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Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2016

Marco Rubio won a delegate after all. There were 150 delegates at stake in Tuesday’s Republican contests in Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho and Hawaii. Rubio was shut out in the first three states. But on Thursday evening – two days after the voting ended – Hawaii finished counting more than 2,000 provisional ballots, and there it […]

Peter SchorschMarch 11, 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 ONE DAY MORE from Les Miserables One day more! Another day, another destiny. This never-ending road to Calvary … Tomorrow we’ll be far away, Tomorrow is the judgement day Tomorrow we’ll […]

Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2016

Nine months after Donald Trump became a presidential candidate, his rivals are still searching for a formula to stop his improbable political rise. They’ve ignored him and hoped he’d fade away. They’ve launched sharply personal attacks on his hair and his hand size. They’ve tried to discredit his business prowess and conservative record. And in […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

State Rep. Chris Sprowls, a freshman Republican from Pinellas County, appears to have sewn up the race for Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives with Thursday’s support from fellow freshman Paul Renner. Renner, a Palm Coast Republican, pledged his commitment to Sprowls, of Palm Harbor, in a memo obtained first by FloridaPolitics.com. The move decisively ends the contentious race to […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

State Rep. Matt Gaetz, the conservative firebrand from northwest Florida, is aggressively exploring a run for Congress, three sources with deep ties to the Panhandle tell Florida Politics. Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, is eyeing the 1st Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller. The eight-term Florida Republican on Thursday announced […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

Some blamed hanging chad, others confusing ballots, but the man many Democrats blame for Al Gore’s 537-vote defeat in Florida is Ralph Nader. The consumer advocate and Green Party nominee, as many Gore supporters tell it, snapped 97,488 votes out of the hands of the former vice president. Never mind those butterfly ballots that may have led […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

If you judge the passage of the this year’s Medicaid dental bill on recent headlines alone, you’d be led to think that the measure pulls dental coverage away from Florida’s neediest kids. That would be terrible, if it were true. As if 95% of the Florida Senate — including all but one Democrat — would be […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

This week, the race to replace Patrick Murphy saw a little back-and-forth between the two Democratic candidates, Jonathan Chane and Randy Perkins. Chane opened the round with an endorsement from Wendy Davis. And while you are forgiven if that name doesn’t ring a bell (she’s a former state Senator from Texas who earned her 15 […]

Peter SchorschMarch 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 DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate from the University of Miami on CNN could be the last encounter with the remaining four candidates in the race engaging together. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

A bill aimed at reducing corruption by Florida public officials is headed for Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. The state Senate passed the bill by unanimous vote Wednesday. It’s a smaller, less comprehensive version of an omnibus anti-corruption bill pushed by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, which died in committee. Both would implement some of the recommendations […]

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Upon further review, Marco Rubio wins single delegate as Hawaii finishes counting votes

Sunburn for March 11 – One day more!

Debate analysis: Rivals still searching for formula to stop Donald Trump

Chris Sprowls clinches House Speakership for 2021-22

Sources: Matt Gaetz exploring run for Congress

Peter Schorsch: Ralph Nader looms again as Democrats' spoiler

Legislation protects Medicaid dental program but you wouldn’t know it from sloppy reporting

In CD 18, Randy Perkins wins the latest round of the invisible primary

Sunburn for March 10 – Debate night in Florida; Primary polls galore; Geraldine Thompson covers her bets; Nancy Detert = superhero

Bill aimed at cutting public corruption goes to Gov. Scott