Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschNovember 1, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Halloween is in the books, and while many of us are coming down from a sugar high, Florida pols still have their hands out for more. The fundraising cutoff for the 2018 […]

Joe HendersonNovember 1, 2018

As Cheerleader-in-Chief for his team, Donald Trump is hard to beat. The raucous Halloween night crowd at Hertz Arena in Estero loved the multiple-course helpings of red meat the President served at an old-fashioned style campaign rally with the midterm elections less than a week away. The President hit all the talking points. Well, shouting […]

Jacob OglesOctober 31, 2018

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When President Donald Trump announced he’d host an Oct. 31 rally in Florida, the real question wasn’t what he’d say but what the crowd would wear. Would there be vacuform masks of The Donald? Would witches cast some unholy spell to life Rick Scott’s Senatorial ambitions, or could some sexy version of a children’s cartoon show pass out “Make […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Beware “the leftist horde!” U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s fundraising emails are like a master class in framing for one’s base. One message this week alerted to that very horde “trying to do everything possible to transform our very way of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2018

Despite being outspent and hammered by PACs on everything from health care votes to yacht purchases, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan appears primed to stave off a challenge from Democratic attorney David Shapiro in Florida’s 16th. The polls have been clear for quite a while. October polls have shown Buchanan with a growing, outside-the-margin lead: St. […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2018

Nov. 6 is one of the most important midterm elections in recent memory and hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country and across Florida have registered to vote for the very first time. Following the shooting in Parkland, a growing number of young people have committed themselves to participate in our democratic process. Data […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2018

At a time of renewed political attacks on LGBT Americans, the pro-equality vote — the ‘Rainbow Wave’ — may prove decisive in Florida’s midterm election. Candidates ignore this growing voting bloc at their peril. Equality Florida has invested deeply in connecting with voters for whom LGBT rights are the motivating issue. We have identified 1.3 […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2018

In preparation for my trip to the voting booth Nov. 6, I did some extensive reading on the election in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, between Republican Brian Mast and Democrat Lauren Baer. While this midterm election is obviously a vote of confidence (or disapproval) of the Trump administration, I really tried to concentrate on some […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2018

The most over-analyzed set of statistics in Florida politics is returned ballot math. Some very smart people pore over the data each day and do, frankly, an incredible job informing the public about how Floridians are voting. Matt Isbell, Steve Schale, Dr. Dan Smith, etc. These are all brilliant individuals, and they deserve our collective gratitude […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Joe Henderson, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Happy Halloween, Sunburn readers. In case you missed it, here is Ella Joyce’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Display for 2018. — President Donald Trump will bring his “Scare The Dickens Out Of Everyone Tour” […]

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.1.18

Joe Henderson: Donald Trump hit talking points and Dems better listen

Halloween in Trumpland

Last Call for 10.31.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Vern Buchanan primed to survive unprecedented negative assault in CD 16

Andy Pelosi, Igor Volsky: Guns have no place at the polls

Nadine Smith: ‘Rainbow Wave’ may decide key Florida races

Walter West: Five reasons I am voting for Democrat Lauren Baer

Why I believe Andrew Gillum is about to bring it home

Sunburn for 10.31.18 — Happy Halloween!