Author Archives: Katy Burnett
Money and the Attorney General’s race – Part II
Part I can be found here. One of the major talking points around the state during this race, particularly among Democratic activists was about the “burn rate” of spending in the Sheldon Campaign. George Sheldon’s expenses mostly revolved around travel; every little expense counted in the campaign, from food to gas to airline tickets was […]
Money and the Attorney General’s Race – Part I
NOTE: Kartik Krishnaiyer served as the Deputy Campaign Manager for George Sheldon’s Campaign and he did not contribute to this story. The race for Florida Attorney General was supposed to be an interesting race. Back in August, it genuinely looked as if this may be a very exciting issues-based race to watch, with Pam Bondi […]
The Florida House and Failed Democratic Campaign Leadership
While the Crist defeat was perhaps the most painful for Democrats to bear around the state, the return of the super-majority of Republican control in the House will have far more consequences. While the Crist victory was at least close enough to not be an embarrassment, the defeat of six house incumbents was a shock […]
Lessons of Hope and Caution from Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham’s victory was the one bright spot on election day, defeating Steve Southerland in Congressional District 2. Her win gives hope for the red areas of the state, especially in the panhandle where Crist’s defeat was cemented, and gives hope for Democrats in rural North Florida in places that Democrats have not dared run […]
The 2014 election, Allison Tant, the Florida Democratic Party: A Crossroads
A while ago, I made a post on exactly how I was going to grade Democrats after the election. I wanted everyone to know how I measured and how I would score. D- is how the season came out. They lost more house seats than I gave options for, but they held at 14 in […]
Katy’s Election Take-Aways and First Impressions
Tuesday night stung on a few different levels. I took a moment for the data to start coming out and marinated a little over various bits coming out. As I’m sure we will all discuss over the next few months. My main take-away lessons and observations: – The fact that that while African Americans turned […]
Monday Musings – HD-21, Kristin Jacobs, Pam Bondi, AG Race, Ukraine, Hurricane Wilma anniversary, 2004 Hurricanes and impact on elections
There’s been a whole lot of talk about reading the absentee and early vote returns and if they are good signs for the Democrats or the Republicans. While the memo wars are quite amusing, the bottoms line is this: early voting is still a fairly new idea and it is still continuing to change voting […]
2014 is Already Drastically Different than 2010 – Will that be enough?
The 2010 election has left a deep scar in the collective memory of progressives around the state. Although all over the county Democratic candidates faced the wrath of the then-powerful Tea Party, in Florida the effects particularly burned with the election of both Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and a full Republican cabinet, and a slew […]
Monday Musings: Reggie Fullwood, Broward Bond Issue, Coral Springs Mayor’s Race, #Fangate, Debate Topics and 2014 is not 2002
House District 13 will not be seeing an election on November 4th. Representative Reggie Fullwood failed complete his paperwork properly and thus, no candidate filed for the seat. A judge ruled that Fullwood could not appear on the November election, triggering a special election. However, Fullwood’s easy re-election is out the window – he now […]
Hopes for Amendment 2: Up in Smoke?
When the constitutional amendment to bring medical marijuana was first discussed in the state of Florida, it was assumed it would be a huge advantage to the Democratic nominee because it would boost turnout and bring a huge advantage against Rick Scott. As recently as three weeks ago, there was a series of stories about […]
The Florida Squeeze 