Monthly Archives: October 2022
Marco Rubio and the racism of low expectations
Watching the debate between Marco Rubio and Val Demings last night, it clicked to me why as a Cuban woman I take offence to Marco Rubio’s appearance and performance on the national stage for all these years. The racism of low expectations, I’m 57 have lived in Florida for most of my life. Despite all […]
Florida Nowcast election update tonight @ 7:30 et
VotingTrend.com members will have access to a call tonight where I will be answering questions about the election, current turnout and updated forecast for Florida. The call will be at 6:30 pm CT. Look for the link at the VotingTrend.com site in drop-down menu that is at the top right hand corner.
Crist property insurance ad should put DeSantis on the defensive
Unfortunately, due to funding issues much of Florida has not seen this ad, which is well done from the Crist campaign and properly put in context the property insurance situation then (when Crist was governor) and now (when Ron DeSantis is governor). The ad has been running for almost two weeks but again, is getting […]
The 1966 Governor’s Race
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss the 1966 Governor’s Race. In 1966 Governor Haydon Burns was denied renomination by the Democrats who opted for liberal Miami Mayor Robert King High instead of the conservative Burns. This led to a mass exodus of Democrats from their ancestral party in the fall election, where they […]
Express Lane: Some context on Democrats 20 + years of futility in Florida; Crist headed to Lee County tomorrow
Florida has for twenty years been a red state even if elections of US Senate and President indicated it was purplish. At the state level, Democrats were last competitive in the late 1990’s. Here are some real eye-popping stats: So it can be argued what appears to be happening here since 2016 is the top-of-the-ticket […]
Express Lane: Local Party Building
Growing up in Baltimore, when I came of age, I was introduced into machine politics. While maybe not the way politics ought to be, machines work. The local Baltimore machine is ruthless, ensuring that incumbents maintain power and largely successfully stifling challengers. However, as a Florida Democrat, I can’t say the same system exists. While […]
A walk through the Mangroves at Wildcat Cove
Wildcat Cove is in St Lucie County and features an extensively preserved mangrove habitat.
Florida Nowcast update- 8 pm et tonight
We will go over my nowcast model and discuss the state of the race in Florida tonight at 8pm ET. You can watch the update below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhtP8R70l1bO9DaHq9UAvw
The Florida Squeeze 