Monthly Archives: December 2014
Jeb and the Bush legacy revisited and reassessed
Tuesday’s news that Jeb Bush will likely form a Presidential Exploratory Committee sent shockwaves through Florida politics and the Republican establishment. Bush remains arguably the most popular public figure in this state, and as heir to the Bush throne, his family legacy certainly buys him credit with the Republican establishment. Six years on from George […]
Florida Democratic Party record big victory in HD-13
Rep. Reggie Fullwood was able to beat back a primary challenge tonight from Johnny Gaffney by an almost 2-1 margin. School “choice” advocates and other anti-progressive interests had poured resources into the Jacksonville-based district in a cynical attempt to defeat Fullwood. The Florida Democratic Party has invested time and effort into defending Fullwood against this […]
Report: German carrier Eurowings to make Fort Lauderdale first US destination
Lufthansa, who recently announced new service to Tampa from Frankfurt is about to launch long-haul services with its low-cost Eurowings subsidiary. The new service to Tampa compliments existing Lufthansa service from Orlando to Frankfurt and from Miami to both Frankfurt (with an Airbus A380, the largest commercial plane ever built) and Munich. Eurowings will at […]
Money and the Attorney General’s Race – Part I
NOTE: Kartik Krishnaiyer served as the Deputy Campaign Manager for George Sheldon’s Campaign and he did not contribute to this story. The race for Florida Attorney General was supposed to be an interesting race. Back in August, it genuinely looked as if this may be a very exciting issues-based race to watch, with Pam Bondi […]
Tuesday Poll: Should the Democrats move to the middle?
Following the November 4th election defeat it has been said the Democratic Party needs to position itself ideologically more toward the middle of the political spectrum. Should the Democrats make a change to the fundamental values of the party by shifting to the center of the political spectrum? Feel free to leave comments on this […]
The Kartik Report: Major Orlando City SC and Fort Lauderdale Strikers news
The Kartik Report formally relaunches January 1st with a new interface and look. The last few days has seen big news from both Orlando and Fort Lauderdale.
Monday Musings – Jeb Bush, Charles Van Zant, Our new look, FDP bench building, The Kartik Report
While Jeb Bush claims to be still mulling his Presidential decision all indications are he will seek to regain the White House for the Bush family in 2016. The former Governor’s decision to release over 250,000 emails from his time for Governor and the forthcoming release of his ebook seem to indicate he is well […]
TFS Series: Florida Democrats at a crossroads – which way will things go?
The internet and social media have been filled with tales of gloom and doom since the November 4th election regarding Florida Democrats. While the party did not perform well on Election Day and now has lost 17 of the last 18 races for state office, a record unmatched for futility anywhere else in the eastern […]
Flashback Friday: 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Pensacola
In 1814, Pensacola and Florida was still nominally Spanish territory although the Napoleonic Wars had left much of Spain’s control over its colonial empire in ruins. With the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland at war with the United States, General Andrew Jackson who had just defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of […]
The Florida Squeeze 