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

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2015

The popular ridesharing service Uber has announced plans to set up a Miami headquarters. The company announced Monday that it has signed a lease for about 9,300 square feet of office space at Brickell City Tower, located in Miami’s financial district. The company didn’t say how many people would be working in the office. The […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

Let’s get one thing straight. Donald Trump is not exactly Richard Holbrooke. He has somehow made even our own Alan Grayson seem mild-mannered and silver-tongued. Let’s also agree that his comments about John McCain’s military service were borderline insane. From a pragmatic political perspective, those words should have never been uttered because they will hurt his campaign, not to mention […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

How do you solve a problem like Donald Trump? Between various Twitter wars and taunting Arizona Sen. John McCain, outspoken GOP presidential hopeful Trump continues to stand taller and speak even louder. Case in point is this past weekend, when the reality TV star steadfastly refused to rule out a White House run as a […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

I want to be clear about something. If my wife Michelle ever ran for office, I would pretty much do anything I could to help her get elected. How far would I go? I don’t know. I wouldn’t break the law or anything. And as tempted as it might be, I also wouldn’t pull a […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

Former U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland is considering another run in Florida’s Second Congressional District, according to two sources close to the former north Florida Congressman. Southerland represented north central Florida in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2015 before an upset defeat at the hands of U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham sent him packing. Florida Politics first reported in March that […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

In the place known as the Sunshine State, there’s a lot of shade thrown around in the brewing political battle over solar energy. One such shady spot comes from William Pentland, energy and environmental writer for Forbes, in a recent article called More Smoke, More Mirrors For Solar Politics In Sunshine State. Pentland starts his biased rant with […]

Peter SchorschJuly 17, 2015

Of course, Bob Buckhorn said that. Of course, Rick Kriseman said that. Reacting to the possibility of former Gov. Charlie Crist running for Congress in a redrawn Congressional District 13, both mayors made predictable, cynical comments that have more to do with their own political agendas than what Crist may or may not do. About […]

Peter SchorschJuly 16, 2015

A Spanish-language website page for Alan Grayson’s foray into the U.S. Senate race loses something in translation. Or, more accurately, it gains something: Lolita Grayson, his former (or never was) wife. On the website senatorgrayson.com (more on that in a moment), the Orlando liberal, who entered Democratic primary for Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat, offers […]

Peter SchorschJuly 16, 2015

Peter SchorschJuly 16, 2015

The Tampa Bay area’s David Jolly is the surprising frontrunner in the race for the GOP nomination for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, according to a new poll conducted after Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced his bid for the seat. However, for the ever-widening field of Republicans seeking to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, […]

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Uber to open Miami headquarters

Outraged at Donald Trump? Spare me

GOP rivals need to take out Donald Trump — now

Don’t go too far, Joe Negron

As Mary Thomas readies congressional bid, Steve Southerland prays on return

Forbes article linking Florida solar battle to Citizens United throws shade on the truth

Bob Buckhorn’s and Rick Kriseman’s comments about possible Charlie Crist congressional run are predictable, cynical

Is Alan Grayson still married? Depends on if you speak Spanish

Carlos López-Cantera announcement video “misses by a mile”

David Jolly 22%, Jeff Miller 12%, Carlos Lopez-Cantera 11%, Ron DeSantis 9% in poll of GOP race for U.S. Senate