Yearly Archives: 2014
First look at 2016 Congressional races
The 2014 Congressional races in Florida were largely ho-hum affairs outside of CD-2 and CD-26 which are on opposite ends of the state. The absence of a US Senate race and amount of cold hard cash spent on state races especially the Governorship took many Federal races off the radar for politicos. But 2016 will […]
Thursday Bookshelf: Dream State
I get very self conscious when people make fun of Florida – the exception to that general rule of mine is when Floridians especially those from long-time Florida families mock our state. Diane Roberts formerly of the St Pete Times, FSU Professor and longtime NPR commentator. Roberts family has lived in Florida since the 18th […]
High Speed Rail passes Florida by while the rest of the world cashes in
Florida should have been the leader – beginning in the late 1980’s High Speed Rail was talked about as a potential driver for the state’s economy. Florida would once again be the national leader, the first to innovate much as the Askew/Graham years had pushed Florida to the forefront of progressive business-friendly reforms nationally. Then […]
The “new” “reinvented” Jeb Bush a Presidential contender
Nobody in Florida’s journalist circles did a better job of covering the heavy-handed borderline dictatorship at times that was Governor Jeb Bush’s reign better than S.V. Date, then of the Palm Beach Post. Date held Bush’s feet to the fire like no other reporter in the state. He had the courage to say what needed […]
HD-24 race provides a test and opportunity for House Democrats
The special election in House District 24 that has been created by a chain reaction related to John Thrasher’s selection as President of Florida State University should provide an opportunity to show how House Democrats can get their ship in order after a rough campaign cycle. We’ve defended the House Democratic campaign efforts on this […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Discuss any topic related to Florida politics you would like.
Tuesday Poll: Florida Democrats LEAD task force
Editors Note: Beginning this Tuesday we will feature a poll weekly on a pertinent topic. This week’s Tuesday poll is related to the much discussed LEAD Task Force. Please vote in the below poll and leave any feedback in the comments section.
Monday Musings: Vinyard leaves Scott Administration, Campaign Finance Reform walk, White working class voters
There were several major shake-ups in the Scott administration over Thanksgiving break, with several key department heads stepping down. The one I am excited about is Herschel Vinyard, who until last week headed up the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Perhaps the thing that was never really understood about Vinyard was the fact he is […]
Time for Democrats to think logically about the white vote
Coming off yet another off-year election debacle for Democrats both in Florida and nationally much of the narrative has focused on what Democrats can do differently. The discussion after three weeks has fallen into some lazy assumptions – The Democrats either need to shift en masse to the middle of the political spectrum or simply […]
Monday Musings: Why Democrats need competitive primaries, UKIP emerging as a force, Jeb Bush and Republican nominating history, How the RPOF spends money differently than the FDP
While we are all are wondering who is going to run for Senate in 2016 and 2018, there is one thing that Democrats need to remember: we need a competitive primary process in order to build up field. While it will no doubt be expensive for each campaign (both in ’16 and ’18), the one […]
The Florida Squeeze 