Author Archives: The Florida Squeeze
Orlando Area Congressional Districts: What Next for Dan Webster and Alan Grayson?
Late this afternoon, Judge Terry Lewis issued a harsh rejection of Congressional maps that were drawn by the Republican Legislature and declared that districts 5 and 10 were unconstitutional. Effectively, this will redraw the entire Central and North Central Florida congressional map from the Tampa Bay area to Orlando all the way up to Jacksonville […]
Wednesday Open Thread: LG Choices
This week on the open thread we’d love to hear readers suggestions for who should be Charlie Crist’s running mate for Lieutenant Governor. Under the current state law, Governor Crist can wait until just after the primary to make his choice. The old state law which was changed in the mid 1990s dictated that all […]
Monday Musings: Obama’s Poll Numbers, Democrats and field, Medicaid Expansion, Is Phony Nationalism Good, and Medicare
A recent Q-poll ranked Barack Obama and George W. Bush as the worst Presidents since WW II. This is further proof of the polarization of this country and the short memories many have. Bill Clinton was impeached yet comes in near the bottom of this survey. Richard Nixon resigned from office in disgrace yet is […]
Why Small County Math Adds up for Democrats in 2014
By Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta The annual fundraising event formerly known as the Florida Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner, now re-branded as Leadership Blue, was this past Saturday night. Throughout the weekend, discussions of Democratic voter turnout in off election years dominated workshops and earned a mention from former President Bill Clinton during the dinner program. […]
Wednesday Open Thread
You know the drill. Leave your comments on any topic.
Poll: Should Nan Rich Drop Out of the Governor’s Race?
Pressure continues to grow for Nan Rich to pull a George LeMeiux and drop out of the Democratic Primary for Governor after qualifying. The increased calls for Senator Rich to drop out have come below the radar in the form of a whisper campaign but include some establishment figures in the Democratic Party. Should Rich […]
Monday Musings: Leadership Blue, Glo Smith and Race, Carole Crist deals with Possible Sexism, Rick Scott and Rural Voters, Travel to Washington DC
Congratulations to the Florida Democratic Party and Chairwoman Allison Tant on a successful (Jefferson-Jackson ) Leadership Blue weekend. The commitment the FDP is making to a field program is laudable though in fairness it is too late for 2014 to make a big difference. Still the mere discussion of this by the party chair is […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Candidate qualifying is over and rumors are swirling over L.G. running mates for Governor Crist. Leave all respectful comments here.
Monday Musings: Cabinet Offices, Qualifying Deadline, Democratic Woes, Reggie Fullwood, Palm Beach Traffic, World Cup
After Friday, my mind immediately jumped past 2014 elections and I begin to think about 2016 and 2018 already. The most unsettling piece to come out Friday is that obviously no one getting ready to run for governor in 2018 against Adam Putnam. Democratic constitutional office candidate recruitment is perhaps the worst in recent memory […]
Looking Ahead to Election 2014 and Beyond
Over the last several months negativity and infighting has filled the comments section of this blog. While we all know that 2014 is likely to be a difficult year for Florida Democrats, now that candidate qualifying is closed it is important to reiterate that so much more unites people who are center-left or liberals than […]
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