Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2018

As Kavanaugh process nears end, what are the political ramifications? One way or another, the saga surrounding the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court is nearly over. No matter one’s view on his suitability, most of America outside the Beltway is ready for the process to end. It has gotten ugly […]

Staff ReportsOctober 2, 2018

As Washington, nation focuses on Kavanaugh, other big things happening The first Monday in October saw eight Supreme Court Justices opening the new session in Washington. When that ninth chair is filled is still in doubt, at least for another week. Despite the total domination of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation back-and-forth, a few other significant […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 28, 2018

After historic Thursday, GOP set to move forward on Kavanaugh Thursday was one of the biggest days on Capitol Hill in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that featured Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 36 years ago was even more explosive than many imagined. The […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 25, 2018

If Rosenstein leaves, what next? It was difficult to imagine that anything could divert the media’s, if not the entire country’s, laser focus on the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Friday’s New York Times bombshell about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein offering to wear a wire to gain sufficient material on President Donald Trump to invoke the 25th Amendment did […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 21, 2018

Supreme Court may again influence national elections The continuing intensity surrounding the she-said-he-said drama involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has continued unabated throughout the week. The lingering question was whether the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault more than three decades ago would speak with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Christine Blasey Ford had until 10 a.m. Friday […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 18, 2018

Nelson would be happier than most with Kavanaugh delay Senate Republicans hoping the Judiciary Committee would hunker down and vote out the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, now realize they have one more desperate roadblock to sidestep. With a name now attached to the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct more than 30 years ago, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 14, 2018

Hurricane politics now a way of life Among many lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina 13 years ago is that politics are a big part of natural disasters. Rightly or wrongly, depending on one’s view, then-President George W. Bush took a big hit on his approval rating based on how he was perceived to have handled preparations and […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 11, 2018

Community service a legacy of 9/11 Everyone old enough remembers what they were doing on a Tuesday morning 17 years ago today when two airliners flew into the World Trade Center, another into the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. President George W. Bush was in Sarasota reading to school children at Emma E. […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 7, 2018

Kavanaugh on clear path to confirmation without Nelson’s vote This week, the seemingly unflappable Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sat before Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee, who threw everything they had at him from a limited arsenal of weapons. Before the hearings even began, Democrats held a conference call and discussed, among other things, staging a mass […]

Staff ReportsAugust 31, 2018

What did we learn Tuesday about a blue wave? Tuesday night, Florida provided one of the biggest shockers of the primary campaign season with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s upset win over former Democratic Rep. Gwen Graham, also of Tallahassee. On the Republican side, no one was surprised by the landslide win by Rep. Ron DeSantis over Agriculture Commissioner and […]

Tag: Washington D.C.
Image via Palatka Main Street.

Delegation for 10.5.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 10.2.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.28.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.25.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.21.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.18.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.14.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.11.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.7.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 8.31.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State