Monthly Archives: April 2017
AN OPEN LETTER to FL Dem Party Chair Stephen Bittel from SCM Sanjay Patel
The Florida Democratic Party’s state committee appointments came out this weekend, raising eyebrows, and in some cases, raising questions. I had a few myself. Most notably, given the controversy over the means by which Bret Berlin helped Stephen Bittel ascend to chairmanship, it’s remarkable Berlin was appointed a State Vice Chair and a member of the Rules Committee. The SVC role might be overlooked as typical—but Rules […]
Do the demographic shifts in Florida really favor Democrats? Recent evidence indicates No
We’ve heard virtually ad nauseam that Florida is shifting irrevocably toward the Democrats because of the increase in the Hispanic and foreign-born population. While the upward shifts in Democratic vote can be observed in some core urban areas (Miami-Dade County went from 52% Democratic in the two party vote to 65% between 2000 and 2016, Orange […]
Who is your preferred choice for Governor? Some questions to weigh.
The field for the 2018 Governor’s race is beginning to take shape. Here are a series of polls for our TFS readers to answer. Consider this an unscientific benchmark for our readers.
Exclusive: 2016 Presidential in Florida by MSA
We’ve seen just about every imaginable breakdown of votes from the 2016 Presidential Election. But it was surprising to see no breakdown by MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) as defined by the Census Bureau. From my vantage point, the below chart which we’ve worked out using votes for only the two major party candidates paints an ugly […]
The FOX News frat house: Why so little media scrutiny until now?
This weekend The New York Times had a feature story after the culmination of the newspaper’s investigation on the sexual harrasment lawsuits against FOX News host Bill O’Reilly and the continued success of O’Reilly who continues thrive in terms of exposure and TV ratings despite numerous allegations of sexual harassment and a reported $3 million […]
What we are reading: Marco Rubio, still seeking Tampa Bay home, has staff meet constituents at libraries, coffee shops
Somehow with all the excitement of the last few days we missed this Tampa Bay Times article until this morning. Lots of interesting nuggets in this must-read article.
FDP Chair Bittel announces Bernie Sanders as keynote Florida Blue speaker
Editors Note April 2, 2017 – This was of course an April Fools’ Joke. In an exclusive to the Florida Squeeze, Florida Democratic Party Chair Stephen Bittel says he is a dyed-in-the-wool “Bernie Bro,” and has his sights set on bringing the most-popular-politician-in-America on board as this year’s Florida Blue keynote speaker. “You know, the whole time Debbie Wassserman-Schultz […]
The Florida Squeeze 