Monthly Archives: October 2022
Express Lane: Do newspaper endorsements still matter and Whataboutism
On Friday, The Miami Herald Editorial Board penned the most articulate newspaper endorsement of a candidate we have ever seen in strongly endorsing Charlie Crist for Governor. In fact, the endorsement read like a synergy of multiple articles from this site, citing Governor DeSantis divisiveness, hypocrisy, disregard for the rule of law and destruction of […]
St Lucie is Florida’s bellwether county – and is the ultimate “Florida” place
Tonight Charlie Crist will debate Ron DeSantis in Fort Pierce in St Lucie County. Why St Lucie? Why not! Forget Hillsborough. Or Volusia. Or the mythical “I-10 corridor.” Florida elections usually go the way St Lucie County votes. It’s the ultimate “Florida” place, where the Florida Cracker Trail begins, the citrus industry until recently thrived, […]
Twitter Space today @ 4:30 et – VBM’s/Florida Election Update. Early Voting starts tomorrow.
We will have a space today that replaces the Express Lane column-
President Joe Biden coming to Florida to do GOTV rally with Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist’s campaign for governor of Florida will have a GOTV rally alongside President Joe Biden on November 1st in South Florida. The rally, which will feature President Biden, Charlie Crist, and other candidates and local community leaders, is scheduled to take place on the same day as the President’s fundraiser for Crist in Fort […]
Express Lane voting after Ian – Lee County overall VBM turnout higher than Orange County, Volusia very high also thus far; Cohn-Lee debate; Property insurance
Many of us were concerned that Southwest Florida would have trouble voting after Ian, but as it turns out Lee County, despite being the eight most populated county in the state, is currently sixth in returned ballots, ahead of Orange County which has twice as many people. Orange County was badly impacted by Ian, and […]
Breeze adding Vero Beach and other recent Florida airline news
Breeze Airways will launch service to Vero Beach in February with daily nonstops to Hartford/Springfield and twice-weekly flights to White Plains. This is a huge get for Vero Beach and the Treasure Coast in general. The airline which had previously focused on Tampa as its focal point in Florida, will also add Orlando to Akron-Canton/Fayetville-Bentonville/Hunstville/Tulsa […]
The Express Lane: Foreign policy needs to be elevated in this election – Ukraine, Russia and the UK
Hi it’s Kartik, I’m taking over the Express Lane column today to discuss foreign affairs a bit and the importance of understanding what is at stake in November. I want to thank my colleagues especially Joe Dye for such a great job with this column – normal service will resume tomorrow! Despite a summer bump […]
Express Lane: A view on out of state consultants and Lin-Manuel Miranda to rally support for Democratic GOTV
As election season comes to a close and we look forward to the annual autopsy of Florida Democrats. I want to address a subject which annoys me but hasn’t been addressed enough, out of state consultants. Now, I don’t claim to speak for the Republicans, nor have I been practicing this craft that long (I […]
The Florida Squeeze 