Category 2022 Elections
TFS August Endorsements – State House & State Senate
A reminder of our endorsed candidate roster for State Legislative races in tomorrow’s primary.
Florida Primary Turnout by county and party- an update through Sunday’s early voting
I’ve put together a visual view of latest primary turnout through the end of early voting today here-
Guest Column — Donna Pearl Cotterell: 24 Years is Enough
When Leon County District 1 was created through landmark civil rights litigation, no one expected one man to represent it for seven consecutive terms. Especially not one who doesn’t live here, and has become a vote for the big establishment special interests. Longtime incumbent Bill Proctor has overseen a tripling of the poverty rate to […]
Kaplan Strategies Poll was financed by PAC backing Fried
On July 8th, the Nikki Fried campaign touted a poll which showed that she was tied 39%-39% with her Democratic primary opponent Charlie Crist. Now, nearly a month and a half later, we know that the poll was commissioned by Florida Consumers First, the political action committee that has been backing Fried since her first […]
Can closet Republican David Bellamy Buy a City Commission Seat in Tallahassee?
With his more than $30,000 in contributions to Matt Gaetz, Ron DeSantis and other extreme Republicans, it’s been clear for some time that City Commission candidate David Bellamy was a stalking horse for Tallahassee Republicans. But lately his campaign tactics have made it even more obvious that Bellamy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Just […]
CNN confronts Anthony Sabatini on his views of the FBI
State Representative Anthony Sabatini (R-Mount Dora) of Lake County who is now running for Congress in a largely Volusia/Seminole-based district was confronted by CNN about his views of the FBI and his calls for a Special Session.
Grow Tallahassee: An Extreme Right-Wing Takeover Looms in Florida’s Capital
The Florida Squeeze has been extensively covering this year’s Tallahassee local elections, where a people-powered movement for reform is being met by a backlash from hard right developer and special interest forces taking their intervention in elections to unprecedented heights. But with an extreme hate group playing aggressively in several campaigns, the stakes are now […]
Guest Column — Ryan Ray: David Bellamy’s Negative Approach is Wrong for Tallahassee
David Bellamy’s campaign is charting new lows for exactly what people hate most in politics: misleading personal attacks funded by special interests. Tallahasseeans have doubtless noticed it. Angry mailers in red and black, yard signs aggressively littering our public rights-of-way placed by sketchy paid operatives, and a bitter Washington, D.C.-style television campaign featuring harsh personal […]
GOP poll – fake tied race in Democratic Party
A poll released by Kaplan Strategies, a polling firm that has only received money from Republicans, shows the race tied. The only person that Kaplan has received money from is Jason Brodeur, who was a main benefactor of the “ghost candidate” scandal in Central Florida.
The Florida Squeeze 