Category Florida Congressional Races
Alex Sink vs David Jolly – The decisions that cost the Democrats
Much has been written about the Democratic Party’s failures in the FL-13 Special Election last week. From speaking to people throughout the state in the past several days, we can put together a theme of the critical mistakes made by the Democratic Party and the Sink campaign. The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) sent several staffers […]
David Jolly defeats Alex Sink – Ominous lessons for Democrats in CD-13 loss
Tuesday’s Special Election defeat for Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th Congressional District holds several lessons for the Democratic party going forward. Three weeks ago we were hearing about problems with the campaign which we highlighted in this article. That article got lots of push back from Democrats throughout the state, but as the election […]
Setting up for failure: The Florida Democratic Party and Alex Sink.
Well, another race and yet another Democratic loss. For years, one of the most popular quotes in Democratic circles has been “as soon as Bill Young retires or dies, Democrats will easily win that seat”. Well, that time has come and, as of 7:30 PM EDT, that time has passed. Democrats blow another opportunity at […]
CD-13 Special Election: Jolly defeats Sink and conventional wisdom
Florida Democrats prove once again they cannot win a big race in an area trending Democratic but traditionally Republican. Certainly more excuses will come from Florida Democrats who are disappointed by this result, but have long made a career of justifying unacceptable election results in winnable legislative and congressional seats. The polling was off the […]
New LCV/Sierra Club Ad in Florida CD-13 race
Some background on the Climate Change debate in this race from the Tampa Bay Times. This ad is from the Sierra Club PAC and LCV Victory Fund.
Congressman Patrick Murphy proving being pro-Environment can work in a swing district
A common theme from our writers at The Florida Squeeze is that we believe Democrats should be more aggressively pro-environment. In the 1990s, Democratic victories statewide, both for Governor Chiles in 1994 and President Clinton in 1996 could be directly tied to environmental and water issues. In fact, one GOP memo in 1997 indicated that […]
Concerns about Alex Sink’s campaign growing
When Congressman Bill Young (R-Indian Rocks Beach) passed away in October his Congressional seat looked like a prime pick up opportunity for the Democrats. Young had been in public office for fifty years and in Congress since 1970. The former Appropriations Chairman was long been one of the more moderate Republicans in the Florida Delegation […]
Did Four Florida Democrats in Congress Sell Us Out to Wall Street?
Author’s Note: This piece started out as an exposé on Wall Street’s influence over a certain South Florida Congressman that sits on the Financial Services Committee. As our research deepened, we came across startling discoveries: Patrick Murphy is not the only Florida Democrat taking Wall Street cash while voting in favor of their sponsored and in some […]
New NRCC Ad: Alex Sink a Tax and Spend Liberal…Really?
Given Alex Sink’s record as CFO in the State of Florida this is a cynical ad that stretches the truth. Many of the taxes cited in the ads were supported by Republican legislators. Have a look below:
Congressional District 13: The “unskewed poll” methodology has returned!
On Election Night 2012, there was a scene that many of us watching will never forget. Worried that he might have just lost millions of dollars on investing in the presidential race, Republican strategist Karl Rove ran around the Fox News studios like a chicken with his head cut off claiming that there was no […]
The Florida Squeeze 