Monthly Archives: August 2014
Monday Musings: Sally Guthrie Passes, Tampa Bay Times Crist Profile Raises Eyebrows, Who is Stafford Jones, and is Nan Rich Gaining Momentum?
The Gainesville Democratic community was saddened with the death of one of our own this weekend. A warrior until the end, Sally Guthrie passed away late Saturday evening after having a heart attack canvassing for our local Democratic congressional candidate Marihelen Wheeler. Many local DECs, especially those in the smaller counties, are held together by […]
TFS Endorsements – Leon and Orange Local Races
We have additional endorsements to make today. The following races are all non-partisan universal elections: LEON COUNTY Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum After over ten years on the commission, one of the stars of Florida’s Democratic Party (and a former FDP staffer) will make a great Mayor for the state’s capital. Tallahassee City Commission District 2 […]
TFS Endorsements
In the next several days TFS will release additional endorsements for the August 26th election. We will be endorsing candidates for State Senate, State House, County Commission, School Board and City Commission statewide. We will also be issuing recommendations on ballot initiatives as well. A full list of all of our endorsements can be found […]
Legislative Races Need to be Given Higher Priority by Elected Officials and Local Parties
Coming off a special session where the Republicans Leadership once again showed arrogance and the contempt for the will of Florida’s citizens, the Democrats would have a unique chance to target vulnerable Republican lawmakers. But unfortunately due to the Florida Democratic Party’s emphasis on the Governor’s race legislative races and particularly House races have taken […]
How Labor Will Determine the Leadership in the Senate
As we have discussed several times on this blog, former Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff and sitting Senator Maria Sachs are battling in the race to watch this election season. With the Republicans a single vote away from a veto-proof majority and only one other competitive race in the state, this race is important to every voter in […]
Nan Rich Should Repudiate “Support” From Mysterious Anti-Crist Groups
Senator Nan Rich has attempted to frame herself as the “true Democrat” and the progressive alternative to Governor Charlie Crist in the Democratic Primary election. But Senator Rich has become the inadvertent beneficiary of a campaign full of poorly executed dirty tricks by those opposing Governor Crist, presumably Republicans. The latest in the line of […]
Thursday Bookshelf: American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century
As we discussed two weeks ago, former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, the architect of Richard Nixon’s 1968 Presidential Election victory has a uniquely intellectual perspective on the Bush family. Two years after penning American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush Phillips expanded on that work with American Theocracy: The […]
TFS Endorsement: The Governors Race
The Democratic Primary for Governor has been far from a ho-hum affair. Former Governor Charlie Crist’s decision to become a Democrat in December 2012 set the stage for a complicated race. At that point in time, outgoing Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich had announced her candidacy. It was widely assumed even more Democrats would […]
10 Dollar Tuesday – Soil and Water Conservation Candidates
This post is a plea for everyone reading to pay more attention to Soil and Water Conservation Board candidates. Few people even know that we elect members to deal with water issues, which inevitably means that the knowledge about candidates for this board is frequently inexcusably low. Combined with the fact that many of these […]
Battle for 2020 Speaker of the House Spills Over Into an Epic Million Dollar Primary Race in HD 74
Never mind the Governor’s race, the real ugly politics are happening in HD 74. The primary house race here between two Republicans is shaping up to be one of the most bitter races this year and definitely one to watch. Republicans Julio Gonzalez and Richard DeNapoli are locked into an epic battle that is getting […]
The Florida Squeeze 