For old Florida politicos like myself the endorsements camel Harris received Wednesday are a big deal. I’m not under any illusions as to how this will impact voters many of whom weren’t even living in the state when these leaders were prominent but symbolically it says a great deal.
Now that we begun cleanup efforts, how will Helene and Milton impact early voting? Will it impact the Democrats prospects in Florida? Also stop looking at polls in mid October. We have actual votes that have been cast and being cast, and there is no need to worry about what the polling data says.
In the geopolitical sense the war in Ukraine is over. In global strategic terms Vladimir Putin won; NATO, US, Europe and Ukraine lost. The take-away is Putin’s military aggression was a success. He’s been rewarded for military aggression in Georgia (2008) and Ukraine twice (2014, 2022). He has gained territory and his reputation for delivering results […]
The Democrats in Florida have focused heavily on symbolism of The Villages . The last last few election cycles, It’s done nothing to change the party’s bad fortune statewide, and while The Villages are important, they’re probably less important in terms of the states electric and they were 10 years ago. Yes, the Democrats need […]
The 2004 election in Florida, which was decisive nationally was determined by the aftermath of four hurricanes that hit the state. It’s a lesson for 2024.
From NOAA: 342 4 SSW Miccosukee Indian Broward FL 2612 8088 Preliminary starting point for a confirmed tornado that crossed I-75 near the Miccosukee Service Station and moved north to the Brighton Reservation. Pending survey wil (MFL) 1352 9 WSW Weston Broward FL 2604 8052 Preliminary starting point for a confirmed tornado that moved across I-75 […]
Following the landfall of Milton Governor DeSantis claimed climate change had nothing to do with increased tropical activity and the size of storms by cherry picking some data about strength of storms around the center. This is almost irrelevant when we talk about the widespread effects of more recent storms that have impacted the states […]
We discuss a record breaking tropical system, one of the strongest in the history of the Atlantic basin has just ravaged Florida. Kartik Krishnaiyer, Ryan Ray and Johnathan Starling give their take on the impacts, the devastation in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas, the Tornado outbreak in south Florida as well as some comments […]
Shortly after landfall from Milton at Siesta Key in Sarasota County the entire peninsula was covered by sustained tropical storm force winds. Over 1 million Floridians are currently without power. While the storm weakened from a strong category five storm as it began, it’s approach to Southwest Florida to a category three storm upon landfall, […]
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The Florida Squeeze 