasion) the fact is the United States by leading a coalition that invaded and […]
Flashback Friday: The Siege of St Augustine
Today marks the the 274th Anniversary of the start of the 1740 Siege of St Augustine led by British General James Oglethorpe who was the founder of the colony of Georgia. As is well-known Oglethorpe believed in rehabilitating debtors and thus Georgia became largely a penal colony. The area settled around Savannah had long been […]
The Coming Charlie Crist Surge?
Earlier this week, reputable Democratic Polling firm Public Policy Polling (PPP Polls) released their latest poll on the Florida Governor’s race between Charlie Crist and Rick Scott. Last fall, Charlie Crist had a twelve point lead over the incumbent Rick Scott at 50/38, however according PPP’s latest numbers, the two candidates are deadlocked at 42%. […]
Ellyn Bogdanoff’s candidacy and the statewide ripple effect
TFS Editor-In-Chief Kartik Krishnaiyer contributed to this story The long anticipated announcement came yesterday from former Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Fort Lauderdale), who formally declared that she would challenge Senator Maria Sachs (D-Delray Beach) in a rematch of a race she lost two years ago. Ramifications are far and wide for Democrats especially, whose resources are […]
Political ‘whodunit’ mystery close to being solved
In the past, TFS been criticized for being critical of the party, its staff, consultants, and vendors. I personally accept this criticism as the founder and Editor-In-Chief of this site. In the future, TFS will continue to voice its praise, suggestions and concerns as we see them. A healthy debate and exchange of open-minded ideas […]
How Charlie Crist Can Partially Solve the Cuban Embargo Conundrum
Yesterday, we went through the electoral difficulty that has been created by Governor Crist’s comments about lifting the 53 year-old Cuban embargo and visiting Cuba. Today let’s look at some potential ways Crist can solve this problem for himself and the Democratic Party. First off, let me remind our readers that the embargo has been […]
The Florida Squeeze 