Peter Schorsch
Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics.
First Shot
Jennifer Newcome, chairman of the Committee to Support Greyhounds, which opposes Amendment 13 that would end live greyhound racing in Florida, says her opponents are trying to “suppress their message.”
“Yesterday afternoon, a letter was received in the mail by a Florida resident who reported the letter to a member of the Committee to Support Greyhounds,” she said in a news release. “Affixed to the envelope was a ‘Committee to Support Greyhounds’ return label with no address and a Palm Beach cancellation.
“The contents of the envelope were a single brochure from the ‘Yes on 13’ campaign — obviously made to look like this Committee had sent out the brochure. It is clearly a Paid Political ad sent by the opposition in an attempt to confuse voters.
“In addition to the obvious attempt to fool voters above by mailing these brochures in this Committee’s name, there was an additional attempt to suppress other organizations campaigning for a ‘No on 13’ vote.”
That referred to an “email … sent to voters instruct(ing) them to report the ‘No On 13’ campaign videos as ‘false news’ and have them reported and removed by Facebook.”
No matter who prevails, the bad blood between the two sides of the greyhound debate won’t end after Election Day, we think.
Evening Reads
“Investigation into pipe bombs turns toward Florida as more Trump critics are targeted” via William Rashbaum, Alan Feuer and Adam Goldman of the New York Times
“Robert Mueller has evidence suggesting Roger Stone associate knew Clinton emails would be leaked” via Ken Dilanian and Anna Schecter of NBC News
“Felon voting rights: Who got theirs back under Rick Scott” via Lulu Ramadan, Mike Stucka, Wayne Washington of the Palm Beach Post
“Andrew Gillum vs. Ron DeSantis: Five takeaways from last night’s debate” via Elizabeth Koh of the Miami Herald
“DeWorst debate” via Nancy Smith of Sunshine State News
“DeSantis internal polling now gives him slim lead over Gillum” via Peter Schorsch and Drew Wilson of Florida Politics
“Poll: DeSantis 48 percent, Gillum 43 percent” via WCTV
“False attack ad says Ron DeSantis ‘knocked out a young kid at a bar’” via Emily Mahoney of the Tampa Bay Times
“DeSantis health care plan calls for more patient choices” via Christine Sexton of the News Service of Florida
“Gillum tells DeSantis to show some respect and stop calling him ‘Andrew’” via David Smiley of the Miami Herald
“Meet the lawyer who dropped a political bombshell on the Governor’s race” via Kirby Wilson of the Tampa Bay Times
“Direct mail round-up: Invoking partisan spirits for Amendment 2” via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics
“NYT poll gives Debbie Mucarsel-Powell razor-thin edge in CD 26” via Ryan Nicol of Florida Politics
“New focus: Florida Democrats target long-ignored rural areas” via Brendan Farrington of the Associated Press
Quote of the Day
“I met him for the first time the other night and then all of a sudden, without invitation, he was calling me only as ‘Andrew.’ Between the two of us, he quit his job in Congress, I’m a sitting mayor, and he had the nerve to address me only as Andrew? I wanted to correct him, y’all, but I didn’t want to be petty. So, we just we pushed all the way through.” — Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to an audience at Florida Memorial University, talking about his CNN debate with Republican Ron DeSantis.
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Wake Up Early?
State political candidates and committees face a Friday deadline to file reports showing finance activity through Oct. 19.
Dr. Susan MacManus will speak on Election 2018 at the next Café con Tampa meeting. The cost is $12 at the door, which includes a breakfast buffet. That’s at 8 a.m., Upstairs at Oxford Exchange, 420 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa.
Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to President Donald Trump, will speak at a Hillsborough County Republican Party dinner. That’s at 6:30 p.m., The Event Factory, 7565 West Hillsborough Ave., Tampa.
Looking Ahead
Early-voting locations will be open statewide Saturday for the Nov. 6 general election. Some counties started earlier in the week.
Rep. Sean Shaw, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, is expected to appear at a meet-and-greet event in Duval County. That’s Saturday at 5 p.m., Cuba Libre Ultra Lounge, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville.
The political committee Forward Florida will hold a reception in support of Democratic candidate for Governor Gillum. That’s Saturday at 6 p.m., Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick law firm, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd.-Suite 2800, Tampa.
One comment
Joe T
October 25, 2018 at 10:27 pm
Theil and the Yes committee has lost the debate and running scared, they will attempt anything to further their lies and agenda, Doesnt surprise me when Grey2k’s leader is hooked up with ALF and is on the FBI’s terrorist list, Their actions show just how honest their campaign really is, Its a SCAM …. VOTE NO ON 13
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