Author Archives: The Florida Squeeze
TFS School Board Endorsements
BrevardErin Dunn, District 2 BrowardSteven R. Julian District 6 Dr. Allen Zeman AT LARGE EscambiaRaymond Guillory District 2 Flagler Courtney VandeBunte District 2 HernandoCatherine Hatch District 1 Indian RiverCindy Gibbs District 2 LeeKathy Fanny District 1 Debbie Jordan District 4 Leon Alex Stemle District 4 ManateeHarold Byrd District 2 OrangeMichael Daniels District 3 Osceola Will […]
Supreme Court merit retention: Retain Labarga, reject Couriel, Grosshans, Polston and Canady
Under Governor DeSantis the Florida Supreme Court has taken a more radical Federalist Society styled turn. The politicization of the court means voters must reject the senior Ricky Polston and Chief Justice Charles Canady, while also throwing out DeSantis appointees John Couriel and Jamie Grosshans. Vote no on retaining all four. We recommend retaining Justice […]
TFS Endorsement – Kristin Dozier for Tallahassee Mayor in the November Runoff
First elected to the Leon County Commission in November 2010, Kristin Dozier is currently serving her third term as a Leon County Commissioner representing District 5. She’s now running for Mayor of Tallahassee seeing broad discontent in Mayor John Dailey’s leadership of Florida’s Capital city. In the August election, Dozier and Dailey were separated by […]
Express Lane: Ian fallout for Crist, DeSantis, Central Florida and the citrus industry
President Biden’s kind words about Governor DeSantis during a joint appearance on Wednesday in Ian-ravaged SW Florida makes a difficult task for Crist even more difficult. The response to Ian from the governor, points to DeSantis being efficient privately as a executor of governance and coordination with federal and local authorities, while publicly trashing the […]
Express Lane: Taddeo’s huge endorsement; John Dailey’s “October Surprise” and Ben Sasse to UF!?!
Al Cárdenas, isn’t just another GOPer. He was the Chair of the Florida GOP, President of the American Conservative Union, Chair of CPAC and an ever-present media figure during the Bush years. But like many Bush Republicans, this new DeSantis-styled MAGA party has left him politically homeless to an extent. Still, his endorsement of Democrat […]
Lee County didn’t follow its own evacuation protocols
TFS reader Steve Schneider found something quite interesting on Lee County’s website. So given this reality, will Governor DeSantis scrutinize Lee County local officials? Will he suspend them the way he has local officials all over the state who have not committed a crime (like Andrew Warren for instance) ? Or will he turn a […]
Ron DeSantis’ “Dukakis moment” graces billboard near Governor’s Mansion
A group opposed to right-wing hate activity is up with a new billboard depicting Gov. Ron DeSantis in one of his infamous “tough guy” photo-ops — just blocks away from the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee. The group Florida Extremist Watch is running the billboard ad, including longtime activist and ally of progressive causes Thomas Kennedy. […]
Express Lane: DeSantis lead now double-digits- Our lengthy analysis and a welcome to our newest writer
A new Mason-Dixon poll has dropped and it gives Governor DeSantis an overwhelming lead in this November’s Governor’s race. In fact, Politico’s Gary Fineout calls it a “Red Wave Alert.” The numbers certainly are not encouraging from the Crist perspective, and reflect the bump DeSantis got from Hurricane prep – the poll was taken September […]
DeSantis and the media: Not ready for prime time; Brandon Peters goes on the offensive regarding Property Insurance
Governor DeSantis is handling the post Ian aftermath pretty well in terms of getting relief to areas that need it. But a key thing that is making the public image of this messy is that his core supporters and those he has surrounded himself are constantly so combative & so paranoid. The goal of the […]
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