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Wednesday Open Thread
Discuss any topic related to Florida politics you would like.
Tuesday Poll: Florida Democrats LEAD task force
Editors Note: Beginning this Tuesday we will feature a poll weekly on a pertinent topic. This week’s Tuesday poll is related to the much discussed LEAD Task Force. Please vote in the below poll and leave any feedback in the comments section.
Monday Musings: Vinyard leaves Scott Administration, Campaign Finance Reform walk, White working class voters
There were several major shake-ups in the Scott administration over Thanksgiving break, with several key department heads stepping down. The one I am excited about is Herschel Vinyard, who until last week headed up the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Perhaps the thing that was never really understood about Vinyard was the fact he is […]
Monday Musings: Why Democrats need competitive primaries, UKIP emerging as a force, Jeb Bush and Republican nominating history, How the RPOF spends money differently than the FDP
While we are all are wondering who is going to run for Senate in 2016 and 2018, there is one thing that Democrats need to remember: we need a competitive primary process in order to build up field. While it will no doubt be expensive for each campaign (both in ’16 and ’18), the one […]
Poll: Should Dwayne Taylor drop out of the House Leader race?
Should Rep. Dwayne Taylor (D-Daytona Beach) abandon his quest to wrestle Democratic leadership from Rep. Mark Pafford (D- West Palm Beach) before tonight’s caucus meeting?
Monday Musings – 100th birthday celebrations, US Senate race, Jacksonville city elections and Fort Lauderdale Strikers title run ends,
I spent this past weekend in Kochi, Kerala, India for my grandfather, VR Krishna Iyer’s 100th Birthday celebration (He only turned 99 on Saturday but the way Indians count birthdays is to count the day you were born as your first birthday). My grandfather is a former member of the Madras State Legislature, the Kerala […]
FDP First Vice Chair Alan Clendenin speaks on FDP changes
FDP First Vice Chair Alan Clendenin who is a recognized statewide leader in the Democratic Party has penned this letter with regards to recent FDP changes. TFS is honored to run this letter from someone who has been a great supporter of this site and of progressive causes throughout the state of Florida. In the […]
Guest Column: Making LEAD Really Work
Editors Note: Nick Steffens a prominent Broward politico has penned this piece for TFS. Following Election 2014 we invite all our readers to submit thoughts about where the Democratic Party goes from here. These guest columns do NOT need to conform to TFS’ editorial views to be published. We are looking to stimulate discussion and […]
Election 2014: Winners and Losers – Part IV
– Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 BIGGEST WINNER SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND TALLAHASSEE LOBBYISTS Special interests, corporate lobbyists and Tallahassee insiders celebrated Rick Scott and Pam Bondi’s reelection along with the Republican super-majority in the House. Fear about Charlie Crist’s populist campaign and rhetoric about corporate greed, the insurance industry, climate change, protecting […]
Should FDP Executive Director Scott Arceneaux resign?
TFS has no formal opinion on this matter but we want to gauge the opinion of Democratic activists across the state. Scott Arceneaux is a more professional Executive Director than the party has previously employed in the opinion of Kartik Krishnaiyer, but our writers all agree that with another cycle of loses under our belt […]
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