Category Florida House Campaigns
Monday Musings, Special Primary Edition: Republican House Primaries, David Foster Wallace, HD-67, Nan Rich Support, Democratic House Primaries
Expensive and intense Republican Primaries are helping incumbent Democratic House members, Carl Zimmerman, Karen Castor Dentel and Linda Stewart. While Republicans retain a shot at taking all three seats, the incumbent Democrats have benefited from the GOP Primaries and the Republicans that are nominated including rising star Chris Sprowles will have to quickly replenish their […]
August 26th TFS Endorsements
Elections are tomorrow ! A reminder as to whom TFS has endorsed across the state in elections on Tuesday. Governor No Recommendation (Democratic Primary) State Senate District 12- Geraldine Thompson (Democratic Primary) State House District 8 – Alan Williams (Democratic Primary) District 9 – Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (Democratic Primary OPEN to all voters) District 31 – B […]
Monday Musings – Special Primary Edition
We will have a special Primary Election edition of Monday Musings as well as a “Races to Watch” tomorrow here at TFS.
Democrat House Candidate Ed Narain, Disney, The Chamber, “Communities First” and Dirty, Dirty Money
PAC money is always hard to follow, especially as it gets closer to election season, and it is always interesting to see which interests are supporting who and how the money can be traced. In readings about PAC money in state races, an article about Communities First PAC was attacking Joe Geller popped up, which […]
Legislative Races Need to be Given Higher Priority by Elected Officials and Local Parties
Coming off a special session where the Republicans Leadership once again showed arrogance and the contempt for the will of Florida’s citizens, the Democrats would have a unique chance to target vulnerable Republican lawmakers. But unfortunately due to the Florida Democratic Party’s emphasis on the Governor’s race legislative races and particularly House races have taken […]
Battle for 2020 Speaker of the House Spills Over Into an Epic Million Dollar Primary Race in HD 74
Never mind the Governor’s race, the real ugly politics are happening in HD 74. The primary house race here between two Republicans is shaping up to be one of the most bitter races this year and definitely one to watch. Republicans Julio Gonzalez and Richard DeNapoli are locked into an epic battle that is getting […]
TFS State House Primary Endorsements
As we have lamented a few times, there are very few actual competitive races in the legislature and the same is true for the primary season. Competitive primaries can help season candidates, can get the electorate fired up, and generally can cause a more substantive debate on issues that impact the state of Florida. This […]
Ten Dollar Tuesday – Protect the Incumbents, Ladies/Central Florida Edition
A few weeks ago we talked about the importance of protecting incumbents and we named Reps. Mark Danish, Mike Clelland, and Carl Zimmerman. Today we highlight two more, this time ladies: Linda Stewart and Karen Castor-Dentel. They are very much in the same situation – purple seats with serious Republican contenders and a tough fight ahead. […]
2014 Primary Endorsements
This week TFS will reveal candidate endorsements selected by our Editorial Board for State Senate and State House races throughout Florida. We will be endorsing in both Democratic and Republican primaries throughout the state. While we do not have an endorsement form, our editors seek out information from interested parties throughout Florida and make a […]
Ten Dollar Tuesday – B Grassell for House District 31
And yes, she is a Republican. But you should still keep reading. House District 31 is completely up for grabs with Nelson term limited – an open seat with 4 Republicans in the race, so there is an open primary where Republican and Democrats can vote. All current polling indicates that the race is a toss up […]
The Florida Squeeze 