Monthly Archives: November 2018
Dr. Brenda Snipes – Long a thorn in the side of dark blue Broward
Jeb Bush appointee, Dr. Brenda Snipes, administrative incompetence, unwillingness to make voting more accessible to large numbers of Broward County residents without prodding from outside activists and other Democratic elected officials has long prevented Broward – the most Democratic metropolitan county in the southeast United States, from reaching its full potential. Snipes administrative incompetence has […]
Hidden Florida: Audubon’s Corkscrew Sanctuary
Featuring 13,000 acres of conserved land, the Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Sanctuary has a unique combination of Everglades ecosystem swamp, cypress trees and lakes. It’s one of the hidden gems of Florida. All photos by Kartik Krishnaiyer
New independent organization analyzing vote in Broward’s CD-23
This morning I spoke to Daniel Wolf, CEO of the non-partisan, non-profit organization Democracy Counts about its work in Broward’s Congressional District 23 (Debbie Wasserman Schultz). This analysis by Democracy Counts is independent of the state recounts for the Bill Nelson and Andrew Gillum campaigns. Democracy Counts was contacted by the Tim Canova campaign to observe […]
GOP Florida recount rules since 2000: play dirty and without mercy in building an autocracy
The Republicans have mastered the art of stifling democracy by counting votes quickly in Republican counties, tolerating inefficiency in Democratic ones and then declaring victory. As I witnessed with my own eyes as somewhat critical component in the Democrats Palm Beach County recount infrastructure, the Republicans play hard and fast with rules and the law […]
Precinct analysis: What is happening in Broward?
(IMPORTANT NOTE: Since the writing of this article, I have been able to look at the numbers in the Congressional races in Broward County and compare their undervotes with the Senate undervotes (something, admittedly, I should have done sooner). The same issue is happening in these Congressional races as it is in the US Senate […]
Opinion: President Trump sits in envy of despotic huckster Rick Scott
This column reflects the opinions of Kartik Krishnaiyer and not of this website or other writers I’m not a fan of Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. I’ve long been a critic as these articles show. I felt years ago she should be removed from office, either in a Democratic Primary or by an executive […]
Florida Post-Election Analysis: A Brief Overview
On Election Night, I wanted to make a prediction, but it was hard. What made it hard was that we weren’t getting Election Day numbers from some of the largest counties in Florida, like Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. Because of that, I had to predict the Election Day turnout in those counties, and predicting turnout […]
Why does Florida always seem to get counting votes wrong? A short primer (or defense).
As a veteran of the 2000 recount and several subsequent close Florida elections (to understand my recount role just Google my name and 2000 recount or 2000 Florida recount or whatever) I can attest to the seemingly constant electoral problems our state appears to have. But in defense of our state, I would say voting […]
Where do Florida Democrats go from here? Some quick suggestions to start.
Florida’s Democrats once again under-performed relative to expectations on Tuesday. But perhaps expectations need to be tweaked while a truly deep dive into the parties troubles is commenced. Having lost 21 of the last 22 races for Governor and Cabinet (including 12 in a row), Florida at the state level lacks true electoral competition. You […]
Audio: The morning after for Florida
Brook Hines, Dave Trotter and Kartik Krishnaiyer discuss in a quick 15 minutes the biggest takeaway from Election Night in Florida at the top of the ticket.
The Florida Squeeze 