Steve SchaleJune 27, 2019
7min390
Folks have asked “so what do these debates mean” — and the reality is, we don’t know.
Steve Schale
Steve SchaleJune 27, 2019Steve SchaleJune 11, 2018
14min398
In the never-ending quest to simplify Florida, one of the ongoing debates about winning the state is whether Florida is a state won by winning persuadable voters, or whether it is all about turning out one’s base. I remember when I started with Barack Obama, I got a ton of advice — most of it […]
Steve SchaleApril 24, 2018
15min361
Back in 2012, I wrote a fairly deep dive about metro-Orlando, titled Orlando Rising, to look at what was happening in the Orlando urban counties, and how both Hispanic and African-American growth rates were radically changing the area’s politics. Six years later, I wanted to take another look, but this time with a broader lens — […]
Steve SchaleMay 24, 2017
10min231
In my earliest days on the Barack Obama campaign in 2008, one of our first statewide polls showed a weakness with Black voters, at least compared to other states. It wasn’t necessarily that John McCain was doing better than elsewhere, just that there were more voters on the sidelines. It didn’t take long to figure […]
Steve SchaleNovember 6, 2016
13min253
To: America From: Steve Schale, A Tired Florida Man Re: 2nd to last Memo 2 days until E-Day 4 days until I am home for a nice long time. 6 days until FSU basketball tips off. That’s all I care about now. It is Sunday. We are so close to the end of this shibacle that […]
Steve SchaleNovember 5, 2016
10min413
*3 days until E-Day *5 days until I am home for a nice long time. *7 days until FSU basketball tips off. *105 days until pitchers and catchers Think about it. Next week at this time, you won’t be reading memos from some dude in Florida. You will be relaxing in your home. Just visualize […]
Steve SchaleNovember 4, 2016
26min311
To: A tired, weary nation, and the Trump tech guys in Macedonia From: Steve Schale, Florida Man Re: Why in the world did I start doing these? *1 day since the leader of the free world did the #swoop at UNF. *4 days until the election. *6 days until I am home for a nice […]
Steve SchaleOctober 26, 2016
8min192
*Written before coffee, so please forgive any clear lack of English language skills. Like most Americans who also are White Sox fans, I am struggling to decide which is better, stubbing my toe (Cubs) or bumping my head (Indians). So let’s look at something more desirable than this World Series: The 2016 Campaign for President. Day 2 of in-person […]
Steve SchaleOctober 24, 2016
10min217
Dear Traveling Trump Press Corps: Well, the sputtering, crashing, and long-since derailed Trump Train is headed to my town, Tallahassee. I, for one, will admit it, I cannot believe how badly he and his shop are at campaigning. Take all of the personal flaws of Donald Trump aside; I really believed he would rise to […]
Steve SchaleJuly 13, 2016
5min296
Just a couple of observations on this Quinnipiac University poll today. I continue to have real issues with the way that Q does its polling, particularly in Florida. But here’s easier argument why you should take ALL of their numbers in Florida with a grain of salt: they were wildly inaccurate throughout the 2012 cycle, […]