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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 SchorschSeptember 14, 2015

The Jeb Bush campaign will run an ad in New Hampshire’s biggest newspaper Monday lauding the presidential candidate’s achievements as Florida governor. The New Hampshire Union Leader ad will pit Bush’s achievements against the other governors going after the Republican nod in 2016 – namely Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 10, 2015

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Reporters at POLITICO Florida, fully in operation for less than two months, lit up social media Wednesday with a blistering attack on their colleagues/competitors at the Tallahassee bureau of the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald. At issue is a story written by Times reporter Michael Auslen about Governor Rick Scott’s administration’s […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 9, 2015

There’s no disputing the Tampa Bay region’s status as the most battleground-y of political battlegrounds in the ultimate swing state. Tampa Bay is the market where presidential candidates spend tens of millions of dollars on TV ads. Tampa Bay is where a special election in 2014 for a congressional seat cost eight figures. This is where […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 2015

If you’re keeping track of time, there is B.T. and A.T.: Before Trump and After Trump. At the beginning of summer, there were (at least) 10 big questions facing Florida politics. But those questions, particularly the ones involving the myriad of presidential candidates hailing from the Sunshine State, are so B.T. On June 16, Donald Trump entered the […]

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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

Jeb Bush looks for “hat trick” in new ad

POLITICO Florida goes to war with Times/Herald over attribution issue

13 big questions facing Tampa Bay politics heading into fall

Peter Schorsch: Answers to top 10 big questions in Florida politics lurch into view