Category Alan Grayson
On having “skin in the game” this Memorial Day
The Florida Squeeze has been hosting some interesting discussions lately, particularly regarding the role of activists and blogs like this one. With regard to the discomfiting loss in Jacksonville one notion repeated a few times was the idea that bloggers and activists need to be still. Here’s a quote: “Those who have real skin in the […]
PROGRESSIVES JUST CHANGED THE 2016 ELECTION NARRATIVE BY BLOCKING TPP FAST-TRACK
In a last-minute huddle, Democrats blocked fast-track authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Senate, saying they had concerns about enforcement of protections. This was a big, multifaceted win for progressives. One, Elizabeth Warren’s Klout score just went way up. Two, the TPP now has a good shot of being killed in the House with […]
Dems can do better than “too big to fail” campaigns
Two months ago the New York Times published an article that gave the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign the “too big to fail” tagline. Titled “Democrats See No Choice but Hillary Clinton in 2016,” the piece revealed that the national Democratic party takes the attitude she’s an incumbent and they have no Plan B to a Hillary nomination. The […]
Patrick Murphy and the Everglades
Saturday’s shocking news that Jeff Atwater will not seek the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio sent shock-waves through Florida politics. As we discussed just a few short days ago, Atwater seemed likely to win any head-to-head race with a Democrat, was perceived as a moderate and drew from […]
Evidence doesn’t support logic of Patrick Murphy for Senate
Patrick Murphy seems to have a lot of money for his U.S. Senate bid, but he’s also dead wrong on the important issues that matter most to Floridians. So, how exactly is he Democrats’ “logical” choice to replace Marco Rubio?In his 2012 race against Allen West, Murphy pledged to be more conservative on economic matters […]
Guest Column: Democrats need to think logically about 2016 US Senate Race
By Sean Phillippi Little if anything in life is free. Almost everything, especially in politics, comes at a cost. This is certainly the case when one is standing on political principle. The largest costs are usually those that we don’t expect or foresee. Recent developments in Florida’s 2016 US Senate race bring to mind a shining […]
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