Yearly Archives: 2014
Flashback Friday: The Florida House of Bonaparte
At the end of the Napoleonic Wars many members of the Bonaparte family and other loyalists to Napoleon sought to emigrate to America. It was rumored in fact that after defeat at Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon himself was on the run looking for passage to America. After the French capture of Southern Italy, Napoleon put […]
Crist calls for Shinseki resignation in VA Scandal
Charlie Crist stepped out on Thursday calling for Department of Veteran’s Affairs Secretary General Eric Shinseki to resign in wake of the growing VA scandal. Crist said: “I appreciate Secretary Eric Shinseki’s service to his country, and while we don’t know precisely what happened here, we do know that there must be accountability and confidence […]
Sen. John Thrasher is exactly the wrong choice for FSU President
We began hearing that Sen. Thrasher was a shoe-in to replace Dr. Eric Barron as President of Florida State University soon after Barron’s departure, but with Tuesday’s formal nomination by Sandy D’Alemberte and the recent news that the search committee advised by higher education expert Bill Funk is suspending its mission until it meets with Thrasher for […]
Florida Chamber releases 2014 Legislative Report Card
All the members scored on votes related to business in the State of Florida.
Orange County Democrats in the wake of Val Demings withdrawal – Open forum
Val Demings, a superstar Democratic candidate shocked Florida politicos with her sudden withdrawal from the Orange County Mayor’s race on Tuesday. Demings, who overperformed in a 2012 Congressional challenge to Congressman Dan Webster, was looking to unseat Mayor Teresa Jacobs. The Orange County Mayor’s office is one of the most powerful and visible elected positions […]
Congressional Race Ratings – May 21, 2014
Beginning this week, each Wednesday until Election Day we will take a look at our ratings for Congressional races. Following qualifying for state and local offices in June we will be running similar features for State House and State Senate (an initial rating of both State House and State Senate race will be released before […]
Update on our Coral Springs story – Pay raises take center stage
Earlier this month we discussed Coral Springs, a city in Broward County with over 120,000 residents that has not elected a Republican to represent it at the Federal or State level since 1982, yet has a 4-1 Republican City Commission. Coral Springs was as we discussed in the previous article in the past a recipient of […]
Wednesday open thread
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Changes coming to TFS
In the next few weeks you will see some changes to the website. New features, new writers and a new look. We also will begin our promised Google + Hangouts and we continue working on our ebook about Campaign 2014. Thank you for your continued patronage of TFS.
In the governor’s race, where are some Florida progressives?
With the Florida Democratic Primary for Governor only a few months away, many prominent progressives have been quiet regarding the primary. While many Democrats have different reasons for getting involved in the primary process, some who would naturally be supporting a progressive candidate and not a long-time Republican officeholder have been strangely silent. Democrats have […]
The Florida Squeeze 