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Peter SchorschOctober 19, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. THE DEBATE TRILOGY ENDS TONIGHT Desperate to gain traction in a seemingly spiraling race, Donald Trump will likely use tonight’s final presidential debate to throw a barrage of punches. Even a knockout victory, however, might not […]

Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2016

State Senator-elect Lauren Book will be saying “thank you” to voters of Florida Senate District 32 with an important personal symbol of her gratitude. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 22, the Plantation Democrat and children’s activist will host a districtwide giveaway of the iconic “Oh! The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss. “When I was a young […]

Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2016

The Jacksonville area sees two races for the United States Congress that are competitive, at least in theory. In reality? They are more like political homecoming games. Except, as far as we know, opponents aren’t being paid to come in and lose. In Florida’s 4th Congressional District, Republican John Rutherford battles Democrat David Bruderly on the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. With three weeks until Election Day, it’s hard to say whether the first debate between Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy moved the needle much. Both men used their time […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2016

Here’s how I know our reporters and I are covering the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District as it should be covered. On Wednesday, Charlie Crist‘s wife, former first lady Carole Crist, expressed her displeasure with a story from September about a poll that showed Republican David Jolly leading Crist by three points. Even though I explained […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2016

I’ve only owned one gun in my life. It’s a Remington 870 Breacher, so named because it’s partially designed for forcing open a closed and locked door. It has a carbon stock and a camouflage finish. The handful of people who have seen the gun say it’s a beautiful weapon. Then again, not many people have seen […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. DEBATE NIGHT! Tonight could be the night that helps determine the course for the next two years in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy are set to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 15, 2016

The Legislature’s incoming leadership is looking to Gov. Rick Scott to lead the way on remaking the state’s voter registration law. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of Tallahassee ordered the registration deadline for the Nov. 8 general election extended one week, from this Tuesday to next Tuesday, because of Hurricane Matthew. The state’s Democrats and League of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 14, 2016

Let’s put aside for a moment the argument about whether newspaper endorsements matter much in modern campaigns. Even if not a single likely voter was swayed by the opinions of editorial boards, the endorsements still matter because they matter to the candidates themselves. That’s why you see even the most Republican of candidates — with their […]

Peter SchorschOctober 14, 2016

Perhaps the smartest thing that the Lenny Curry political machine did this year was push the pension tax referendum to the August ballot and not November. Because here it is October and a lot of people are irked with the mayor. Earlier this week, Curry — perhaps unwisely in retrospect — advised people without power […]

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Sunburn 10.19.16 – Debate night in America

Senator-elect Lauren Book thanks voters, community with kids’ book distribution

Jacksonville Bold 10.18.16 — ‘A sort of homecoming’

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.18.16

What to make of all the polling in the David Jolly vs. Charlie Crist race

Should I have my shotgun by my side on Election Day?

Sunburn 10.17.16 — It’s Debate Night in Florida!

Takeaways from Tallahassee – A storm of voting

11 things I think I think about the Tampa Bay Times’ endorsements in state House races

Jacksonville Bold 10.14.16 — The power and the glory