Many around Central Florida expected Val Demings to be named Charlie Crist’s LG pick. But now that the pick has come and gone, and it is instead Annete Taddeo-Goldstein, what does this mean for Demings and for the Central Florida Congressional shuffle that is sure to occur once CD-10 is redrawn? Val Demings disastrous campaign for […]
When I was the press officer for the North American Soccer League (the second division of North American Pro Soccer) we had several minor incidents of fan misbehavior. One such incident that took place in April 2012 during a game between the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Tampa Bay Rowdies happened in St Petersburg at […]
The limbo of the redistricting trial is making headlines nationally, yet it is very unclear where this circus is headed. Judge Terry Lewis has scheduled a meeting next week to discuss what will happen next in the congressional redistricting case. Then, they will at least clarify if there needs to be a new map for […]
One of the things that made me exceptionally proud in the early months of 1995 was that Florida, unlike much of the country had resisted the Republican tide that swept the nation in November 1994. Sure, 1994 was a bad year relatively speaking for Florida Democrats losing eight State House seats, two Congressional seats and […]
With the discussion of redistricting and the drawing of district lines back front and center it is a good time to reflect on how the process of politics has gradually undermined proper representation in the state of Florida over the course of the last few decades. What has happened at the State House level is […]
Former Senator Hillary Clinton does not, and will not, want to include former Governor Brian Schweitzer as her Vice Presidential nominee if she wins the Democratic nomination. However, baring a more viable challenger, it is possible Schweitzer may become the inevitable choice; even after a bruising primary. In recent polling former Senator Hillary Clinton averages […]
With the financial reports that came out in Friday, it became pretty clear that there are a few Democrats who are in dire straits this November. If the party is going to hold in the house, we have to step up and protect our own. Saving the incumbents should be a priority for the FDP […]
In case you haven’t noticed, the whole nation is going to go a little crazy about our redistricting case. There is quite a large debate if anything will change. Kartik posted the other day about the consequences to Alan Grayson’s seat, and of course, Corrine Brown’s seat will break up and hopefully make Ted Yoho’s […]
Only one change in our State House ratings this week which was to move the Orlando area HD-49 represented by Joe Saunders into the “Safe Democrat” column. Everything else remains the same from our ratings released two weeks ago on June 29th. Full ratings below.
Charlie Crist has been described as “all things to all people,” a conservative, a populist, a liberal, an opportunist. Today we are giving TFS readers an opportunity to have a say on how they would describe Governor Crist’s ideology. Vote in the below poll and leave comments in the thread below.
The Florida Squeeze 