Monthly Archives: September 2024
Helene coverage
With Helene barreling toward impacting much of the state, this will be our focus on TFS the next several days. We’ve had rare model convergence on a storm path for the last few days with this system, partly due to other atmospheric conditions- a dip in the Jet Stream and High Pressure sitting on the […]
Southwest Florida- why is this densely populated area so Republican?
Almost 2 1/2 million people live south of the Tampa Bay area along the west coast of Florida. This area routinely gives Republicans it’s biggest majorities in the state and is among the biggest reasons Florida has gone from being a purple to a red state. Ignoring a large populated area has been catastrophic for […]
Martin County’s Jupiter Island from the top of Hobe Mountain
Martin County sites including Jupiter Island from the top of Hobe Mountain the highest natural spot in south Florida- close to 100 feet. This is in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. This was a site recently slated for destruction in order to place a golf course in the state park.
The Governorship and national impact of Napoleon B. Broward
What Floridian was closest to being on a national ticket? The answer is likely Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward who became a favorite of populists, progressives and Bourbons by the time the 1908 Democratic National Convention rolled around. But here in Florida we mostly recall Broward as the Governor who did immense ecoological damage by draining […]
Show your wounds – a story of courage
Throughout most of 2022, the Florida Squeeze kept focusing on Tallahassee. Something was happening, you could feel it in the air, and it’s since been described as Tallahassee’s Progressive summer. A time when the sudden tragic death of a county commissioner created a snap election and a controversial vote on FSU funding led to hotly […]
Squeezing the Season: What Florida can learn from North Carolina and why Florida’s Hispanics have trended GOP since 2016 with Fernand Amandi
In this first edition of “Squeezing the Season” a special podcast we will run during Election season 2024, Democratic pollster and MSNBC contributor Fernand Amandi offers a frank look at why Florida’s Hispanic vote has shifted heavily toward the GOP since 2016 as well as an in-depth look at Democrats success in North Carolina and […]
Kamala Harris is closing the gap in Florida- here is why
Quick video today without the usual set up to talk about the momentum VP Harris has in Florida and the reasons for it. We’ve gone from predicting a double-digit victory for Trump to Florida is very close and continues to tighten. Here are the reasons why.
Why is the Tampa/St Petersburg Media Market the most pro-Trump large market in the country
It’s the exurbs stupid (among other things)
Why do so many “progressives” like Donald Trump?
Many who were part of the progressive movement at one time have turned into a mode where they hate the Democrats – some are even backing Donald Trump in 2024. Why? Besides the obvious horseshoe theory which would put left-wing populism closer to right-wing populism than to center-left liberalism, there are other reasons we explain […]
The Florida Squeeze 