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Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 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. PROGRAMMING NOTE – BARRING A POLITICAL EMERGENCY, SUNBURN WILL BE OFF UNTIL SEPT. 6 SO THAT WE CAN RECHARGE IN ADVANCE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. HERMINE EXPECTED TO BECOME HURRICANE BY LANDFALL […]

Peter SchorschAugust 31, 2016

Yesterday’s slate of primary elections in Florida certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about the candidates. Here is my list of the real winners and losers coming out of Tuesday. Winners Fair Districts — They were a big winner of the night. After years of fighting the state’s political boundaries, it’s fair to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 31, 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. MARCO RUBIO, PATRICK MURPHY WIN FLORIDA’S U.S. SENATE PRIMARIES via Brendan Farrington and Gary Fineout of The Associated Press – Rubio and Murphy each easily won their primaries … setting up a November showdown that’s guaranteed to be nasty […]

Peter SchorschAugust 31, 2016

It is often said that “elections have consequences,” and for those engaged in the political struggle to convince voters to purchase land south of Lake Okeechobee, these consequences will soon seem all too real. Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s primary were candidates who signed the “NowOrNeverGlades” declaration to buy land from Florida sugarcane growers. […]

Peter SchorschAugust 31, 2016

I don’t think ex-Commissioner Jimmy Conner is racist — but he sure thought Lake County voters were. A fixture in local politics for decades, the bombastic Conner bet his campaign on a stridently anti-Mexican, Trump-esque appeal to Republican Primary voters. It turned out to be a bad bet. Voters handed Conner a surprising loss and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 30, 2016

Their names are not on the ballot today, but five Florida politicians have a lot on the line as voters head to polls Tuesday. Gov. Rick Scott, Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran, Senate President-designate Joe Negron, state Sen. Jeff Brandes, and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry each have a lot at stake in today’s elections. For Scott, there is […]

Peter SchorschAugust 30, 2016

So how smart was the Florida Lottery to pick IGT? Business smart. In Florida, it’s a compliment to say business smart, rather than government smart. And the Lottery, unlike the public-private Enterprise Florida, is still fully a state agency. That kind of smarts means billions of dollars have gone into the state’s trust fund that […]

Peter SchorschAugust 30, 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. ON THIS ELECTION DAY, TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK AT GEORGE BINGHAM’S “THE COUNTY ELECTION” George Caleb Bingham painted a series of canvases celebrating elections in newly created states along the western […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — Two years after Hillary Clinton became the nation’s first female president, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham has become the second woman to win a major party’s nomination for Florida governor. Graham, an attorney and daughter of former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, held off her two Democratic rivals in a spirited primary election. Graham now faces former state House Speaker Will Weatherford in November. […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2016

When the dust settled after Florida’s 2014 elections, there was one clear loser: Florida’s trial attorneys. Here’s what I wrote in my column identifying the winners and losers of that election cycle: You know how sometimes there is a really sh*tty movie released that, despite the bad reviews and poor showing at the box office, […]

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Sunburn for 9.01.16 — A storm on the horizon, a storm in the rearview

A rundown of the real winners and losers from Florida’s primary elections

Sunburn for 8.31.16 — The day after

Voters throw cold water on ‘Buy the Land’ candidates in primaries

Jimmy Conner crashes and burns, takes Sentinel’s Lauren Ritchie down with him

Five Florida politicians with a lot on the line today even though they’re not on the ballot

IGT and the Florida Lottery: Working for you

Sunburn for 8.30.16 — Vote early, vote often

The story from a primary election day in the not-too-distant future

Trial lawyers with most to gain in Florida’s primary elections