Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. The panel that will recommend changes to the state’s governing document will finally get down to work this week. The 37-member Florida Constitution Revision Commission meets today to start the process of evaluating proposed constitutional amendments. One of their first moves likely will be […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 30, 2017

I put together a column for INFLUENCE Magazine (should be out soon) about political paid digital advertising and microtargeting. It is a complicated process of getting in front of certain demographics that would take hours of survey questions — using old-school focus groups — for TV ads. Now, with all the data collected by social […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 30, 2017

Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham of Tallahassee, a Democratic candidate for governor, said she’s filed additional public record requests “for all communications” to and from Gov. Rick Scott via his private cellphone about the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home. Graham also seeks “all communications in the Governor’s Office, the Agency for Healthcare Administration and […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2017

Over the last 12 years, I’ve worked intimately on various legislative campaigns throughout Florida. Democrats have seen our share of wins and losses and often, many attribute those to different factors. This week’s victory by state Senator-elect Annette Taddeo has many asking — what propelled her, and Florida Democrats to victory? It comes down to […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 29, 2017

A new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll released this week gives Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam a significant early lead in the 2018 race for governor. This comes as little surprise, especially since some view the Chamber as one of Putnam’s biggest cheerleaders. However, the survey does have one shocking element. Richard Corcoran scored dead last in […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 29, 2017

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Over the past century Florida has never elected a Republican in back-to-back U.S. Senate elections, making the Sunshine State somewhat of a rare bird. Despite having a veritable stranglehold on the state legislature, and the fact that it will have held the Governor’s Mansion for 20 years by the time Rick Scott leaves office, the […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 29, 2017

What a month for Jacksonville. We survived it all. We survived Hurricane Irma and its floods that turned downtown to a lake and brought the river into some of the finest homes in Avondale and San Marco. Then, we survived the politicians’ photo ops. We saw the Jaguars court opprobrium when some knelt for the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge on Thursday set the first hearing in the lawsuit lodged by the Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center against the state. Circuit Judge Jim Shelfer scheduled the hearing for 9 a.m. on Oct. 27 in the Leon County Courthouse, […]

Darryl PaulsonSeptember 28, 2017

The controversy over NFL players taking a knee or linking arms during the national anthem is splitting the nation in two. Is it Trump or the players who have created the political divide? The controversy began in 2016 when San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem. Kaepernick justified his action […]

Bob SparksSeptember 28, 2017

For those who care, the fourth week of the NFL season kicks off tonight with the Chicago Bears traveling to Green Bay to face the Packers. The best ratings for this game will likely be a few minutes before kickoff. What will happen during the national anthem will interest most viewers far more than anything […]

Emails & Opinions
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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.2.17

Blake Dowling: Microtargeting, a tough fact to follow

Takeaways from Tallahassee — The politics of nursing home deaths

Christian Ulvert: A victory that sets a blueprint for success

Richard Corcoran is the biggest threat in the Governor’s race … and he’s not even running

Report: Can Florida Republicans finally win back-to-back U.S. Senate races?

Jacksonville Bold for 9.29.17 — Wake me up when September ends

Last Call for 9.28.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Darryl Paulson: Taking a knee, the controversy over the national anthem and the NFL

Both sides of NFL protests fail to understand the other