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TFS Pod 10: Pinellas County Legislative Seats
On this week’s pod we take a close look at six key legislative races in Pinellas County. The most competitive area over the last twenty years in State House races sees potentially five seats in play this cycle. Also we look at Senate District 22 currently held by Jeff Brandes. This seat is the most […]
Charlie Crist and “Obamacare”
Draw your own conclusions from this. 2013 Let’s Get to Work Ad: 2009:
Trotter’s Take: Rick Scott solidifies base, Crist falters in latest PPP poll.
If there is one message we can take away from the latest Public Policy Poll, it is that the phenomenon known as Charlie-mania is now over. Even though Charlie Crist had a 12-point lead in May 2013, the race between the former governor and the current governor, Rick Scott, is now neck and neck. This […]
Charlie Crist Controversy in new Netflix Documentary Reports CNN
CNN’s Peter Hamby is reporting a new Netflix film about Mitt Romney due out on Friday will do Charlie Crist no favors. “Mitt,” features the candidate’s son, Tag discussing Crist’s endorsement of John McCain during the initial tight 2008 nomination fight. Crist endorsed McCain two days before the Florida Primary. “Charlie Crist had promised my […]
The Crist Files: Crist on Energy Production, Green Technology
Governor Rick Scott’s views on Renewable Energy have been clear. Like most conservative modern Republicans the Governor feels that significant efforts to promote green energy and other renewable energy “inhibits business.” In 2011 soon after taking office Governor Scott proposed lowering energy efficiency standards (Miami Hearld, June 23, 2011) Scott’s likely Democratic opponent, former Governor Charlie […]
The Crist Files: Crist and Developers as Governor
Yesterday we took a look at Governor Charlie Crist’s record on issues of environmental protection. However this record is contradicted by his record on growth management. Much like Crist’s other positions, a web of conflicts dots his public record and the zig zags are easily explained by what election was upcoming and the political climate […]
The Crist Files: Crist and the Environment as Governor
During Charlie Crist’s previous tenure as Governor he irked many of his fellow Republicans with his advocacy of environmental protection. Time and again Crist defied his party on the environment , though I still feel he could have been stronger particularly on water issues which have the potential to overwhelm Florida’s politicians in the next […]
The Crist Files: Crist’s Tobacco and Medicaid History…Republican Partisanship and Flip Flopping
As I have discussed repeatedly on this website, much of the reason I distrust Charlie Crist is due to the hostility for partisan reasons he demonstrated towards Lawton Chiles and Bob Butterworth when the State of Florida was recouping taxpayer money spent on Medicaid by suing Big Tobacco. For those who weren’t around in the […]
The Crist Files: Crist The Closet Democrat?
From the Crist files A Palm Beach Post Editorial from February 2007: Crist “Has Given Democrats More Than They Could Have Gotten” On Their Own In a February 2007 article analyzing Crist’s decision to use an Executive Order to restore all federal rights to felons after they have served their sentences, the Palm Beach Post […]
The Florida Squeeze 