Monthly Archives: September 2016
Who’s FAT?
Fresh from her sadly unsuccessful District 9 Congressional race, one of our favorite local progressive Dems, Susannah Randolph, has embarked on her next political endeavor: a grassroots anti-Trump campaign called Floridians Against Trump. And it even comes with its own hot-take acronym —”FAT.” Yes, get ready, gentle readers, for FAT. Randolph is bringing the FAT, […]
Corrine Brown’s Florida Legacy
Most of the public knows Congressman Corrine Brown through her coverage on television and in the newspaper. The media stories have been almost universally negative. But, it is worth asking how she was able to get so much done, if she was only up to no good? Her methods were unorthodox and even […]
We’re back in the saddle!
As our loyal readers have noticed, posting has been virtually non-existent on this site since May. Both Brook Hines and Kartik Krishnaiyer had political commitments through the August 30 primary that created time conflicts among other things. The opportunity costs of taking political clients on in a busy period forced both of us to drop […]
Republicans Eliminate Jacksonville Voice in D.C.
The Republicans found Congresswoman Corrine Brown very useful for 23 years. The first reason is her district helped them win Congressional seats in Northeast and Central Florida. The district included most of Jacksonville’s black population and Democrats. Jacksonville’s other Congressional district was largely whitewashed of minority voters which made it a very safe […]
The Florida Squeeze 