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Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2018

I know, I know, it’s just atrocious even to try linking the tragic events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland with a thriller like “The Hunt for Red October.” But bear with me. In fact, I am not really going to reference the shooting deaths of the poor souls who died. It is […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2018

With less than three weeks to go in a legislative session, the direction of which has now been overcome by the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, budget negotiations between the House and the Senate aren’t just stalled, they’re not happening. The first indication that the annual back-and-forth between the two chambers is not […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Ana Ceballos, Daniel McAuliffe, and Jim Rosica. Wide margins decided two special Republican primaries Tuesday night, as Josie Tomkow easily defeated Jennifer Spath in House District 39 and Andrew Vargas crushed José Pazos in House District 114. Immediately after the 7 p.m. poll closing, the 22-year-old Tomkow took a decisive lead […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 20, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. The Governor is skipping a CNN town hall tomorrow and instead sat in on workshops on school safety today, and a contentious education bill is moving in the Senate. Sixty Days never skips class. Here’s your nightly rundown. […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 20, 2018

Mary Barzee Flores, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, said in a Monday email that the shooting at a Parkland high school Wednesday “hits close to home” and that she plans to do something about it if elected in the fall. “The tragedy in Parkland hits close to home because it is close […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 20, 2018

The Winter Olympics – the coldest olympiad on record – are hurtling towards their conclusion. And with this comes the end of our collective, once-every-four-years fascination with curling, the sport we all swear we could compete at if someone would just hold our beer for a moment. Want to know who is a big fan […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 20, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Ana Ceballos, Daniel McAuliffe, and Jim Rosica. It has been just six days since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead. Questions are far from being answered, and the conversation surrounding how Florida will […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 20, 2018

Marc W. Dunbar, the Tallahassee-based lawyer and gaming lobbyist, likely will become the next member of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board of governors. Dunbar, a partner in the Jones Walker firm’s Government Relations Practice Group, is scheduled to be interviewed Tuesday morning for a vacancy on the state-run insurance concern’s board of governors. The interview, largely considered […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 19, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Monday evening. The shootings in Parkland continue to drive the political narrative in the Sunshine State, and a veteran congressman is calling it quits. The Legislature was off for Presidents Day, but Sixty Days was at its desk. Here’s your […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 19, 2018

In “Posse Comitatus,” the third season finale of The West Wing, President Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen) heads to New York to take in “The Wars of the Roses.” So does Bob Ritchie (James Brolin, playing a three-term Florida Governor and the Republican nominee in the 2002 presidential election) — only Ritchie is there to see a Yankee […]

Peter Schorsch

Why the politics of Parkland reminds me of this one scene from The Hunt for Red October

Logjam: Budget talks stopped between House, Senate

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 2.21.18

Sixty Days for 2.20.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Email Insight: Mary Barzee Flores will be proud of ‘F’ rating from NRA

Curling as a metaphor for political consulting

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 2.20.18

Marc Dunbar in line to join Citizens board

Sixty Days for 2.19.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News for 11 minutes, didn’t once mention Parkland