Is anyone really surprised? Rubio was one of only 18 Senators to vote no today on the debt/shutdown deal. We’ll post the vote of House members from Florida after tonight’s vote.
The final results are in: Democrat Amanda Murphy has beaten Republican Bill Gunter to replace the inimitable Mike Fasano by a margin of 322 votes despite Gunter’s massive support from the Tallahassee establishment and hard-right financiers the state over. But is this a one-off thrill for Florida Dems owing to exceptional circumstances — the government […]
Amanda Murphy’s expected, yet significant victory in the HD-36 Special Election creates a great deal of momentum for Democrats heading into a critical election year. It also brings Democratic numbers to 45 in the State House for the first time since before the 2000 election. This high-water mark still leaves Democrats in a 30 seat […]
Special elections are momentum fueled turnout wars. They also often prove to be harbingers of political trends for the upcoming election cycles. The 1993 and 1994 special election victories for the Republicans in multiple congressional races indicated the national mood was swinging and the GOP was going to have a banner year. The same thing […]
Former State Rep. Adam Hasner (R- Delray Beach) was one of the most partisan and petty members of the Legislature when he served. After losing to Lois Frankel in the district where he lives, Hasner is apparently thinking of moving north to challenge US Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Jupiter). Last year when the Sun Sentinel unwisely […]
Good news for the Democrats as the record for the party in off-year elections since 2002 is the worst of any political party east of the Mississippi River. Energy and enthusiasm is needed heading into 2014 to reverse this embarrassing trend. Story from Jeremy Wallace in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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Let the speculation begin as Congressman Bill Young (R-Indian Rocks Beach) has announced his retirement. Young has been in public office for fifty years and in Congress since 1970. The former Appropriations Chairman has long been one of the more moderate Republicans in the Florida Delegation and has focused extensively on local issues. This […]
Apologies to our readers on not posting any new editorial content in nearly two weeks or any links to news stories in five days. Sometimes events overtake us and time dwindles away. I have been very busy the past few days and have not had enough time or hours in the day. I will make […]
The Florida Squeeze 