Dr. Brenda Snipes – Long a thorn in the side of dark blue Broward
Jeb Bush appointee, Dr. Brenda Snipes, administrative incompetence, unwillingness to make voting more accessible to large numbers of Broward County residents without prodding from outside activists and other Democratic elected officials has long prevented Broward – the most Democratic metropolitan county in the southeast United States, from reaching its full potential. Snipes administrative incompetence has […]
TFS Express Lane: September 25: Kartik remembers Pete Antonacci
We’re suspending our normal Express Lane for one day so Kartik Krishnaiyer can give his views on Pete Antonacci who passed away from a massive heart attack in the Capitol on Friday. The passing of Pete Antonacci from a massive heart attack in the Capitol sent shockwaves through the Florida governmental, legal and political community […]
DeSantis handling of special elections and vacancies smacks of regionalism, partisanship and cloaked racism
On Friday, a lawsuit was filed in Broward County regarding the scheduling of Special Elections. I had been meaning to write about this issue for a while but all the other DeSantis news has delayed it – this lawsuit gives us cause to discuss it. Governor DeSantis came into office with a vendetta against Broward […]
Ron DeSantis’ imperial governorship – a mixed bag with great potential
Governor Ron DeSantis has entered office with a bang. He’s spent his first two weeks in office suspending local elected officials, reversing Rick Scott’s policies on a few key matters and generally showing he’s able to use the power of the governorship as effectively as Richard Corcoran who is now in his administration, used the […]
Rick Scott’s Friday Night Massacre undercut Ron DeSantis’ early good work and could tilt the 2020 Presidential Election
Governor Rick Scott has pulled a coup – a Friday Night Massacre that potentially will hand Florida’s 2020 Electoral College votes to the Republican nominee for President – be that President Trump or someone else. Outgoing Governor Rick Scott waited until late on a Friday to complete a naked power grab. After years of ignoring […]
Ron DeSantis and Broward County: A huge opportunity to build a reform resume
Broward County is front and center of in the 2018 Florida recount controversies, The county is again in the national headlines for the wrong reasons. Whether it’s school shootings, elected officials being thrown in jail, a bomb suspect arrested or a ponzi schemer being caught, Broward, Florida’s second most populated county has quite a rap […]
How elections are rigged in Florida and elsewhere
Much has been written about the subject by serious political scientists who are deeply concerned about the security of our elections—but the mainstream media and leadership of both political parties seem deathly allergic to examining the problem.
New independent organization analyzing vote in Broward’s CD-23
This morning I spoke to Daniel Wolf, CEO of the non-partisan, non-profit organization Democracy Counts about its work in Broward’s Congressional District 23 (Debbie Wasserman Schultz). This analysis by Democracy Counts is independent of the state recounts for the Bill Nelson and Andrew Gillum campaigns. Democracy Counts was contacted by the Tim Canova campaign to observe […]
GOP Florida recount rules since 2000: play dirty and without mercy in building an autocracy
The Republicans have mastered the art of stifling democracy by counting votes quickly in Republican counties, tolerating inefficiency in Democratic ones and then declaring victory. As I witnessed with my own eyes as somewhat critical component in the Democrats Palm Beach County recount infrastructure, the Republicans play hard and fast with rules and the law […]
Opinion: President Trump sits in envy of despotic huckster Rick Scott
This column reflects the opinions of Kartik Krishnaiyer and not of this website or other writers I’m not a fan of Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. I’ve long been a critic as these articles show. I felt years ago she should be removed from office, either in a Democratic Primary or by an executive […]
The Florida Squeeze 