Category Florida Democrats
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 […]
The irony! Alan Clendenin turns small county champion in quest for FDP Chair – what is the point of all this?
A little less than two years ago Alan Clendenin was leading a fight inside the FDP – not a fight to reform the party but to prevent rules changes from occurring that took power and vote weights away from the larger counties and reassigned state committee voting in a more equitable (and accountable) fashion. But […]
Bittel wins Miami-Dade SCM race, advances to face Clendenin, Carius and King
Kartik, Mario Piscatella and I are waiting until tomorrow to process the election tonight, and to gather our notes on the other candidates to bring you a Progressive News Network podcast update on the race for FDP chair. I was exhausted after tonight’s election and I was just watching from my home office. Mario did […]
Poll: Should progressives care about the FDP’s direction?
Many progressives have felt the deck is stacked against them with regards to internal party matters for sometime now. With the ongoing FDP Chair’s race providing high drama with little semblance of common sense in the mix, is it time for progressives to walk away from the Florida Democratic Party and focus on outside organizing? […]
The FDP needs to look beyond southeast Florida and transactional Democrats
In our Friday survey of TFS readers over 80% of those voting indicated they prefer either Stephen Bittel or Dwight Bullard for Florida Democratic Party (FDP) Chair. That’s fair considering those are the two most prominent candidates and the battle has been framed as a showdown that will be decided at Tuesday’s Miami-Dade DEC meeting. […]
FL Dem Chair’s race “sensible talk” on Progressive News Network tonight at 7pm
Tune in at 7pm for a big show tonight as I sit-in for Rick Spisak who is off for the holidays. I’ll have Mario Piscatella and Kartik Krishnaiyer on to chat about the Florida Democratic Chair’s race. This is a livestream, but will also be available as a downloadable podcast. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/newmercurymedia/2016/12/19/talking-sense-about-the-florida-dem-chair-race Get a jump on […]
Bill Nelson, 2018 and the FDP
US Senator Bill Nelson has put his finger on the scale in favor of FDP Chair candidate Stephen Bittel. Nelson’s move could well be enough to ensure Bittel’s victory but perhaps Nelson, the lone statewide elected Democrat the last six years will need the party to grow in strength and stature to see himself reelected […]
The Florida Squeeze 