Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschSeptember 15, 2018

Vanilla Ice was the guest of honor at the Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism Wednesday evening. There, the group bestowed the famed hip-hop artist with the 2018 Film Florida Legends Tourism Ambassador award, which is presented annually to entertainment legends who keep the Sunshine State on their mind and involved in their work. “Vanilla Ice […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

In the tight race for U.S. Senate, Bill Nelson and Rick Scott — for the sake of millions of Floridians — need to take part in a statewide, televised face-to-face debate. Few can disagree that debates can be critical; they not only give candidates the best shot at making their respective cases, but voters also […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

First, understand how I’m not angry, but laughing at the ham-handedness of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) media team. You remember these fellas, the ones who attacked veteran Tallahassee and South Florida lobbyist Ron Book in an email blast? And then had to withdraw said attack with their collective tails between their legs? They used the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

As Florida Politics was preparing to release the results of our final post-primary, statewide survey focusing on the nexus of 2018 elections and medical marijuana, POLITICO Florida published a story putting Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Matt Caldwell squarely on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to Florida’s popular medical marijuana law. […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. ICYMI: Talk of porn, ‘sex toys and science’ spur lawsuit against Florida State’s medical school Jokes by a med school professor about porn, sex toys and the Zika virus led to a […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 14, 2018

Leading into Florida’s recent Democratic gubernatorial primary, the lone female candidate and presumed front-runner Gwen Graham was asked in a debate if she would accept support from former President Bill Clinton on the campaign trail … “given the #MeToo movement.” She hesitated in answering and took heat from her opponents (and perhaps from some voters) […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Hearsay is generally inadmissible in a court of law. But it can be juicy. Take this extended morsel, tucked into a filing at the Division of Administrative Hearings in a case lodged by The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2018

As many of you know, Brian Ballard topped off his empire with an impressive new “castle” in downtown Tallahassee. There are plenty of beautiful new features to the building, but with Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Southeast and several other storms brewing in the Atlantic, I find myself thinking about one feature in particular […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 13, 2018

Politics in America has become quite the spectacle recently. Florida, of course, has never been known for boring elections. Consider our last gubernatorial election, where former Republican Governor Charlie Crist ran as a Democrat against Republican Rick Scott, a millionaire who oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the history of Florida (and is currently running […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. If the numerous polls since the primary elections weren’t enough of a clue, a new measure from the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows the gubernatorial race between Ponte Vedra Republican Ron DeSantis […]

Emails & Opinions
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Takeaways from Tallahassee — Ice, ice, ‘Action!’

Bill Nelson, Rick Scott need a real statewide debate. Leadership Florida forum fits perfectly.

Hey RGA, ‘don’t … be an American idiot’—oh wait, too late

Polling: GOP candidates on wrong side of medical marijuana smoking ban

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.14.18

Karen Halperin Cyphers: Does #MeToo reduce demand for a Bill Clinton endorsement?

Last Call for 9.13.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Ballard Partners WeatherSTEM casting watchful eye on Tallahassee storms … of all types

Thomas Kennedy: The real extremist running for Florida Governor

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.13.18