Monthly Archives: October 2022
Bill Cramer, Jack Eckerd, Charlie Crist and the Pinellas GOP
Dave Trotter joins me to look at the GOP in Pinellas County – Florida’s first county to flip to the GOP also boasted the most moderate strain that party had in the state throughout the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s. The change in the GOP statewide is typified by former GOP Governor Charlie Crist of St […]
Lee County didn’t follow its own evacuation protocols
TFS reader Steve Schneider found something quite interesting on Lee County’s website. So given this reality, will Governor DeSantis scrutinize Lee County local officials? Will he suspend them the way he has local officials all over the state who have not committed a crime (like Andrew Warren for instance) ? Or will he turn a […]
Ron DeSantis’ “Dukakis moment” graces billboard near Governor’s Mansion
A group opposed to right-wing hate activity is up with a new billboard depicting Gov. Ron DeSantis in one of his infamous “tough guy” photo-ops — just blocks away from the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee. The group Florida Extremist Watch is running the billboard ad, including longtime activist and ally of progressive causes Thomas Kennedy. […]
Express Lane: DeSantis lead now double-digits- Our lengthy analysis and a welcome to our newest writer
A new Mason-Dixon poll has dropped and it gives Governor DeSantis an overwhelming lead in this November’s Governor’s race. In fact, Politico’s Gary Fineout calls it a “Red Wave Alert.” The numbers certainly are not encouraging from the Crist perspective, and reflect the bump DeSantis got from Hurricane prep – the poll was taken September […]
DeSantis should be entering “shirtgate” controversy
This tweet from former State Rep. J.C. Planas is spot on. DeSantis unlike Governor’s of the past who wore a shirt with the state seal on it in emergency relief efforts, is wearing a shirt with his campaign logo! Why this isn’t a bigger deal, I cannot fathom. It’s a clear violation of campaign finance […]
DeSantis and the media: Not ready for prime time; Brandon Peters goes on the offensive regarding Property Insurance
Governor DeSantis is handling the post Ian aftermath pretty well in terms of getting relief to areas that need it. But a key thing that is making the public image of this messy is that his core supporters and those he has surrounded himself are constantly so combative & so paranoid. The goal of the […]
Could Ian lead to a delay of the election in certain counties (or even statewide)? Yes, in fact, county delays have happened before
Our Dave Trotter posted this to Twitter: Going to tweet this again: The Florida Constitution says in Article VI, Section 5: A general election may be suspended or delayed due to a state of emergency or impending emergency pursuant to general law. So yeah, keep that in mind. #flapol Originally tweeted by Dave Trotter 🇺🇦 […]
2022 Turnout Changer Dashboard
Access the dashboard for all 67 counties at the link below https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/dave.trotter/viz/TurnoutChangerDashboard/MapandTotal
William Bartram and exploring the St Johns River
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss William Bartram following in the footsteps of his famous father John, and traveling from Philadelphia in the 1760’s and 1770’s to explore Florida, particularly the St Johns River. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio […]
Express Lane — “What did the Governor say and when did he say it?” — Lee County is the belt on Republicans’ Florida buckle, so why so indifferent to it? and Corey Simon is just another nasty GOPer
What did Governor Ron DeSantis say and when did he say it, to which local officials? This is a key question now. Considering unlike his predecessors, Gov. DeSantis suspends, local, elected officials for minor infractions, or just for crossing him. Politically, you can understand why local authorities were hesitant to issue evacuation orders. If I […]
The Florida Squeeze 