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TFS Endorsement – Geraldine Thompson for State Senate District 12
Only one State Senate primary merits an endorsement write-up from TFS. That is the Orlando-based 12th District where Former Senator Gary Siplin is seeking a return to his old seat by challenging Senator Geraldine Thompson. Senator Geraldine Thompson was a strong progressive voice as a member of the Florida House of Representatives and that continued […]
TFS State House Primary Endorsements
As we have lamented a few times, there are very few actual competitive races in the legislature and the same is true for the primary season. Competitive primaries can help season candidates, can get the electorate fired up, and generally can cause a more substantive debate on issues that impact the state of Florida. This […]
Wednesday Open Thread
You know the drill.
Monday Musings: Democrats & Economic Issues, 100 Years Since World War I, Ted Yoho, Curt Clawson, All Aboard Florida and High Speed Rail
The economy is broken. Working middle class Americans are suffering greatly thanks to rising prices, stagnant wages, a dumbed down education system, and a horrendous job market anchored by the service sector, which makes up 80% of the jobs created in that recovery. Our tax code is littered with goodies for the top 1% thanks […]
Poll: How Will Nan Rich Fare in the Democratic Primary?
Nan Rich has decided to continue her candidate for Governor despite what appear to outsiders to be incredibly long odds. Her persistence is admirable but in the minds of most futile. The poll question below asks what percentage of the Democratic Primary vote will Rich receive in her race against Governor Charlie Crist. Leave comments […]
Staff News From TFS
We have a couple of announcements to make. Earlier this month, Ryan Ray, our Deputy Editor and Tallahassee Correspondent took a leave from the website to serve as a staffer on the Gwen Graham Congressional campaign based in Marianna. The Graham-Southerland race is probably the hottest US House race in the southeast at least at […]
Wednesday Open Thread
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Monday Musings: Carole Crist, Flying over a War Zone, Money in the Governor’s Race, Rick Scott Fundraising at GEO Group Chief Executive Home, How Safe are Florida’s Roads & Bridges?
Where is Carole Crist? Her husband is running for Govenor and she’s no where to be seen. Granted, the RPOF seems to be asking for her tax returns in a ridiculous call for transparency, but it still seems like she could come out and campaign more actively. Even though family members are supposed to be […]
Small Business view: Elected leaders should get in the act of helping businesses do better by being better
Editors Note: The Florida Squeeze encourages a vibrant debate on issues. We invite guest columns from people of all political persuasions and policy perspectives. Guest Column By Ricardo McQueen Mr. McQueen is a member-leader in Florida Main Street Alliance. I have more than a decade of experience running a small business that provides health and […]
Monday Musings – Redistricting, The passing of John Seigenthaler, Campaign Finance Reports and Renewed German Patriotism
In case you haven’t noticed, the whole nation is going to go a little crazy about our redistricting case. There is quite a large debate if anything will change. Kartik posted the other day about the consequences to Alan Grayson’s seat, and of course, Corrine Brown’s seat will break up and hopefully make Ted Yoho’s […]
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