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Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2015

Miami Democrat Daisy Baez is giving it another go in House District 114 and this time there isn’t an incumbent Republican standing in her way. The U.S. Army veteran filed for the seat on Friday and is the third Democrat in the race behind Ross Hancock and Alberto Santana. Baez took 44 percent of the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2015

Five companies are under consideration to become the next Tallahassee lobbyist for Pasco County, with county commissioners asked to narrow the list down to three before scheduling oral presentations for Oct. 19. As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, two firms are from Tallahassee — Pittman Law Group and Public Affairs Consultants — as well as […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2015

Earlier this week, POLITICO ran “5 Reasons to Bet $5 on Marco Rubio” and tried to make the case for a path to the presidency for Florida’s talented junior senator. Rubio has had very good showings in the first two debates — the same in which Jeb Bush had performed at what charitably might be called a workmanlike […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2015

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Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2015

Earlier this week, POLITICO ran “5 Reasons to Bet $5 on Marco Rubio” and tried to make the case for a path to the presidency for Florida’s talented junior senator. Rubio has had very good showings in the first two debates — the same in which Jeb Bush had performed at what charitably might be called a workmanlike […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2015

A voicemail left for the staff of FloridaPolitics.com is from a Central Florida woman asking for guidance on how she might vote for Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster for Speaker of the Florida House. Here is the message transcribed: “This is Donna Bartlett calling. My phone number is 407-497-4591. I’m looking online trying to find out […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2015

A new IBD/TIPP Poll shows Ben Carson leading the GOP presidential race with 24 percent, followed by Donald Trump at 17 percent, Marco Rubio at 11 percent, Carly Fiorina at 9 percent and Jeb Bush at 8 percent.

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2015

President Bush rebuked Jeb Bush after the Republican presidential candidate shrugged off any need for government action in the wake of the massacre at a community college in Oregon, The New York Times reports. Said Obama: “The American people should hear that and make their own judgments based on the fact that every couple of months, we have a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2015

A group of environmentalist political activists – “diverse,” to say the least – continued their conference at the Hyatt Regency in Miami on Wednesday. Continuing subsidies for solar and defeating the Koch Brothers were common themes center stage at a panel entitled “Solar Energy in Florida.” The panel, which included former Vice President Al Gore, Sierra Club leader Tom […]

Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2015

John Keats called autumn the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.” Which is true. But autumn is also the season when conservatives seem to ramp up the crazy. Maybe college football gets them so riled up they can’t handle reality. Or maybe it’s the semi-annual almost-not-quite-government-shutdown. That certainly impels U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz into a […]

Peter Schorsch

Democrat Daisy Baez giving it another go in HD 114

Five firms vie to be next Pasco County lobbyist

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An actual voicemail message I received which should warm U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster’s heart

New poll shows Ben Carson moving into national lead

President Obama blasts Jeb Bush for ‘stuff happens’ comment

At Miami climate summit, Al Gore and Debbie Dooley make strange political bedfellows

Diane Roberts: The season when conservatives ramp up the crazy