Monthly Archives: April 2017
Despite anti-Trump energy, Florida Dems struggle out of the gate with 2017 fundraising
The Florida Democratic Party raised just $853,384 in the first quarter of 2017 according to the Division of Elections website, the lowest post-election quarter one total since 2005. This failure has come in spite of the current energy and enthusiasm that has seen progressive groups across the country find success in fundraising and organizing during […]
2016 MSA’s: Jacksonville was Trump’s best large metro area in the Southeast; Miami-Fort Lauderdale was Clinton’s best
We’ve broken down each of the metropolitan areas in the southeast United States with over 1,000,000 residents (with the exception of Washington DC which is partially in the Southeast and partially in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast) by two-party vote in the 2016 Presidential. Not surprisingly the Miami-Fort Lauderdale MSA has the highest Clinton percentage despite the Democratic […]
What we are reading: MIA and FLL are growing like never before, and that means one thing: cheap flights
The Miami Herald has a lengthy story today on the unprecedented growth of the two major airports in southeast Florida. Both are now among the 50 busiest airports in the world and Miami (MIA) is attracting lots of low cost carriers (which was previously the exclusive domain of Fort Lauderdale) while Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is […]
TFS writers discuss the Trump threat to civilian rule, North Korea and other foreign policy issues
When President Harry S. Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War he probably saved the republic from a situation where military men ran roughshod over civilian rule when it came to the prosecution of foreign affairs. Today we face a potentially similar crises as the Trump Administration is filled with military men making […]
Audio: TFS writers discuss the Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democrats continue to fascinate – a discussion of the latest internal party developments below: Some background here from our Brook Hines. Also a reminder that this is a party that has lost 17 of the last 18 elections for Governor and Cabinet and we are entering a state election cycle, so broadening the tent […]
Presidential vote by Florida Congressional District
The Daily Kos has for the third straight presidential cycle provided an invaluable resource – Presidential vote by congressional district. Below is the chart for Florida. Note these vote percentages are based on the CURRENT district lines not where the districts lines were in the 2008 or 2012 elections. The analysis from The Daily Kos […]
Audio: TFS writers discuss President Trump’s Syria attack
In the near future here at TFS we’ll be bringing you a regular podcast that is downloadable on iTunes and Google Play. In the meantime, Brook Hines and Kartik Krishnaiyer are recording audio discussions on various topics of interest. Below we have a spirited discussion on Syria and in the coming days we will release […]
Trump’s Syrian gambit – Chance for a grand bargain between great powers?
I’ve always found it ironic that the Republican Party, the great defenders of Christianity have it out for every secular ruler in the Middle East. Those leaders that protect Christians from slaughter and even take them into their Government have been earmarked for eradication time and again by neoconservatives in GOP while alliances with right-wing […]
Flashback Friday: A hundred years of political racism in Florida
Editors note: With the recent legislative discussion of the Groveland case and a potential state apology for the verdict we decided to combine several pieces over the years from TFS with some new material to create this narrative. It also seems an apt time to discuss this history in the United States under Donald Trump. […]
What we are reading: Adam Putnam says he will prevent the Californication of Florida
One of the most courageous writers who covers politics in the Sunshine States has unearthed a gem – The Tampa Bay Times Michael van Sickler details a letter sent by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam’s political committee and signed by Putnam himself last week made issue out of the social and economic liberalism of California. This […]
The Florida Squeeze 