Category Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist Must Work Rural and Smaller Counties to Win
As the dust from Tuesday settles and the victory rallies slow down, the November election starts to come into clear focus. What happens now? There are a few facts from Tuesday that the Crist campaign and the Florida Democratic party needs to grapple with. First, all voters need to understand that this race is going […]
Flashback Friday: When Crist and Sheldon faced off in 2000
Disclaimer: Kartik Krishnaiyer is currently serving as the Deputy Campaign Manager for George Sheldon’s Attorney General Campaign and will not be discussing this campaign on TFS. This is a historical piece looking at Mr. Sheldon’s previous statewide campaign. Yesterday, as I attended the well executed “unity rallies” the Florida Democratic Party put together I could […]
Okay Charlie, Sell Us On Your Veto Power, Get The Base On Board and Don’t Screw This Up
Alright, the primary is finally over. Whether you like it or not, Governor Charlie Crist is now our nominee for the 2014 campaign. The time for infighting, bickering, and complaining is over and we must refocus all of our energy on denying Rick Scott a second term as Governor. Today’s “Unity Rallies” were a good […]
Is it time to worry about Charlie Crist poll numbers? No, if Democrats acknowledge 2014 is about turnout
With buzz around the state focusing on Governor Charlie Crist’s “sinking” poll numbers and a supposed Rick Scott “surge,” we once again hear from different quarters that Crist and the Democratic ticket need to replicate the Alex Sink playbook and chase mythical swing voters. Many Democratic voters have been sold on the need to nominate […]
Poll: Do Charlie Crist’s Sinking Poll Numbers Worry You?
Three different polls have been released this week showing Governor Scott leading Governor Crist by a small margin. Today’s question is whether Governor Crist’s sagging poll numbers should be of concern to Democrats. This poll will close at Noon on Thursday August 21st.
Monday Musings: Sally Guthrie Passes, Tampa Bay Times Crist Profile Raises Eyebrows, Who is Stafford Jones, and is Nan Rich Gaining Momentum?
The Gainesville Democratic community was saddened with the death of one of our own this weekend. A warrior until the end, Sally Guthrie passed away late Saturday evening after having a heart attack canvassing for our local Democratic congressional candidate Marihelen Wheeler. Many local DECs, especially those in the smaller counties, are held together by […]
Nan Rich Should Repudiate “Support” From Mysterious Anti-Crist Groups
Senator Nan Rich has attempted to frame herself as the “true Democrat” and the progressive alternative to Governor Charlie Crist in the Democratic Primary election. But Senator Rich has become the inadvertent beneficiary of a campaign full of poorly executed dirty tricks by those opposing Governor Crist, presumably Republicans. The latest in the line of […]
TFS Endorsement: The Governors Race
The Democratic Primary for Governor has been far from a ho-hum affair. Former Governor Charlie Crist’s decision to become a Democrat in December 2012 set the stage for a complicated race. At that point in time, outgoing Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich had announced her candidacy. It was widely assumed even more Democrats would […]
Monday Musings: Redistricting, Darren Soto and the Democrats, Anti-Crist Robocall, Rick Scott and Education Funding, Media Failure on ISIS Bombings (UPDATED)
The Democrats are failing on reapportionment unless things change dramatically in the next 18 hours. With the opportunity of the decade in front of legislators, no coordinated House/Senate strategy has been implemented. Instead the GOP is likely to get away with another partisan gerrymander that breaks up communities of interest and once again strategically splits […]
Some Democrats Need to Stop Lobbing Bombs at Activists
For many months now the tension around activists involved the Gubernatorial Primary has reached a fever pitch. The name calling which has dominated social media in recent weeks reached a new level in the past seven days with the temperature rising seemingly on a daily basis. The willingness of some Nan Rich supporters to attack […]
The Florida Squeeze 