Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Time for Democrats to think logically about the white vote
Coming off yet another off-year election debacle for Democrats both in Florida and nationally much of the narrative has focused on what Democrats can do differently. The discussion after three weeks has fallen into some lazy assumptions – The Democrats either need to shift en masse to the middle of the political spectrum or simply […]
Time to discuss some basic candidate recruitment ideas for Democrats
The poor candidate recruitment of the Florida Democratic Party has been a constant talking point on this site since we launched. The discussion around candidate recruitment has only intensified in the few short weeks since the November 4th election disaster for Democrats. FDP Chairwoman Allison Tant has been very forthright in stating that the party […]
House Democrats and the 2016 campaign – Expanding the map a must for success
Florida’s Democrats have been through two plus weeks of introspection following the Election Night defeats. I personally came out strongly in favor of Allison Tant keeping her job as FDP Chairwoman and Rep. Mark Pafford becoming House Democratic Leader. Now that Pafford has to been confirmed as leader, a move we wholeheartedly support it is […]
Florida pro soccer teams stumble badly on the PR front this week
Editors Note: The Kartik Report will relaunch January 1st with a new look and new content. The site which was in existence from 2006 to 2010 focuses on Florida-oriented soccer news. In the interest of full disclosure, he previously served as the Director of Communications for the NASL and both the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and […]
Personal/professional news, new TFS features and writers news
I’m taking a bit of a diversion this morning (US Time) to announce two things professionally. First off, I will be bringing back The Kartik Report on January 1st. This site was a soccer website focused on Florida events which operated from 2006 until early 2010. I was forced to shut down the site after […]
Party controversies fading as Democrats move forward following Pafford victory
While traveling overseas I have been reading with some amusement the analysis of a few people regarding the House Democrats situation and the internal controversies at the Florida Democratic Party. The problem is many of these issues have been manufactured as an effort continues to undermine the move forward being attempted currently by Democratic leaders. […]
Future passage of Medical Marijuana might require John Morgan to take a back seat
Despite losing an effort to legalize medical marijuana in 2014, proponents are looking to revive the effort for 2016 when turnout will increase thanks to a Presidential election and a US Senate race. While John Morgan was the driving force in 2014, he might well be need to be marginalized publicly for the effort to […]
Rep. Taylor’s leadership bid failing thanks to strong progressive voices
Dwayne Taylor’s bid to become Democratic House Leader is on life support. The progressive community throughout the state has rallied against the faction associated with former House Democratic Leader–designate Darryl Rouson’s coup attempt. This effort to tear apart the Democratic caucus has been actively backed by Republican legislators, corporate and insurance lobbyists as well as […]
Concerns about the new FDP LEAD Task Force and why Chairwoman Tant must remain Chair
The clamoring for change from the masses of rank-in-file Democrats was heard loud and clear by Chairwoman Allison Tant. While many activists throughout the state are publicly dissatisfied with her reaction to the 2014 electoral debacle, I remain fully convinced Chairwoman Tant should remain in the job and have no doubts that she will continue […]
Rep. Dwayne Taylor seeking secret ballot for House leadership vote – time to for progressives to stand up
Rep. Dwayne Taylor who is challenging House Democratic Leader-Designate Mark Pafford for the leadership of the Democratic Caucus the next two years has asked for a secret ballot in next week’s vote. Rep. Taylor filed an amendment yesterday to the caucus rules to dispense with the voice vote for leader and allow a secret ballot. […]
The Florida Squeeze 