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Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

As Jeb Bush’s campaign struggles to stay above the margin of error in national polls of the presidential race, this Jeb supporter is looking for a new candidate to give his exclamation mark. I just finished reading Eli Stokols’ and Marc Caputo’s dispiriting report about Bush’s campaign and how many staffers and top level donors – even […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

Sen. Thad Cochran is backing Jeb Bush for president, the former Florida governor’s campaign is announcing Tuesday. The endorsement marks Bush’s fourth Senate endorsement and 30th total from a member of Congress. “Jeb Bush is the proven leader the American people need as we face grave threats from abroad and continued economic challenges at home. Jeb […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

Nothing official yet, but FloridaPolitics.com is hearing that Cissy Proctor will be appointed the the next Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, replacing Jesse Panuccio, who has announced he plans to step down in January. Proctor currently is Panuccio’s Chief of Staff. Gov. Rick Scott announced Panuccio’s resignation Friday in a news release […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

Presidential candidate Donald Trump and U.S. Senate candidate David Jolly don’t have much in common, but they do have this: They’re both leading the polls in Florida in the races they each want to win. If the Republican primary were today, Trump and Jolly would be the GOP’s nominees in the Sunshine State. Of course, there […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

“They do this at 8 o’clock at night?” That was the first thing an exasperated Jim Rosica, one of our state Capitol reporters, said to me once I got him on the telephone after news of Gov. Rick Scott reaching a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida hit the Twitterverse. Rosica and the rest of the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

Not surprisingly, some supporters of Donald Trump are backing his call for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” CNN reports that Trump supporters in South Carolina are fine with Trump’s proposal, since their concern is terrorism and what they see as the Obama administration’s paltry response. A report by WMUR in New Hampshire also […]

Peter SchorschDecember 6, 2015

Florida ended the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season again without a direct hit, for the 10th year in a row. Despite this unprecedented run of good luck, many fear the Sunshine State will be far from ready when the next big storm arrives. One critical factor in disaster preparedness is the creation of Florida’s Statewide Emergency […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2015

As Jeb Bush’s campaign struggles to stay above the margin of error in national polls of the presidential race, this Jeb supporter is looking for a new candidate to give his exclamation mark. I just finished reading Eli Stokols and Marc Caputo dispiriting report about Bush’s campaign and how many staffers and top level donors – even those […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2015

Jacob Engels of the East Orlando Post and Frank Torres of The Orlando Political Observer both took to their blogs Thursday night to pronounce Chris Sprowl‘s Speakership “dead on arrival” hours after FloridaPolitics.com first reported that Tampa state Rep. Shawn Harrison had switched his pledge from Eric Eisnaugle to Sprowls. “Chris Sprowls Speaker Bid Dead, Rigor Mortis […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2015

Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36 percent of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents behind him, while his nearest competitor trails by 20 points. Three candidates cluster behind Trump in the mid-teens, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 16 percent, former neurosurgeon […]

Peter Schorsch

Peter Schorsch: If not Jeb Bush, then Chris Christie

Sen. Thad Cochran backs Jeb Bush

Look for Cissy Proctor to be named new Exec. Director at Dept. of Economic Opportunity

Imagine Donald Trump and David Jolly campaigning together in Florida

Give credit to … for breaking the news about the Seminole Compact deal

Joe Gruters needs to either resign from Donald Trump campaign or FSU Board of Trustees

Amid bias claims, vendor demands answers in selection of Everbridge for Florida Emergency Notification System

If not Jeb Bush, then Chris Christie

Orlando bloggers freak out after Chris Sprowls flips Shawn Harrison

CNN poll: Donald Trump up 20 points over closest competitor