Category Florida Democrats
Zest of the Day: Adam Smith, Four reasons Bill Nelson should run for Florida governor — and four reasons he shouldn’t
Great column by one of the state’s leading political writers. Ultimately the longer this speculation drags out the more momentum a potential Nelson candidacy gathers, so he has no incentive to make a decision quickly. No question at some point he’ll hit a moment where if a decision is not made, the law of diminishing […]
Allen West is a Bully
Allen West is a bully, plain and simple. Students at FAU were upset with the school’s decision to take money from a controversial private prison company that would give them naming rights to the stadium. They were not alone in being against the situation, as was evident from the national coverage this news received. It […]
Zest of the Day: Activists Urge Floridians to Fight Anti-Sick-Time Bills
Very important read from the Orlando Sentinel.
Polarizing Orange County Democrat Seeking County Commission Seat
Never a dull moment in Orange County Democratic politics. As the county emerges into a full-fledged urban area which favors Democrats, its internal politics is getting stranger and stranger. Enter Joshua “Pazy” Paladino, a local bomb-thrower who is running in the heavily African-American Commission District 6 despite not being African-American. Paladino has been an energetic […]
Florida Democrats Record Poor First Quarter Fundraising: What is Going Wrong?
The Florida Democratic Party whose State Committee is meeting today in Tampa recorded its worst post-election fundraising quarter since Q1 in 2005, during the first quarter of 2013. The party which was beset by infighting in January over who would be its Chair has since been grappling with difficulties related to being a minority party […]
Florida Democrats Need To Retire “Swing Voter” Myth: No Diet Republicans Needed in 2014
With buzz around the state focusing on Governor Charlie Crist and his Gubernatorial prospects, we once again hear from different quarters that Crist needs to be nominated because “he can win,” and that the only current announced Democratic candidate Senator Nan Rich is “unelectable.” These theories are based on dated and aged reasoning that have […]
Have Most DEC’s Merely Become Social Clubs or Glorified Debating Societies?
I’ve been going to DEC meetings around the state for almost two decades. In that time I have seen some good DECs, some decent ones and mostly ineffective ones. While the impotence of the Florida Democratic Party has been largely blamed for the continued poor electoral performances of the party at the state level, the […]
Desperate Southeast Florida Democrats Take All Comers
Democrats are on a remarkable losing streak in Florida when it comes to state elections. The Republicans have held at least 70 House seats and 25 Senate seats since the 1998 elections and since 2000 have won 13 of 14 races for Governor/Cabinet. Much of the recent focus of websites like this and activists around […]
The Florida Squeeze 