Category Rick Scott
Latest Let’s Get to Work TV ad turning heads
The latest anti-Charlie Crist TV commercial from the “Let’s Get to Work” Committee is the hardest hitting yet and has conjured up a significant amount of buzz around the state since it began running last week. The premise is that then Governor Charlie Crist “ran away” from the problems the state faced in 2008, 2009 […]
Tallahassee under Charlie Crist – Could today’s SINE DIE be the end of a sorry history for our state?
Lenny Curry’s resignation as RPOF Chairman to pursue the Mayor’s seat in Jacksonville currently held by Democrat Alvin Brown is the talk of Florida political circles today. We will have plenty of time to discuss this in coming months, but Curry may simply be getting out ahead of a storm if Charlie Crist is elected […]
Does Governor Rick Scott have an opportunity to one-up Charlie Crist with women?
Over the past few election cycles Democrats have made a key component of their campaigns the so called “Republican War on Women.” However, Florida Democrats face a tough challenge if former Governor Charlie Crist defeats Senator Nan Rich for the party’s gubernatorial nomination. As this blog has previously noted, Senator Rich is the only consistently […]
Wall Street Journal – GOP Beats Democrats to Spanish-Language Airwaves
Former Miami Herald writer Beth Reinhard who is now based in Washington has an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal regarding the aggressive courting of Hispanic voters via TV ads by Republican Gubernatorial candidates across the country. Including in this Governor Rick Scott who began similar ads last cycle in October. Full article here.
Calls for Democratic Primary debates growing
Former Governor Charlie Crist made headlines earlier this week when he refused to engage Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera in a debate. Governor Rick Scott responded to the awkward event by stating Crist ought to debate his Democratic Primary opposition former Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich first. In the past few days calls for a Democratic […]
Daily Kos: Rick Scott still feeding at the public trough
Great piece this weekend from the Daily Kos which besides being the top liberal blogsite nationally has increased its focus on Governor Rick Scott in recent months. The questions asked in the article are worth pondering as a pattern of crony capitalism particularly in Health Care continues to emerge from this Governor’s office. These sorts […]
The controversial past of big GOP donor Mel Sembler
Last week, Governor Rick Scott held a fundraiser at the home of Pinellas County based developer Mel Sembler. Over the course of the past two decades Sembler, his family and his companies have donated over a $1,000,000 to the coffers of various Florida Republicans or the RPOF. Sembler has long been one of the go-to […]
Latest Charlie Crist Ad: Again
Excellent spot from Governor Crist on Health Care. Well done and on message both about the issue and about Governor Scott.
Poll, redux: Is Sen. Nan Rich a viable candidate?
Back in November, we ran a poll asking whether former Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich is a viable candidate for Governor. 49% of you responded “No,” 42% said “She has the potential to go all the way” (i.e. win the general election), and 9% thought “She can beat Charlie Crist but would lose to Rick […]
#ItsNotWorking: Rick Scott’s BIG Jobs Problem
Like most (wonky) people this past week or so, I was salivating over new economic data for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the subsequent analysis of those numbers by economics blogosphere. In between such readings, I scurried over to the twitter machine and found Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Curry, Rick Scott’s […]
The Florida Squeeze 