In the past few days my colleagues Katy Burnett and Justin Snyder have both thrown out theories for what Charlie Crist must do to win this gubernatorial election. Katy believes that Crist must work hard in smaller counties, especially those where Nan Rich perceived by many as a left-wing Broward County Democrat oddly performed well […]
Every Labor Day I think about the 1935 Keys Hurricane, to the the point where I even have nightmares about killer. storms (as I did last night). This one of three Category 5 storm to make landfall in the US during the 20th Century (The more famous Camile and Andrew being the others). One of […]
As the dust from Tuesday settles and the victory rallies slow down, the November election starts to come into clear focus. What happens now? There are a few facts from Tuesday that the Crist campaign and the Florida Democratic party needs to grapple with. First, all voters need to understand that this race is going […]
Disclaimer: Kartik Krishnaiyer is currently serving as the Deputy Campaign Manager for George Sheldon’s Attorney General Campaign and will not be discussing this campaign on TFS. This is a historical piece looking at Mr. Sheldon’s previous statewide campaign. Yesterday, as I attended the well executed “unity rallies” the Florida Democratic Party put together I could […]
Alright, the primary is finally over. Whether you like it or not, Governor Charlie Crist is now our nominee for the 2014 campaign. The time for infighting, bickering, and complaining is over and we must refocus all of our energy on denying Rick Scott a second term as Governor. Today’s “Unity Rallies” were a good […]
We’ve previously been critical of aspects of the polling business on this site, including the work of St. Pete Polls. However, in the most recent high-profile Florida elections, the March Special Election in Congressional District 13 and the Democratic Primaries for Governor and Attorney General, St Pete Polls were almost spot on. Polling is a fluid […]
Nan Rich performed about as poorly as a competitive candidate with longstanding experience could have in the largest urban counties. Rich performed as poorly as primary fringe candidates did against Lawton Chiles in 1994 and Alex Sink in 2010. Explaining how this could happen to such a seasoned officeholder will take more space than […]
Welcome to The Florida Squeeze’s Election Night Live Blog. We will be posting updates and commentary during the evening here. Pinellas County tends to tabulate votes quickly. Orange also does a good job. Broward and Palm Beach Counties tend to be as slow as molasses and often Broward is especially inefficient in tabulation. So expect […]
REMINDER: VISIT TFS TONIGHT FOR LIVE ELECTION DAY COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 6:30 EST. One of the big differences between 2010 and 2014 is already emerging: record high turnouts for absentee and early voting are reported all over the state, especially in Democratic hot spots. While there are a few exceptions, in general numbers are […]
Today is Women’s Equality Day number 94. As I am sure all our readers are aware it was this day in 1920 when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was officially certified. Since 1971 when the iconic New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug first introduced legislation, this date has been proclaimed Women’s Equality Day. By […]
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