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Peter SchorschNovember 5, 2014

Tuesday’s slate of elections in Florida certainly provided a list of winners and losers and I’m not just talking about the candidates. Here is my list of the real winners and losers. Let me know if I missed anyone. Winners Rick Scottworld’s brain trust and communications shop, Curt Anderson, Melissa Sellers, Justin Johnson, Tim Saler, Matt Moon, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2014

Come next Tuesday (or maybe early Wednesday morning), we will know who is left standing in the Florida’s governor’s race. We will know whether the three incumbent members of the Cabinet have been re-elected. We’ll know whether it’s legal to smoke medical marijuana. Come Election Day, we’ll know a lot more than we do right now. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2014

Those living on Diet Coke, Red Bull, stale pizza, and the ebb and flow of Florida’s gubernatorial race are being subjected to more twists and turns and ups and downs than a rider on Busch Gardens’ newest roller coaster. Within the last three days, there has been panic for both sides. On Friday, Florida Republicans not […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2014

A friend who owns properties in Tallahassee told me he had no interest in buying the The Florida Press Center because there would be less turnover in a halfway house than in a building where newspaper, television, radio and wire services reporters work. That Dean Wormer, err, Ridings, president and CEO of the FPA, was able […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2014

If the election for Florida governor were held today, less than 24 hours after Fangate or Fanghazi, it’s likely Democrat Charlie Crist would win his old job back. Not by much, but by the few points afforded to him by Republican Rick Scott’s for-the-history-books petulance. Or maybe not. Maybe there just aren’t enough undecided voters […]

Peter SchorschOctober 12, 2014

A recent AP poll revealed that Americans are worried that our government can’t protect us. And not without good reason — the botched handling of an Ebola victim, videos of police violence looping on the nightly news, arson-caused wildfires ravaging homes, ISIS threatening our homeland — are stoking a growing sense of vulnerability among Americans to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 9, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott’s staff nearly reached a multi-billion dollar deal with the Seminole Indian tribe that would have allowed it to add roulette and craps at its South Florida casinos, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. The deal, which was scuttled last spring amid resistance from state legislators, also would have opened the door […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 29, 2014

With five weeks left in Florida’s governor’s race, the contest is almost exactly where prognosticators expected it to be. The most recent numbers from Survey USA (ranked by data guru Nate Silver as the most reliable pollsters operating this cycle in the state) peg the race at Rick Scott 43 percent, Charlie Crist 42 percent. […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 25, 2014

Having returned from a quick vacation, I find my inbox bombarded with emails from all sorts of Florida Democrats bent out of shape by the “new lows” and “repulsive” tactics of their Republican adversaries. Upsetting Florida Dems the most is the Gov. Rick Scott campaign having trackers videotape license plates at a Democratic Party fundraiser […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2014

Writers like Carl Hiaasen have made careers pointing to the corruption and absurdity of Florida’s brand of government. But, despite our frequent failings, there have been a few bright shining moments when Floridians could point with pride to the innovations of their public officials. On rare occasion, there has been a positive confluence of visionary […]

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The ultimate list of Florida election 2014 Winners & Losers

Peter Schorsch: An early assessment of who to blame if certain campaigns lose on Tuesday

Peter Schorsch: Both GOP and Dems have reasons to panic in gubernatorial race

Peter Schorsch: Dean Ridings — Fangate makes him ‘Loser of the Week in Fla. Politics’

Peter Schorsch: The two worst days of Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election campaign

Peter Schorsch: Florida’s leaders need to protect our infrastructure from attack

Documents show Gov. Scott wanted big deal with Seminole Tribe

Peter Schorsch: Gubernatorial race is a politician version of “The Hustler”

Peter Schorsch: Democrats should stop whining — and just stop the other team

Florida should be a leader in regulation of medical marijuana