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Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2016

In the Treasure Coast race to replace Patrick Murphy in Congressional District 18, Jonathan Chane is being badly outspent by disaster response business owner Randy Perkins in the Democratic primary. And when you’re being thrashed in spending, you hope the hometown paper at least throws you a bone and gives you the endorsement. Perkins is a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 8, 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. RIO DELIVERS A SIMPLE, BUT SPIRITED OPENING What it lacked in flash, Rio made up for with feeling. With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2016

Pinellas County Republicans who gathered at a “Victory Picnic” mostly avoided talking about their candidate at the top of the ballot this November and focused instead on the importance of keeping Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate and winning local races. “Donald Trump was not my first, second or third choice,” said state Rep. Chris Latvala about his presidential candidate […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2016

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff has not “pulled the plug” on his TV advertising campaign, contrary to a report published on The Capitolist. On Sunday morning, blogger Sarah Rumpf wrote Beruff “suddenly cut off all spending on broadcast and cable television ads this week.” Such a maneuver by Beruff would all but concede the Republican primary to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 6, 2016

In the dog days of Tallahassee summer, there’s nothing like a vendor fight to beat the news doldrums. Throw in a public-records exemption claim for “trade secrets” and, hey, hand a reporter a pen and some popcorn. On Thursday, Delta Dental won its motion to intervene in a records fight involving a company that manages […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2016

A new flyer from Republican Dick Kravitz offers House District 16 voters a laundry list of his “accomplishments.” Among them, the former Jacksonville City Councilman and state representative claims he received an “A+” rating from the National Rifle Association. One problem; it’s a bald-faced lie. “Dick Kravitz DOES NOT have an ‘A+’ rating from NRA,” writes […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2016

What was the brain trust at Miami Dade College thinking? Hopefully you’ve read Jim Rosica’s recent summing up of a high-profile and high-powered duel going on in Miami between two titans of art and business (with kudos to the Miami Herald’s numerous stories). To recap, Miami art dealer Gary Nader has been in a running […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Joe Henderson, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. AFTER MONTHS OF BAD NEWS, A RETURN TO EVERYDAY LIVING It may have seemed for the past few weeks/months that the only news was bad, political or both. But now, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2016

Although the Senate District 18 race between Rep. Dana Young and Democrat Bob Buesing has been talked about as a contentious one, Young is undoubtedly winning the endorsement battle. Young has accumulated a slew of endorsements, from national organizations to heavy-hitting statewide and local groups. And while these endorsements are impressive in quality and quantity, Young’s backing […]

Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2016

The league of Republicans against Donald Trump may have found another member in Will Weatherford. The former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, a Wesley Chapel Republican, suggested in a text message today that the real estate tycoon-turned-reality TV star won’t get his vote. “Sadly, I find both candidates to be unworthy of the […]

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In CD 18, Randy Perkins scores Palm Beach Post endorsement

Sunburn for 8.08.16 – Americans in Rio, Hillary in Florida and possums in the Panhandle

Tidbits from the Pinellas GOP’s ‘Victory Picnic’

Actually, Carlos Beruff has not pulled his ad buy

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Where the summer games began a while ago

Dick Kravitz lies (again) about NRA rating, as HD 16 race gets nastier

Is Miami Dade College in a bind over development deal?

Sunburn for 8.04.16 – A welcome respite

Dana Young continues to win the endorsement battle vs. Bob Buesing

Add Will Weatherford to the #NeverTrump camp?