Category RPOF
From the archives: How the Jan 6 insurrection was cooked in Florida
This has been a sad week in American history – though I begin this commentary with an ode to my colleague Brook Hines who coined the cleverly brilliant term “Parler Putsch” to describe this week’s effort at a insurgency by right-wing groups to overturn the results of November’s US Presidential Election. Parler is a right-wing […]
Florida GOPers to introduce state communism?
Florida Republicans led by CFO Jimmy Patronis want to study the idea of creating a public state bank. Last I checked these tend to be the way leftists in Latin America and South Asia once rolled as well as the eastern bloc during the Cold War. Patronis seems to be arguing that capitalism is now […]
Ben Sasse, Richard Corcoran and the quarter century of GOP debasement of Florida higher education
The recent revelations about the unprecedented levels of corruption (yes a loaded term but must be used here) of the Ben Sasse tenure as University of Florida President along with Richard Corcoran’s book-dumping at New College are the logical culmination of 25 years of Republican Party efforts to turn Florida’s State Universities into a repository […]
The 1968 RNC and Miami riot
As we prepare for the GOP Presidential nominating process in 2024 to unfold, let’s look back on the 1968 Republican National Convention and related civil disturbances in Miami. These events have fallen into a bit of obscurity. It’s taken a back seat to the 1968 Chicago protests and violence during the Democratic Convention, but the […]
RPOF loyalty oath kerfuffle a big defeat for Governor DeSantis
Ron DeSantis acolytes who govern the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) had pushed a “loyalty oath” to force a candidate that seeks to be on the ballot as a GOPer in the 2024 GOP Presidential Primary to pledge to support the eventual party nominee. DeSantis’ supporters pushing this was a naked effort to knock Donald […]
The GOP Assault Weapon Pin/ Con Artist Caucus isn’t just George Santos – it includes a Floridian!
Great video from Blue Amp with Cliff Schecter.
Florida GOP 2000-2022
In this podcast, we discuss the history of the Florida GOP from 2000 to the present day. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen on your iPhone […]
The GOP in Florida – A history of the shift from moderation to authoritarianism – 1960’s until today.
Recording of our Twitter Space on the topic.
Florida Republicans then and now: the ideological change – tonight at 5pm ET
Tonight we’re doing a Twitter Space on the complete ideological shift of Florida Republicans, who were once considered a moderate party which was strong in suburbs and some urban areas. The 1990’s Florida GOP was generally viewed as more centrist than the national party. While elements of the shift rightward and toward culture wars and […]
While attacking China, LG Núñez makes the case that Florida should be China
A simple way to do this is to share my tweets on the subject:
The Florida Squeeze 