Emails & Opinions

Guest AuthorJuly 9, 2018

This cycle, our firm has worked with dozens of Republican campaigns from Cabinet positions to Congress. One advantage of our workload has been an opportunity to see the results of dozens of polls and focus groups conducted by several national and Florida-based research firms. Without sharing specifics on data, campaigns or researchers, I want to […]

Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Good Monday morning. With just a few weeks before the start of early voting, we are asking you to help us with a little homework. — If you are running for the […]

Joe HendersonJuly 9, 2018

The Tampa Bay Rays know how to put on a show, and I’m positive there will be no shortage of “oohs” and “aahs” Tuesday when they roll out the design and, importantly, a cost projection for what they hope is a new stadium in Ybor City. Owner Stuart Sternberg has dropped enticing hints about the stadium […]

Peter SchorschJuly 8, 2018

Anyone else have the sinking feeling that Florida political pundits will wake up the day after the primary election and be forced to offer their best impressions of Vizzini from “The Princess Bride”? “Inconceivable,” they will all exclaim, just as the Sicilian criminal mastermind did after the hero Westley bested Vizzini’s giant (lovingly played by Andre the Giant) […]

Staff ReportsJuly 7, 2018

A bill seeking to narrow the state’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses didn’t get very far during the 2018 Legislative Session. But the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Jeff Brandes, promises it will be back next year, when nuanced support from the courts will accompany it. This week, a federal judge in Tennessee ruled unconstitutional a state law that suspends […]

Peter SchorschJuly 6, 2018

Seventeen million dollars. $17,582,462.50, to be precise. That’s the total statewide ad buy — starting mid-September and going into much of October, and including Spanish language ads — to sway voters for a proposed constitutional amendment creating a ‘crime victims’ bill of rights.’ That measure, also known as Marsy’s Law for Florida, was put on […]

Peter SchorschJuly 6, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Seventeen million dollars. $17,582,462.50, to be precise. That’s the total statewide ad buy — starting mid-September and going into much of October, and including Spanish language ads — to sway voters for […]

Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2018

The rockets offered no red glare. The bombs did not burst in the air. After a wide band of afternoon thunderstorms drenched Tampa Bay on Wednesday, fireworks displays in St. Petersburg and Gulfport did not go off as planned, while the show in Tampa was cut short. The City of St. Petersburg pulled the plug […]

Joe HendersonJuly 5, 2018

After being force-fed more Rick Scott commercials on TV than I can count, all I’ve really heard from the man who wants to be our next U.S. Senator is that Bill Nelson is (paraphrasing here) washed-up, tuckered-out, and devoid of new ideas. One lady in a Scott ad allowed that Nelson seems like a good […]

Peter SchorschJuly 4, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Happy Independence Day. Be safe out there, Florida Man and Woman. Like most of you, we’re taking off today, so we won’t be working on a Sunburn for tomorrow. The morning read […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Clements: The ‘big picture’ predictions on Election 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.9.18

Joe Henderson: Rays ready to unveil stadium design, but at what cost?

The coming Andrew Gillum vs. Ron DeSantis general election

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Suspensions in suspense

Marsy’s Law backers plan big ad buy to sway voters

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.6.18

There’s an easy fix for St. Pete, Tampa fireworks problems

Joe Henderson: WWRSD (What Would Rick Scott Do)?

Sunburn for 7.4.18 — Happy Independence Day!