The deal orchestrated by the Obama Administration to bring Bowe Bergdahl back to the United States is dividing Democrats across the country. Our own Justin Snyder has weighed in with his thoughts. The reaction is certainly not what the administration expected when it commenced the deal, which was completed with the help of the corrupt, […]
On Monday, we asked the question whether Nan Rich should withdraw from the Governor’s Race? Our readers have spoken resoundingly by more than a two to one margin that she should not. The poll results shown below have deleted any second votes by readers and thus if you voted more than once from the same […]
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We have heard and read a great deal recently about the alleged gerrymandering of State House and State Senate districts during the 2012 Reapportionment process. On this website we have argued consistently that Democrats were given an accessible map in the State House and failed to take advantage of the opportunities presented by this map […]
Publisher’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Katy Burnett our newest writer to The Florida Squeeze site. Katy who is a Florida native will become a familiar name to our readers over the course of the next several months as she discusses hot-button issues in the state as well as election 2014. If you are […]
UPDATE 5PM ET TUE 6/3 – THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED Historically, based on empirical evidence, I believe Gubernatorial primaries have been productive exercises for political parties and candidates. By contrast however, a school of thought has developed in Florida Democratic Party circles that having a primary for Governor this year is hurting the party […]
Today we unveil our initial ratings of House races for 2014. It should be strongly noted that these ratings are based on current circumstances in each district, factoring in the historic performance numbers for Democrats or Republicans as a secondary consideration . In some very winnable seats, Democrats do not have viable candidates or any […]
As we discussed briefly on Wednesday, LobbyTools, Inc. news imprint The Florida Current is in the process of “evolving,” i.e. contracting or disappearing altogether. In itself this is simply a business decision made by the publication’s parent company to sacrifice in-depth coverage in order to bolster their bottom line. But as the Current employed a significant portion of the […]
A scenic and informative circa 1950s video chronicling a boat cruise along the Suwannee River.
On Sunday, The Florida Squeeze will unveil our pre-qualifying ratings of House races throughout the state. Following qualifying we plan to update these ratings each Sunday until the November election. While the reapportionment trial is continuing to expose the lengths to which some Republicans went to circumvent the law and the spirit of the Fair […]
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