Yearly Archives: 2014
Lawsuit Being Filed Against Orange County for Public Records Violations
Today, Organize Now filed with the assistance of the First Amendment Foundation, a lawsuit that seeks immediate relief for violations of Florida’s open government laws by Orange County. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs is at the center of the controversy as the filed suit seeks to answer questions about who has access to the mayor’s Dropbox […]
Flashback Friday: September of 1964… Hurricanes Cleo, Dora and the Beatles rock Jacksonville
September 1964, 50 years ago was a momentous month in Florida history. The state was recovering from Hurricane Cleo which hit southeast Florida in late August with particular venom, destroying the Storyland amusement park which never reopened and passed over the Coral Springs Covered Bridge after destroying most of the city. The Fort Lauderdale News did […]
From Condo Commandos to activism – The changing face of Southeast Florida Democratic politics
When I worked my first complete election cycle in southeast Florida, stories about the fall of the “Condo Commandos” were already abundant in Broward County though they were reaching an apex of power in Palm Beach. This was the 1998 cycle and it was a wipe-out year for Florida Democrats. Three cabinet Democrats were reelected […]
Marco Rubio encountering media critics on foreign policy flip-flops
Marco Rubio has consistently gotten things wrong on foreign policy, a subject he knows little about and should stay away from. Florida’s Junior Senator but leading media star simply spouts out talking points or finds new ways to contradict the administration even if it means he is constantly flip-flopping. Within the last 48 hours both […]
November Expectation Rubric for Florida Democrats
As most of you know, I am a student at the University of Florida in Political science. As one who had to be graded often, I find that clear expectations are the key to a good grade. With this in mind, I decide to write my grade rubric for Democrats for November in state Government. […]
Call for Endorsement Recommendations
We at the Squeeze are working on releasing our endorsements for the November election and while there are few competitive federal and state races, politics on the local level matter just as much. We mention time and time again how we need to build our bench and how we have to recruit talent on the […]
NextGen ads and Crist environmental record could help revive Democrats in SW Florida and the Treasure Coast
Democrats suffered some serious backsliding in 2012 in two important growing regions of the state – southwest Florida and the Treasure Coast (minus St Lucie County which has acted more as an appendage of southeast Florida, than like northern Palm Beach, Martin or Indian River counties in recent elections). My explanation for this is simple: […]
The Race for Attorney General in Florida: Issues, Ground Games, and Money
The race for attorney general is getting far less press attention than the dogfight for Governor between Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, however, the implications of this race could be just as important for the people of Florida. There are stark contrasts between these two candidates, as Pam Bondi is a product of the current […]
Monday Musings: Rick Scott’s Economy #It’sNotWorking, Scotland, Absentee Voting, National Voter Registration Day, Possible bad news for Beckham, Climate March, Media Negligance
The Rick Scott economy is working… for the wealthy. New US Census figures show that poverty remains high in the Sunshine State. One out of every six Floridians was living in poverty last year, including one out of every four children according to census data. To make matters worse, as I have written for the […]
District 2 the latest fiasco for poorly run Broward SOE
I have lots of gripes with the Broward Supervisor of Elections office. Unlike her counterparts in Palm Beach, Orange, Hillsborough, Leon and Miami-Dade, Broward SOE Dr. Brenda Snipes has done little to educate voters about upcoming elections and to make voting more accessible to the masses. Broward County is the best performing Democratic urban county […]
The Florida Squeeze 