Can Meek Win? (FL-Sen)
What does Congressman Kendrick Meek (FL-17) need to do to win a no-runoff Democratic primary for US Senate in 2008? CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COM
View ArticleWho's Smokin' Crack? (FL-Sen)
Recently I made fun of Stephen R. McNamara, a Sayfie Review columnist, for his wild speculations about the 2010 elections here in Florida. I thought they were so crazy I accused him of smoking crack....
View ArticleCreating a Brand for the FL Dem Party
What would the Florida Democratic Party have to do before voters would have a clearer idea what they stood for? CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COM
View ArticleTop of the World (FL-Sen)
Why are some Florida Democrats depressed that Gov. Charlie Crist is almost certainly going to run for US Senate? Don’t they understand that such a scenario would be the best of all possible worlds for...
View ArticleLeading the Way in the FL Legislature
This is why we need to elect more WOMEN politicians. CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COM
View ArticleMilking the Message (GLBT in FL)
I wrote the following as a My View op-ed for my local paper, The Tallahassee Democrat. They didn't print it, so I'll post it here. CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COM
View ArticleFacebook and Local Newspapers
The big article that’s making the rounds in journalistic circles right now is Clay Shirky’s Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable.
View ArticleCan Crist Win a Republican Primary? (FL-Sen)
Anthony Man of Broward Politics interviewed various statewide political figures to discuss Charlie Crist’s jump to the US Senate race. Justin Sayfie’s comments were very interesting. CROSS POSTED FROM...
View Article"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.COM
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.COM
View ArticleAttack 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...
View ArticleScott Maddox For Florida CFO
No, I'm not making a joke or being sarcastic. This is real. Let me explain. CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COM
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.
View ArticleDan 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...
View ArticleMeek 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...
View ArticleGoing 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...
View ArticleThe 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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