Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Hey progressives, white folks aren’t demons and matter also
Tuesday night was like Election Day 2004 all over again. The same feeling, the same shock. But this time the takeaway is more stark than it was on the night when George W. Bush was elected properly for the first time by the American people (the history books will say “reelected” but those of us […]
Early Florida takeaways from county level data (UPDATED)
Much more to digest after a historic election that this but a few indicators that the Democrats were going to struggle at the top of the ticket on Tuesday were apparent early. The numbers from Pinellas County were mildly shocking. In 2004, I had made an early determination that it would be George W. Bush’s […]
The industry-backed deceit behind Amendment 1 includes Democrats
Florida’s Amendment 1 represents one of the great shams in the recent electoral history of the state. An industry-backed effort by power companies to short circuit the effort to harness solar power in the state of Florida. For some Democrats, particularly those close to the capitol in Tallahassee alliance with industry and the almighty dollar […]
Marco Rubio’s positions in his own words: Climate Change
“Sure the climate is changing, and one of the reasons is because the climate has always been changing,” he said. “There has never been a time when the climate was not changing.””On the contrary, there are laws they want to us pass that would be devastating for our economy,” he insisted, citing the Obama administration’s […]
Marco Rubio’s own words: President Obama’s foreign policy and allegations of sedition
Below is an assortment of quotes made between December 2015 and February 2016 by Florida Senator Marco Rubio about President Obama and his foreign policy. “It’s now abundantly clear: Barack Obama has deliberately weakened America,” “He has made an intentional effort to humble us back to size.” “As if to say: we no longer need […]
Flashback: Marco Rubio claims President Obama divides America by visiting a mosque
For those who forget the lengths Marco Rubio will go to race bait, earlier this year while still seeking the GOP Presidential nomination, Florida’s Junior Senator made this claim “I’m tired of being divided against each other for political reasons like this president’s done. Always pitting people against each other. Always. Look at today—he gave […]
Shades of 2004 as Marco Rubio’s allies appear to be race-baiting down the home stretch
The GOP won a US Senate seat by a narrow margin in this state back in 2004. Mel Martinez’s cynical and embarrassingly crude campaign was able to overcome first Bill McCollum in the GOP Primary and then Betty Castor in the General Election. Martinez used McCollum’s support of hate crimes legislation as a US House […]
Bal Harbour election about empowering citizens
Bal Harbour voters will cast ballots for two Council seats on Election Day 2016, with a pair of incumbent candidates – Martin Packer and Jaime Sanz – facing challenges from two newcomers, Jeffrey Freimark and David Albaum. In recent weeks, several things have been written about whether these two challengers are being overly influenced by Bal Harbour Shops. The contention of the incumbents is that these newcomers will readily vote to […]
Marco Rubio, Immigration, foreign policy and southeast Florida voters
The most recent polling indicates a significantly higher percentage of Florida Hispanics/Latinos are supporting Hillary Clinton for President than are behind Patrick Murphy for US Senate. The latest polling shows Senator Marco Rubio running 14 points higher among Florida Hispanics/Latinos than the Presidential nominee of his party, Donald Trump. In fact, the gap between Clinton […]
Richard Corcoran and school choice
Incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has strong opinions that favor the school choice industry. But the full depth of Corcoran’s plans which would potentially change the face of education in Florida have become more apparent in recent weeks. The Speaker-designee also has some unique and different views on scoring schools in a public fashion. […]
The Florida Squeeze 