Author Archives: Katy Burnett
Allison Tant’s ‘Five Pillars of Success’ – How is she doing?
Everybody is talking about it; all over the state, headlines over the weekend reported on the end of filing on Friday and nobody has anything good to say about Florida’s Democrats. Is this the worst of the worst for candidate recruitment? Certainly a contender. While recruitment was going to be rough on a year that […]
A Glimmer of Hope in Charlie Crist’s Cuban Appeal
Last week, Kartik laid out excellent reasons why Charlie’s Cuban stance is heavy-handed and risky and above all else, exceptionally foolish for a candidate for Florida during an election year. He then goes onto suggest ways to soften the blow here. As usual, his analysis is brilliant, concise, and well-calculated. I read the same articles that are freaking out […]
Introducing Ten Dollar Tuesdays – Judithanne McLauchlan
Ten Dollar Tuesday will highlight one progressive candidate per week in a variety of offices that are worth investing in. As much as people complain about money in politics, the reality is that good candidates still need those dollars until changes are made in the way politics are run in America and Democrats have to […]
Sachs vs. Bogdanoff vs. Bensmihen – Is this a better deal for Dems?
Yesterday Kartik and I wrote about the Bogdanoff’s announcement and how it was troubling for the Democrats, who will struggle to maintain two competitive Senate races and how it may effect the District 22 race where McLauchlan is challenging Brandes. Later that same afternoon, Republican Joseph Bensmihen announced that he will also run against Sachs, meaning that […]
Ellyn Bogdanoff’s candidacy and the statewide ripple effect
TFS Editor-In-Chief Kartik Krishnaiyer contributed to this story The long anticipated announcement came yesterday from former Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Fort Lauderdale), who formally declared that she would challenge Senator Maria Sachs (D-Delray Beach) in a rematch of a race she lost two years ago. Ramifications are far and wide for Democrats especially, whose resources are […]
The Reality of Term Limits in Florida and Unintended Consequences
This session, my very own Representative Keith Perry (R) introduced a little bill to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would change term limits for the state legislature. It would change the length of terms for both houses – from four to six years in the senate and from two to four years […]
Where Are the Viable Women Activists in the State of Florida? Could They Please Stand Up?
HB 1047 hit the Governor’s desk this morning, which means that Rick Scott has 15 days to either sign or veto it (or if he does nothing the bill becomes law anyway). For those of you who are not up-to-date on the politics of the uterus, HB 1047 made headlines by redefining the term ‘viability’ […]
Miami-Dade’s Hot 7 and the Failures of the Democratic Pipeline
On Monday, to great celebration and a shiny fancy press conference, the Miami-Dade DEC announced they had candidates to run against all of seven Miami-Dade Republican state legislators. There was even an adorable little catchphrase to chant: “No More Free Rides!” pointing out that this was the first time in history that Democrats have ever […]
Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and the November Elections: Big Changes?
Publisher’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Katy Burnett our newest writer to The Florida Squeeze site. Katy who is a Florida native will become a familiar name to our readers over the course of the next several months as she discusses hot-button issues in the state as well as election 2014. If you are […]
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