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President Obama, national Democrats and Charlie Crist’s defeat
Charlie Crist’s defeat November 4th along with the loss of three other cabinet races mean that Florida Democrats have now lost 17 of the last 18 races for state office. This record is unmatched for futility anywhere east of the Mississippi River. But unlike past election cycles, Florida’s Democrats actually performed equally if not better […]
TFS holiday schedule
Our weekly Monday Musings will return after the holidays on January 5th. In the meantime our Florida Democrats at a Crossroads series and other weekly features will continue as normal even on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Thanks for your continued patronage.
TFS Series: Florida Democrats at a crossroads – which way will things go?
The internet and social media have been filled with tales of gloom and doom since the November 4th election regarding Florida Democrats. While the party did not perform well on Election Day and now has lost 17 of the last 18 races for state office, a record unmatched for futility anywhere else in the eastern […]
Time for Democrats to think logically about the white vote
Coming off yet another off-year election debacle for Democrats both in Florida and nationally much of the narrative has focused on what Democrats can do differently. The discussion after three weeks has fallen into some lazy assumptions – The Democrats either need to shift en masse to the middle of the political spectrum or simply […]
Election 2014 Winners/Losers Part III
Part I Part II LOSER SCOTT ARCENEAUX The FDP ‘s Executive Director was not directly responsible for the 2014 electoral debacle. But the reality now is that Arceneaux who is a brilliant original thinker and analyst of political trends now has presided at least in theory over two of the worst election cycles in Florida Democrats […]
Charlie Crist gets economic reality and is not to be underestimated
Charlie Crist took on the Insurance industry as Governor and he did so again this past week. In a press conference on Thursday Crist said, The choice could not be more clear – A governor who took on the insurance industry and lowered rates so families had more in their checking accounts and at the […]
Florida House Elections: Five steps towards solving the Democrats Insanity
Last week we discussed the failings of House Democrats in winning elections the past several cycles especially after the favorable 2012 redistricting under the “Fair Districts” map which put many House Republican incumbents suddenly into competitive districts. Today let’s look at how we would propose to make campaigns for the House more efficient and ultimately […]
How did Florida Democrats Fare in 2013?
Exactly a year ago on December 31st when running for Chairwoman, Allison Tant released her blueprint for that she would do as Chair of the party. Let’s take a look at each point and how the Chairwoman and the party has fared. My commentary is in bold italics. Please keep in mind Tant’s blueprint was […]
Could Charlie Crist’s Populism help revive an impotent Florida Democratic Party?
The subject of Charlie Crist looms like the elephant in the room on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the proverbial aisle. Crist irritates the Republicans because they fear his popularity and teflon image. Crist enrages progressive Democrats (like myself) because he’s not only a party-switcher but was once a partisan “Ronald Reagan” Conservative. […]
Why is FDP Denying Nan Rich an opportunity to speak at the J-J?
Gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich continues to amass impressive grassroots support, which included nabbing this past week the endorsement of NOW. Senator Rich has been barnstorming the state for the better part of a year now and while she has faced obstacles from some party elders, her support continues to grow on a weekly basis. Many […]
The Florida Squeeze 