Peter Schorsch, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Alan Grayson seems to have a knack for alienating many of his colleagues on Capitol Hill. Of course, the brash Orlando liberal – who is now running for the Senate – has no one else to blame but himself, something he would never admit. So he does the next best thing: accuse them all of […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Florida House Speaker-Designate Richard Corcoran is determined to rein in lobbyist influence on lawmakers, as evidenced by his speech to fellow legislators at his Wednesday designation ceremony. Corcoran, a Land O’Lakes Republican and current House budget chief, was formally selected to be the House of Representatives leader for 2016-18. “We must close the revolving door between the Legislature and […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

The prospects of medical marijuana passing the necessary 60 percent threshold next year on a Presidential ballot are looking pretty good, according to the latest survey from Public Policy Polling. Sixty-three percent of voters say they would pass such an initiative, to only 29 percent who say they would be opposed. Democrats (78/15) overwhelmingly favor it with independents (61/32) slightly […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

The race for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat remains pretty much undefined with the candidates largely unknown and “undecided” voters leading the polling on the Democratic and Republican sides, according to Public Policy Polling’s new poll. A 39 percent plurality of voters are undecided, with Alan Grayson polling at 33 percent to Patrick Murphy‘s 27 percent, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Public Policy Polling’s new Florida Senate poll finds that the race is pretty much undefined, with the candidates largely unknown and ‘undecided’ leading the primaries on both the Democratic and Republican sides. On the GOP side none of the 3 major hopefuls who have declared their candidacies so far have even 40% name recognition. David […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

The Tampa political scene is still buzzing about WTSP’s Noah Pransky‘s comprehensive and damning report about the working relationship between Mayor Bob Buckhorn and consultant Beth Leytham. Undoubtedly, Pransky – already a George Polk award-winner – will collect a cabinet’s worth of trophies and accolades for his work. (I have a few problems with the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Business leaders, experts and elected officials will gather together to discuss securing Florida’s future at the annual Future of Florida Forum hosted by the Florida Chamber Foundation. The forum is Sept. 28 and 29 at the Omni Orlando Resort, 1500 Masters Blvd. in ChampionsGate. As part of the first-ever event is the #BringABook initiative, a partnership […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Annette Taddeo still clings to the impression that she is “middle class.” But that claim is becoming more tenuous with each passing day. For those who don’t remember, here is a quick refresher. Taddeo, Charlie Crist’s former running mate and a current Democratic congressional candidate, had openly proclaimed a middle-class lifestyle, even as she lives in […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2015

For those of you keeping track at home, the average poll rating of the presidential contenders who attended Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s second inauguration is 1.1 percent. This number is arrived at by taking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‘s 2.2 percent and Rick Perry‘s doughnut and dividing by two. In retrospect, Scott inviting Christie and […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2015

With Richard Corcoran the Musical debuting this week on Broadway, both the Miami Herald and POLITICO offered interesting reads about the Speaker-to-be. Unfortunately for the Herald‘s Mary Ellen Klas, POLITICO’s reporting undercut the thrust of her story, while, ironically, reminding me of something Klas recently tweeted. First Klas’ story, “Corcoran has legislative reforms in mind when he leads Florida House“: […]

Peter Schorsch

Sour grapes: Alan Grayson calls Syria intel “faked” because House didn’t trust him enough to see it

In designation speech, Richard Corcoran calls for major reforms to state lobbying laws

Poll: Medical marijuana initiative at 63% in Florida (is that good or bad?)

Alan Grayson 33%, Patrick Murphy 27%, new poll of U.S. Senate race finds

GOP Senate race in Florida: David Jolly leads field, but voters mostly unfamiliar with field

About Beth Leytham, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn should’ve gone “Clear and Present Danger”

Florida Chamber announces Future of Florida Forum, #BringABook initiative with Volunteer Florida

After new financial disclosure, Annette Taddeo’s “middle-class” claim is even more tenuous

For presidential contenders, attending Rick Scott’s inauguration is the kiss of death in 2015

Mary Ellen Klas’ and Marc Caputo’s reporting on Richard Corcoran makes me think about a tweet from Klas