"Banker" Sink vs. "Crusader" McCollum (FL-Gov)
A piece by Paul Flemming in my Tallahassee newspaper caught my eye this morning. CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COMIt was about the recent Florida cabinet meeting that people have been discussing since...
View ArticleCommenting on Putnam (FL-CoA)
The Orlando Sentinel website had a piece on a poll taken about the Republican candidates for Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture. CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COMPolls this far out are silly because...
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Attack of the Zombie Democrat (FL-CoA)
I don’t believe it. Scott Maddox, of all people, is thinking about running for Commissioner of Agriculture here in Florida! What do we have to do to kill this political hack? CROSS POSTED FROM...
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Scott Maddox For Florida CFO
No, I'm not making a joke or being sarcastic. This is real. Let me explain. CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COMFirst, Florida will be in a unique situation in 2010 in that there will be five open...
View ArticleSink and the Zeitgeist (FL-Gov)
My wife and I recently went to see the movie "Julie/Julia". It's the story of how a feminine icon inspires and empowers a young admirer thru the example of her life's accomplishments. On Sayfiew Review...
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Dan Gelber: Inglourious Basterd (FL-AG)
A while back I wrote a piece on how Democrats in Florida running for statewide office need to more effectively market themselves. Let's have some fun with this concept to get a better idea of how it...
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Meek AIN'T Weak (FL-Sen)
In a recent post discussing the Republican side of Florida's 2010 US Senate race Kos made the comment that "the other side is weak" and implied that Democratic Representative Kendrick Meek could not...
View ArticleLessons for FL from Tuesday's Elections
The first thing to remember is that anything that happens this far out is pretty meaningless and is NOT a trend. Remember how everyone said the Democrats were doomed in Florida after the presidential...
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Going For Gelber (FL-AG)
The other night I went to hear State Senator Dan Gelber, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General here in Florida. I'd heard his stump speech before, so the content was a bit...
View ArticleWhat Independents Want in Florida
I don't usually read David Brooks' columns in the NY Times, but the title of a recent one, What Independents Want, caught my eye because that's something I've been writing about. CROSS POSTED FROM...
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The Redistricting Battle In Florida
I sent an op-ed piece to my local paper here in Tallahassee, but I haven't heard back from them, which usually means they're not going to print it. They recently published their own editorial on the...
View ArticleHigh Noon For Charlie (FL-Sen)
I'm always interested in metaphors or pop culture references used as framing devices for political campaigns. Recently I've been thinking about what would be the best way for Gov. Crist to package...
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