Category FDP Chairs Race 2017
FDP State Committee – One county, one vote may need to be revived
Those clicks you hear might be that of urban Floridians summoning Google Maps to find out where Hampton and Bradford County are following Alan Clendenin’s election to the State Committee from that county. Or perhaps they are trying to find where Gadsden County is because of Dwight Bullard? Two years ago the idea of one […]
2017 FDP chairs race – a look back
By Dr. Rachel Pienta Like many Democrats across the nation, I’ve been engaged in some political introspection since November. For this Florida Democrat, the national victories of the Obama presidency served as a soothing blue balm to counteract the red tide that has dominated state politics since the mid-1990s. In the final weeks of […]
Will the third time be the charm for Dwight Bullard? It should not be…
County shopping has become the rage in Florida Democratic Party circles. The most dramatic feature of the 2017 FDP Chairs race has been the willingness of those who want to be FDP Chair to shop for a county who can elect them and make them eligible. Just the other day we thought Alan Clendenin’s move […]
PODCAST IS UP: Krishnaiyer, Piscatella and Hines on FDP Chair race
Mario Piscatella, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself recorded this Thursday night, after letting the results of Tuesday’s Miami-Dade State Committeeman election settle-in. The discussion covers what it was like on the ground voting in Miami; where we go from here to elect the next Chair of the party; and our wishlist for a new Chair of […]
PODCAST: post Miami-Dade election, follow-up FDP Chair discussion
New podcast dropping Friday before the holidays. Kartik, Mario and myself pick up where we left off with new information about the race for a new Florida Democratic Party Chair. Stay tuned for new thoughts about the future of the party, the need for Democratic think tanks, and our wishlist for a Democratic State Chair. […]
FDP: The need for a platform
As we go through yet another cycle of Democrats licking largely self-inflicted wounds after a woeful electoral defeat, the conversations as usual are revolving around people and personalities rather than issues. Right now the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) which is on essentially a twenty year losing streak cannot hope to flip the state without some […]
Poll: Florida Democratic Party Chairs Race
We are taking the temperature of our readers over the next few days on the FDP Chairs Race.
The cracks that divide us among Florida Democrats must be healed
The FDP Chairs Race has gotten off to a rip-roaring start with progressives and more moderate Democrats aggressively picking sides and trading barbs. This comes just a week after a devastating electoral defeat here in Florida. The realization that years of neglect have left us with an infrastructure incapable of withstanding GOP wave elections become […]
Of Teams and Tribes, What Happens Next?
By Dr. Rachel Pienta There are lessons to be learned. I remember that the Republican Party of Florida did some soul searching a few years ago after serious financial malfeasance was uncovered. The RPOF that emerged from those times was a little leaner and lot more focused. While the RPOF continues to maintain a presence […]
The Florida Squeeze 