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Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2016

UPDATE – 10:07 p.m.: Charlie Crist told donors during a Monday morning conference call that he has raised “more than half a million dollars” since entering the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District on Oct.20. The Crist camp says the $500K haul is a record for Florida Democrat for a candidate who’s not an incumbent […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2016

Last week, FloridaPolitics.com was the first to report that Manatee developer Carlos Beruff was considering entering the race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. That report was later confirmed by a story in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that outlined how a “team is in place and ready to go” if Beruff pulls the trigger on running. Keep that reporting in mind as […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2016

This post is about Marc Caputo, so I should probably begin with a couple of disclaimers. Caputo is a friend and one of the more talented journalists of his generation now covering Florida politics. He probably won’t admit it, but we regularly talk. Last year he moved to POLITICO Florida from the Miami Herald; a big […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2016

What does Steve Crisafulli really think after the first two weeks of the 2016 Legislative Session? The word used again and again by some of those closest to him describe his frame of mind as “steady.” His leadership is “steady.” His outlook is “steady.” Those familiar with Crisafulli’s thinking say he was especially happy for Andy Gardiner to […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2016

Two weeks ago, FloridaPolitics.com reported on congressional candidate Jonathan Chane’s professional history representing banks in home foreclosures. On Friday, Chane’s campaign manager, Brian Weeks, was quoted in a Palm Beach Post story about his boss’s opponent, Randy Perkins’ political giving history, saying “[Perkins’ contributions] hurt real people.” Wow, Mr. Weeks! In one sentence you managed to (1) […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2016

This must be the year of challenging the status quo. First there was the surge — the nobody-predicted-it and damn-sure-nobody-thought-it-would-last — surge of Donald Trump. Then the world gave us the joy of watching a self-described socialist give Hillary Clinton, the used-to-be presumptive nominee of her party, a very real run for her money. It’s […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 22, 2016

Jeb Bush said Thursday that while his brother will join him on the campaign trail and his mother stars in a new ad, he remains wary of leaning on his famous family as he seeks to become its third president. At a town hall meeting Thursday night, a woman carrying a photo of Bush’s father […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 22, 2016

Immediately after U.S. Rep. David Jolly announced “The STOP Act,” a bold plan to ban federal elected officials from raising money while in office, he called on fellow congressional members to follow suit. One politician who refused to take the call is U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, Jolly’s GOP rival in the upcoming Florida U.S. Senate primary. By […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 21, 2016

The Florida Competitive Workforce Act will finally see the light of day, after what has been a long road to be heard by any committee in the Florida Legislature. Miami Republican Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla placed Senate Bill 120, sponsored by Boynton Beach Democrat Sen. Joe Abruzzo, on the schedule for his Judiciary Committee. […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 21, 2016

Florida legislative candidates, as well as political committees, had until Jan. 11 to report their campaign finance activity for the month of December. Now that the figures are in, here are 15 things I think I think about these latest reports. Thank you to LobbyTools for assembling much of the data relied on in this report. […]

Peter Schorsch

Charlie Crist’s record-setting haul: $500K since Oct. 20

Is Francis Rooney the unicorn in Florida’s U.S. Senate race?

Easy there, Marc Caputo

Takeaways from Tallahassee – the “What’s Steve Crisafulli thinking?” edition

We need more of Randy Perkins’ bipartisanship, not less

Get the popcorn: State Senate candidate Gary Farmer takes on Rick Scott

Jeb Bush will take some family help, but avoid overreliance

In refusing David Jolly’s no-fundraising pledge, Ron DeSantis shows true colors

After long road, Florida Competitive Workforce Act gets first Senate committee hearing

15 things I think I think about the latest Florida House campaign finance reports (Part 1)