As we enter the home stretch of the legislative session concerns are abound about the cohesion and discipline of the House Democratic Caucus. Cracks began appearing in February when a contentious leadership race ended with Rep. Daryl Rouson defeating Rep. Mia Jones by a single vote for Minority Leader Designee. Then in the early weeks […]
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Great column by one of the state’s leading political writers. Ultimately the longer this speculation drags out the more momentum a potential Nelson candidacy gathers, so he has no incentive to make a decision quickly. No question at some point he’ll hit a moment where if a decision is not made, the law of diminishing […]
Arguably the most influential person in Florida newspapers, Al Neuharth died this evening in Cocoa Beach, the Atlantic coast city from which he built his Gannett Company, Inc. media empire. Besides USA Today, Gannett also publishes the Tallahassee Democrat, the Ft. Myers News-Press and FSView, the student-run newspaper that — with the conservative Neuharth’s help […]
Bill Nelson is far from my favorite Democrat. As a high school student in 1990, I campaigned tirelessly against Nelson for Lawton Chiles and Buddy MacKay in the Democratic Primary for Governor. In 1994, I voted for Karen Gievers in the primary for Insurance Commissioner (Nelson went on to win a close shave win over […]
With all the good news recently about Florida’s economy a dose of reality slapped in our face from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Allen West is a bully, plain and simple. Students at FAU were upset with the school’s decision to take money from a controversial private prison company that would give them naming rights to the stadium. They were not alone in being against the situation, as was evident from the national coverage this news received. It […]
No organization has impacted the Florida Legislature more than ALEC other than perhaps the NRA. Watch this excellent video about ALEC below:
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com Throughout American history, there have been controversies about the fulfillment-and necessity of fundamental constitutional prerequisites that a candidate must meet to run for political office. Perhaps the most famous controversy in our time was whether President Obama actually was born in the US, one of the basic requirements to hold […]
Larry Sabato is one of the foremost watchers of American politics and in this week’s “Crystal Ball” he has ranked Marco Rubio as one of three top-tier GOP Presidential contenders. The other two? Gov. Scott Walker and Gov. Chris Christie. (scroll down to see chart 2 after clicking the link.)
