By Dr. Rachel Pienta There are lessons to be learned. I remember that the Republican Party of Florida did some soul searching a few years ago after serious financial malfeasance was uncovered. The RPOF that emerged from those times was a little leaner and lot more focused. While the RPOF continues to maintain a presence […]
Given last Tuesday’s disastrous election results, what would you like to see the Democrats do next? How do you feel about the Florida Democratic Party and other outside entities that support Democratic candidates? Was Hillary Clinton the best possible nominee for the party? How does the party solve the problem of medium sized counties and […]
Editors Note: This is the first in a series of articles coming to us from guest columnists and folks who may not necessarily agree with TFS’ editorial policy but have something thoughtful to say about the Democratic Party. This is the first of multiple submissions from Dave Trotter. By Dave Trotter I was only fifteen […]
In the wake of the Democratic electoral debacle of 2016 (not to be confused with similar debacles of 2002, 2004, 2010 or 2014) TFS is inviting any Democrat, progressive or political thinker to pen a column for us. Consider this an open forum.
We’ve taken the 15 biggest counties and done a very basic analysis. Deeper-dive analysis will certainly be done by this website and others in the coming weeks and months. For this analysis we’ve eliminated all votes for third and fourth counties as well as undervotes/overvotes and just taken percentage of the overall vote. In the […]
We’ve had several days now of anti-Trump protests across the nation almost entirely in large cities (including Orlando) and college campuses. While frustration with the result of the 2016 Presidential Election is widespread among those of us who care about the general health and welfare of all Americans and the image of this nation abroad, the protests […]
I posted a rant on Facebook earlier today. I don’t have a lot of Facebook friends and tend to use Twitter much more for social media. I have well over 5,000 Twitter followers but the disadvantage of Twitter is that you cannot post long form thoughts like this on that platform, though for most things […]
I’ll come out and say it- I hate third ways. But in this case the debate between those in the Democratic Party who see organizing as a contest between emphasis on northern Florida versus urban areas (which increasingly means just southeast Florida and the Orlando area, excluding Tampa Bay at the same level where Democrats […]
Tuesday night was like Election Day 2004 all over again. The same feeling, the same shock. But this time the takeaway is more stark than it was on the night when George W. Bush was elected properly for the first time by the American people (the history books will say “reelected” but those of us […]
Much more to digest after a historic election that this but a few indicators that the Democrats were going to struggle at the top of the ticket on Tuesday were apparent early. The numbers from Pinellas County were mildly shocking. In 2004, I had made an early determination that it would be George W. Bush’s […]
The Florida Squeeze 