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Peter SchorschJune 12, 2016

A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun took hostages and opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub, killing approximately 20 people and wounding 42 others before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said Sunday. Here is a compilation of reactions from elected officials, leaders, and organizations to this tragedy: The White […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2016

It was the lone comment on a story we posted. And it made my spine shudder. A local blogger in Palm Beach (his name is Fred Hadley, and he runs a community/political blog in Century Village) found an old story about Irv Slosberg allegedly stealing a voting machine right after the infamous Gore-Bush election/debacle. County […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2016

Say what you will about the ideological leanings of the state’s highest court, but they have been Elvis-like (Elvisesque?) in the amount of business they are taking care of. Lawmakers, take note. In short order, opinions have struck down as unconstitutional two different parts of the state’s worker’s comp law, causing business interests to virtually […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2016

Jack Latvala was not exaggerating. Earlier this week, the Republican state Senator said he had paid for the polling that shows David Jolly leading Charlie Crist in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Latvala said he conducted “multiple polls, actually, because we didn’t believe it the first time.” Latvala’s right, the numbers are hard to believe. According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls, Jolly […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. OPPOSITE AND EQUAL REACTIONS Going on seven years, the most consistent storyline in Florida politics — beyond the sheer craziness of #FloridaMan — is the linked, often inverted fates of Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2016

It’s a cold case. It’s an old case. And it may not amount to a hill of beans. But now that Irv Slosberg is contemplating a run for the state Senate, local chatter about a 16-year-old matter is making the rounds once again. We all remember the 2000 presidential election and the razor-thin victory by George W. Bush over Al […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2016

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Carlos Beruff believes his extensive travel overseas, talking to people and living Cuban history “every day” gives him sufficient experience in foreign affairs for the U.S. Senate. The Manatee County homebuilder and first-time candidate also blasted his Republican opponents for lacking experience in foreign affairs, despite two military veterans also in the race to replace […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2016

Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young crossed the million-dollar mark in the SD 18 campaign last month after bringing in more than $280,000 between her campaign and political committee. According to newly filed campaign finance reports, Young raised $166,700 for her campaign and another $115,785 for her committee for a total of $282,485 raised in May. […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy asks a simple question of the Florida Republicans running for the Senate seat: Will they jump on the bandwagon and start un-endorsing Donald Trump? Last week, the presumptive GOP nominee outraged both sides of the political aisle when he blasted federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel, questioning his Mexican ancestry for […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2016

Going on seven years, the most consistent storyline in Florida politics — beyond the sheer craziness of #FloridaMan — is the linked, often inverted fates of Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. When Rubio is up, as he was at the end of Election Day in 2010, Crist was down. When Rubio’s stock plummeted in 2012-13, Crist’s was on the rise as he […]

Peter Schorsch

Florida leaders react to shooting at Pulse Night Club

Did Theresa LePore just say what I think she said?

Takeaways from Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court TCoB

New poll of Florida’s battleground 13th Congressional District: David Jolly 44%, Charlie Crist 44%

Sunburn for 6.10.16 – Opposite and equal reactions

Palm Beach County, Irv Slosberg and the case of the missing voting machine

Carlos Beruff says Senate opponents have no foreign affairs experience, despite veterans in GOP race

Dana Young crosses million-dollar raised mark in bid for state Senate

Patrick Murphy asks when will Florida’s U.S. Senate candidates un-endorse Donald Trump

The opposite and equal movements of Marco Rubio, David Jolly, and Charlie Crist