Category Florida Democrats
It’s Time to Talk Candidate Recruitment – Part Two
We talk a lot on this blog about building a bench, so for the weekend of convention it seems fitting that we try to focus the discussion candidate recruitment. The future success of the Florida Democratic Party depends on drastic changes in the way that they draft, mentor, and train candidates, so it seems logical […]
It’s Time to Talk Candidate Recruitment – Part One
We talk a lot on this blog about building a bench, so for the weekend of convention it seems fitting that we try to focus the discussion candidate recruitment. The future success of the Florida Democratic Party depends on drastic changes in the way that they draft, mentor, and train candidates, so it seems logical […]
Prog Caucus releases STEP Report at Dem Convention, responding to LEAD
DOWNLOAD STEP Report here. We all know something is wrong in the Florida Democratic Party. You don’t lose the state house, the governor’s seat (how many times?), 18 some-odd races, and not have to admit that you have a problem. There’s problems. Earlier this year the Florida Democratic Party released their Leadership Expansion to Advance […]
Disney and Florida Democrats Convention Weekend – A Decade Plus Marriage of Convenience
Editors Note: This article was planned to run on Tuesday before the TFS Radio show and a second part was to run Wednesday. Kartik Krishnaiyer has been under the weather this week and so the articles have been combined and released on Thursday in a condensed version. This weekend Florida Democrats will gather at Walt […]
TFS Radio EP 2 – Bear Hunts, Why is the FDP Convention at Disney, What is the purpose of the FDP Convention, Jeb Bush and much more
Listen to Episode 2 of the TFS Radio program where Kartik Krishnaiyer and Brook Hines discuss: This past weekend’s Bear Hunt The hunting culture among Florida politicians Why many activists are skipping the FDP Convention at Disney Why does the FDP keep holding conferences at Disney? Is the FDP Convention just a junket for party […]
Does Jeremy Corbyn victory tell us anything about Alan Grayson’s chances?
A liberal party that has been whipped around in election after election partly due according to some because of the parking of leftist principles in favor of a more corporate bent on economics and a neoconservative world view on foreign policy. No we are not talking about Florida’s Democrats but Britain’s Labour Party who after […]
House Democrats and Redistricting Special Session
The Democrats in the Florida House had an interesting week in Special Session. While Republicans wasted taxpayer money fighting over petty spoils and beating up on the Supreme Court, House Democrats attempted from at least a public relations to rise above this pettiness that after all comes from being in power without any sort of […]
Can Florida Democrats REALLY take advantage of the GOP redistricting debacle?
The Florida Democratic Party sent out a press release this morning following the breakdown of the Legislature’s Special Session. It was sharply worded and would make perfect sense if history wasn’t so contradictory to what was said. Since 1999, the Republicans running the legislature have made a mockery of the process and have governed with […]
On Redistricting some South Florida Democrats showing hypocrisy and forgetting local interests
Florida’s Democrats love to play the victim especially when it comes to the way districts are drawn in the state. Redistricting has provided a continues excuse for Democratic under performance in elections from Congress to the State Legislature. In many ways, it is the gift that keeps on giving especially when so many Democratic activists […]
Let’s be frank about this LEAD Task Force Report — UPDATE/correction
Elizabeth Warren famously talks about Larry Summers giving her advice early in her career in the Senate, telling her she could be an insider or an outsider. “Outsiders can say whatever they want. But people on the inside don’t listen to them. Insiders, however, get lots of access and a chance to push their ideas. […]
The Florida Squeeze 