Category Florida Democrats
Florida House Elections: The Democrats’ Insanity
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein As we discussed earlier this week, Florida’s House Democrats left countless opportunities to pick up new seats on the table in 2012. But the party did make progress towards becoming more relevant in a legislative process which has been able to […]
Nan Rich turns Crist-Bush Faux pas into fundraising opportunity
Smart move by Nan Rich to use former Governor Buddy MacKay who lost the 1998 Gubernatorial race to Jeb Bush in this fundraising appeal. The Bush years were largely an ideological crusade to undo the positive work MacKay and his political partner Lawton Chiles had done for Florida’s families, schools and our environment. MacKay is the […]
Are House Democrats prepared for 2014?
In 2012, the Democrats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, leaving multiple house candidates out to dry late in the election cycle. In many of these seats the GOP won by a very small margins, the Democratic candidates had recruited themselves or had been recruited by a local party. Democrats picked up six seats […]
Ana Rivas Logan party switch not worth crowing about
Self-preservation is a key component in most politicians DNA. Self-pity is another, and when things go wrong in within a political party we often times see feuding, fussing and even party switching. The history of party switching in Florida during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s sometimes had to do with conviction but usually had more […]
Charlie Crist DEAD WRONG on Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush left the Governor’s office over six years ago, yet his influence continues to permeate our state. This past weekend, Charlie Crist the Democratic front runner for Governor made a ridiculous statement for the ages. “Yeah, I think he (Bush) probably would (make a good president). He made a great governor, in my humble […]
Republican Party fueled Rothstein-Crist analysis largely off the mark
Florida’s papers and political press have had a field day in the last week buying into a Republican Party fueled narrative about the “close ties” between Scott Rothstein based largely on the court testimony of the convicted fraudster and ponzi-schemer this week. It appears to many a neutral observer that Rothstein’s shots at Crist could […]
Has Dependence on Sugar Money Made Florida Democrats Soft on Environmental Issues?
Florida’s sugar companies have been waging a public relations campaign that aims to create a perception that sugar is a responsible partner in protecting Florida’s environment. But the truth in the past has been quite different. The Everglades ecosystem is arguably the most important driver of Florida’s sustainability (at least peninsular Florida). The one […]
Former Governor Buddy MacKay Endorses Nan Rich
Just last week Buddy MacKay was one the subjects of our Thursday Bookshelf column describing his courageous fights with reactionary elements in our state. MacKay who was one of the most thoughtful and forward-thinking Florida officeholders from the 1970s to the 1990s today endorsed Nan Rich for Governor of Florida. While I am somewhat surprised […]
North Florida revisited: To target or not to target for Democrats?
As many of you might know, I have been a vocal critic of Democratic campaign strategy in North Florida for some time. There are three main reasons why I have been opposed to this strategy. First, targeting North Florida is a logistical nightmare. Unlike the nice and tidy urban or suburban neighborhoods of Florida’s major […]
Florida Democratic Party accepts $20,000 from group headed by Tom Feeney.
During fourth quarter fundraising, the Florida Democratic Party took in a $20,000 contribution from a group called Save Our Constitution Now. The chairman of the organization is Tom Feeney. Yes, that Tom Feeney…the right-wing Speaker of the Florida House who during the 2000 election debacle tried to award Florida’s electoral votes to George W. Bush. […]
The Florida Squeeze 