Monthly Archives: January 2017
Florida Democrats and the State Senate in 2016 – a massive missed opportunity
2016 was billed as a Democratic wave year here in Florida – the combination of new, fairer Congressional & State Senate maps and Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump would push the party to victory. But instead what ensued was yet another cycle of missed opportunities and outright losses for Florida Democrats – a cycle where […]
Why NBC keeps enabling Florida’s own Joe Scarborough
By now no doubt everyone has read about former Congressman and current MSNBC personality Joe Scarborough’s foray to Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve to do something with President Elect Donald Trump. Scarborough who has alternated between GOP critic, conservative apologist and wanna-be statewide candidate in Florida for a decade continues to be little more […]
Chasing FDP reform in 2017 part 1: staff and vendors
Every time we have an internal shift within the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) be it an election for chair or the reform of rules the role of party staff and vendors comes to the forefront. Assessing the role of staff and vendors needs to be a priority for whomever wins the election as party chair […]
The Florida Squeeze 