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TFS Endorses Billy Corben for Miami-Dade County DEC Chair
The Florida Squeeze has been making and sometimes not making endorsements in Florida’s Democratic politics for well over a decade. Rarely have we been as enthusiastic about any recommendation as for Billy Corben for Miami-Dade DEC Chair. To the Precinct Committee People who will vote in this election – it’s OK to do something unusual […]
#SupportLocal – Jacksonville Dem victory was mostly about local issues – not DeSantis or “culture wars” or national stuff. Dems now have playbook to win with.
Donna Deegan’s win in Jacksonville was Florida Democrats biggest in over a decade. And it was down to hard work, good messaging, a great candidate and a focus on local. It might be difficult for DC media types, national donors, Washington Post readers and those who watch MSNBC 24/7 to comprehend but local issues often […]
Dems score biggest Florida win in over a decade- Donna Deegan flips Jacksonville: what it means historically
Donna Deegan’s win for Jacksonville Mayor is hands down in my opinion the single biggest Democratic win in the state since 2012. And for me personally, it’s wonderful because Deegan is someone I’ve liked for years and is quite frankly royalty to me in Jacksonville, given she is the cousin of the late great Tommy […]
Are “DeSantis Democrats” the new “swing”voters as part of a realignment in 2023 and beyond?
Preface: I don’t know the answer, I am just posing a question here. We’ve spent a lot of time on this site talking about the death of “swing” voters and how elections are now effectively turnout wars. That remains basically true, but as we discussed last week, specific issues like student loan forgiveness can swing […]
Florida Democrats join calls RE: DeSantis special election abdication
As we discussed on Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis has chosen to play politics with multiple vacancies in the legislature as session approaches, denying largely minority constituencies in south Florida representation as long as possible. It’s been almost three months since those vacancies were created by Florida’s Resign to Run law, and typically it takes about […]
To win Florida in 2022 Democrats must stay on message- Authoritarianism/corruption and COVID are the ONLY issues that matter.
Florida Democrats face an uphill fight in 2022 to win statewide elections. Every single year, Florida becomes more Republican due to demographic shifts. While throughout the 2015-2018 period many Democrats tried to claim the state was becoming more Democratic due to the influx of Latinos, in fact as the state has gotten less white it […]
TFS + – Defeating DeSantis will require message discipline: It’s COVID stupid!
The Democrats sole chance of knocking off demagogic Statist Governor Ron DeSantis will likely be related to how they can define the Governor’s culpability on Florida’s terrible record on COVID-19. Continue reading at TFS+ .
Florida Democrats, Cuba and Haiti: Different standards
Once again Florida’s Democrats find themselves so fearful of the term “socialism” that they are pandering when they discuss policy. Maybe it’s because of the oxygen media in the state gives this term despite feigning sympathy with the mis-characterization (Ron DeSantis, whose ideology is one of Statist authoritarianism is hardly ever characterized as anything but […]
The two decade cycle of failure without even really trying (or listening) – Personal reflections of Florida Democrats since 2000 and why it might be time to walk away
If you had told me after the 2000 Presidential recount where I played a fairly significant role, at least locally in South Florida that in 2020, Florida would be less white than anytime since statehood, the Democrats would have a record amount of money to spend, we’d have more ads on TV than the GOP […]
The Pork Chop Gang and the birth of modern progressive Florida politics – The Florida History Podcast Episode 6
Episode 6 of The Florida History Podcast focuses on the era of The Pork Chop Gang, a group of rural legislators who controlled the politics of the state tightly until the 1950’s and whose power was not completely broken until the Constitution of 1968. We examine Charley Johns, Senate President, Acting Governor and one of […]
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