Monthly Archives: November 2022
Full deep-dive audit and panel report of Florida Democrats underway
We’ve begun working on a full audit/ report about the failures of the Florida Democrats is underway. We intend this to not be the usual window dressing and rearranging Titanic deck chairs that has characterized Florida Democrats reaction to failure in the last two decades but a serious, deep-dive that attempts to diagnose the systemic […]
Jeb Bush wins in 1998 landslide
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss Jeb Bush’s 1998 election as governor. 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 Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen on your iPhone if you do […]
Overview of the Koreshan Unity
In the coming weeks we’re going to have some more videos about the Koreshan Unity and Koreshan State Historic Site in Lee County as well as a Florida History Podcast on the topic. Here is a video overview of the religious movement.
DNC member weighs on where Florida Democrats need to go from here
By Thomas Kennedy (article first appeared on Substack @ https://tomaskenn.substack.com/) The Florida Democratic Party thought it hit rock bottom in November 2020 when Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden in Florida by three percentage points, which constituted a landslide in the Sunshine State at the time. That cycle was marred with controversy, most notably a regrettable […]
Red shift Florida: All 67 counties have moved toward the GOP since 2010 in off-year performance
A spreadsheet tracking the two-party vote percentage in Governor’s races since 2010 has yielded a very unpleasant conclusion for Democrats. The below spreadsheet tracks two-party % in all four Gubernatorial Election since 2010. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r3D07YNOJlmwm3wmWE0yz3R__KEiUmvZkyspNMmHmHQ/edit?usp=sharing
Red-Shift Florida: Democrats, you have more than a Latino problem – you have a non-white, working-class problem thanks to de-emphasis of economics (unlike other states)
As always Florida Democrats are spinning like mad after another embarrassing election cycle . The takeaway now is that the Latino problem of 2020 deepened in 2022. Yes, that is correct. But what’s even more apparent is as Florida becomes less white, and more diverse, it’s drift toward the GOP is accelerating at a breakneck […]
Bob Martinez becomes Governor in banner GOP year- 1986
Bob Martinez was elected Governor in a banner GOP year that began the state’s drift toward the GOP. We discuss it in the latest Florida History Podcast. 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 Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free […]
The end is nigh for Rick Scott
For all the talk of Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, a strong argument can be made that nobody had a bigger impact on the midterms nationally, than Florida Senator Rick Scott. In the spring, Senator Scott, the head of the Republican’s Senate campaign arm (NRSC) released his laughable, “Rescue America Plan,” and by […]
The Florida Squeeze 