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Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2016

Every campaign season presents lessons in vetting endorsers. That’s especially true when the endorser is on Florida’s registry of sex offenders. Jacksonville Beach mayoral candidate Cory Nichols rolled out an endorsement from local musician John Earle last week. “Incredibly honored to have the support of John Earle. His level of passion for the Jax Beach community […]

Peter SchorschAugust 3, 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. SHOCK POLLS St. Pete Polls will release today the results from a self-sponsored set of surveys it conducted across the state. The results in some of the races are nothing less than […]

Peter SchorschAugust 2, 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. FIRST & FOREMOST — GOOD NEWS FOR A GREAT PERSON: ASHLEY WALKER NAMED PARTNER AT MERCURY — The bipartisan public strategy firm announced Walker, who has led the public affairs operation for Mercury in Florida […]

Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2016

Mike Fasano took to social media last week to “shame” GOP political consulting firm Data Targeting for having the audacity to request public personnel records. In doing so, the Pasco County Tax Collector — recognized with the Friend of the First Amendment award only last year — disappointed a number of people, including several of his friends. But in the […]

Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2016

The Florida Chamber of Commerce last week rolled out a second round of endorsements in legislative races across the state. There are more than 400 candidates who have qualified to run for the 160 seats in the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate. With this latest round of endorsements, the Chamber is now backing 110 candidates […]

Peter SchorschAugust 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. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS HEAD TO FLORIDA THIS WEEK The presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are heading to Florida this week. The campaign of the Republican nominee announced Saturday that Trump will hold an afternoon town hall […]

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2016

If you can’t beat ’em, make sure they don’t have enough people to fight. The state’s Environmental Regulations Commission this week OK’d new standards that caused conniptions among the clean water set. The new rules seemingly have a split personality: They “will increase the amount of cancer-causing toxins allowed in Florida’s rivers and streams,” the AP […]

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2016

As the year of the outsider — think Donald Trump — political partisanship could very well be a casualty of the 2016 election cycle. Take Congressman David Jolly, for example. On Tuesday, the Pinellas County Republican is listed as the special guest for a “friend-raising” luncheon event for Justin Grabelle, who faces longtime U.S. Rep. Dan Webster […]

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2016

When a community’s largest “safety net” hospital receives terrible quality scores from federal reviewers, you’d expect the local paper to take the gloves off with this news. You know, to ensure residents can make informed choices and avoid unnecessary harm. Not so the Miami Herald, which released Thursday what better resembles a long list of […]

Peter SchorschJuly 29, 2016

An old proverb goes: “You are the company you keep.” Another saying, not quite as old, is “stop saying dumb things on social media.” That last one is a bit of wisdom Marco Rubio might have imparted on Republican activist Sam Rashid during Thursday’s $500-a-plate “Day One Marco” fundraiser in Tampa. Florida’s junior senator has […]

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Jax Beach mayoral candidate endorsed by sex offender

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Sunburn for 8.02.16 – Tim Kaine in Florida; Sally Bradshaw’s bombshell; Zika outbreak; Ashley Walker promoted; TV ads galore

First Amendment Foundation calls Mike Fasano’s conditions on public record access ‘highly inappropriate,’ illegal

10 picks that stand out among the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 legislative endorsements

Sunburn for 08.01.16 — Donald Trump’s bad weekend

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Come for the water, stay for the Zika

Hmmm … David Jolly raising money for challenger to incumbent Republican Dan Webster

Miami Herald shamefully defends Jackson Memorial on terrible quality ratings

The company you keep: Sam Rashid turns up at Marco Rubio Tampa fundraiser