Monthly Archives: November 2022
Cypress Creek Natural Area
Cypress Creek Natural Area in extreme northern Palm Beach County is one of the more recent restoration efforts in the northern Everglades.
The NHC got it right with Nicole
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) rightly got lots of criticism for its handling of Hurricane Ian. Not only was forecast wrong because they essentially “split the difference” between models, creating a consensus solution which was way off, but they failed to acknowledge clear wobbles and slight turns on visible radar in their forecasting. In Hurricane […]
Florida Democrats need to take a deep breathe and assess what’s gone wrong instead of rearranging the Titanic’s deck chairs yet again
The Florida Democratic Party is going through it’s usual even year, mid-November hand-wringing and once again instead of taking a deep breathe and assessing the situation from a longer-term perspective, we have the usual band-aid solutions. Here are some quick thoughts on this: All of this is to say, I think Democrats need to assess […]
Florida exit polls- A crimson tide across the state
Exit polling gives a real insight into the red tide that spread across Florida on Tuesday. Florida Senate Florida Governor
Nicole latest at 10 am ET
As our readers know, Hurricane Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 storm early this morning in Indian River County. The storm has taken a toll on the Atlantic Coastline with serious damage reported along the coast from Broward County northward to St Johns County. At 7 am ET the storm was downgraded to a […]
The red tsunami in numbers
Meanwhile, outside Florida it was a good night for the Democrats. That reality should finally force wholesale change in not only party leadership but HOW the party operates.
Nicole now a Hurricane
The National Hurricane Center had upgraded Nicole to Hurricane status as of 6 am ET. Maximum sustained winds are now 75 MPH and pressure is down to 980 MB. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for… A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for… A Hurricane Watch […]
Guest Column: Where does Tallahassee go from here?
Mike Goldstein The midterm elections are over and now we as a community get to wake up to a group of new and returning elected officials and see what progress will come of it. A lot of words were said leading up to the election and even more promises were made. Here’s a break down […]
Tuesday’s Red Wave – a Florida-specific phenomena that was long coming
Unsurprisingly to myself and our Dave Trotter who does the best forecast models for Florida elections, the GOP swept the state on Tuesday. Peeling a layer back, nothing at all was surprising. Here’s a checklist.
TFS & Voting Trend begin a “deep dive” post-mortem to look at Florida Democrats
If you work in Florida Democratic politics, are in a local Democratic party, or involved in any way, feel free to email me with problems you have noticed with the Florida Democrats . Everything is confidential. Email me at floridademocrats2022@gmail.com. Kartik Krishnaiyer and I are working on a “deep dive” post-mortem which seeks to assess […]
The Florida Squeeze 