Story from the Palm Beach Post’s snazzy new website.
The laughable practice of House “Memorials” has been used by Republicans to voice displeasure with the Federal Government and push an ideological agenda since Dan Webster was Speaker and Bill Clinton was President (One of the first “Memorials” the Webster-led House passed was urging President Clinton to push for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the […]
Very important read from the Orlando Sentinel.
Never a dull moment in Orange County Democratic politics. As the county emerges into a full-fledged urban area which favors Democrats, its internal politics is getting stranger and stranger. Enter Joshua “Pazy” Paladino, a local bomb-thrower who is running in the heavily African-American Commission District 6 despite not being African-American. Paladino has been an energetic […]
I’m far from a fan of CFO Jeff Atwater, but this interactive site is like crack for a history buff like me!
Just how did Senator Maria Sachs manage to jump districts, move to Broward County and defeat sitting Republican Ellyn Bogdanoff last year? What has been the subject of much local conversation and gossip became a hot topic in the legislature yesterday courtesy of Senator Jack Latvala, who it should be noted was counting on Bogdanoff’s […]
From the Tampa Bay Times.
Charlie Crist continues to dominate the conversation among Democrats across the state. But what a few short months ago felt like an inevitable coronation has turned messy for a multitude of reasons. Knee-jerk pro-Crist reactions among some establishment Democrats including many who leave comments on this website state that the party and its activists should […]
An excellent AP story which puts into perspective the impact of the voter purges pushed by Governor Scott and the legislature. Similar to the Katherine Harris purge of 1999 and 2000, this could have dramatic electoral ramifications.
The Florida Democratic Party whose State Committee is meeting today in Tampa recorded its worst post-election fundraising quarter since Q1 in 2005, during the first quarter of 2013. The party which was beset by infighting in January over who would be its Chair has since been grappling with difficulties related to being a minority party […]
