Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

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Kevin Cate likes cool stuff. So he decided to visualize turnout data “with help from Travis Brooks and his company Proxeme,” Cate said in an email. The result: A GIF (“It took forever, but it was worth it”) of the first 1.6 million votes through Oct. 24 for the November general election. “We’ll update it […]

Florence SnyderOctober 28, 2016

Kyle Jones‘ mother was among the hundreds who packed The Moon last night for the Tallahassee premier of the Florida State University senior’s first foray into filmmaking. She must be over-the-moon proud. Jones, assisted by fellow students Elijah Howard, Deanna Kidd, and Michael Walsh, received a loud and warm ovation for “641 Muriel Court,” their […]

Tom JacksonOctober 28, 2016

Hjalma Johnson, small-town banker, international mensch and most devoted of Bull Gators, is never without a story pertinent to the moment. But he knows his listener’s time is precious, and so, even as he dives in, as if there were a pull-string in the middle of his back, he inevitably tenders this offer: “Stop me […]

Mitch PerryOctober 28, 2016

Michelle Obama brought her newly awakened star power to the Hillary Clinton campaign Thursday, giving a speech with the Democratic nominee yesterday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she said the Donald Trump campaign modus operandi in the final 10 days of the election was to discourage them from going to the polls. “Here’s where I want […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2016

Norm Kent — criminal defense attorney in Broward County, publisher of the South Florida Gay News, and past chairman of NORML — may be the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton, Patrick Murphy, and Democrats throughout Broward. At noon Thursday, Judge Lisa Phillips will hear Kent’s suit against Broward Supervisor of Elections and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2016

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. KEY RACE IN FOCUS: HOUSE DISTRICT 60 The Florida GOP is hell bent on keeping this Hillsborough County seat red, as it’s poured more than $26,000 into aiding civil engineer Jackie Toledo […]

Joe HendersonOctober 27, 2016

Earlier this week, NBC political chief Chuck Todd was chatting with Republican strategist Jeff Roe, picking out three places around the country where election geeks should focus special attention. Hillsborough County topped the list. Are we surprised? Todd noted that Roe considered it “the bellwether county in the country” and added, “you could make that […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2016

So much in the news today to discuss, but let’s start (and end) with a review of last night’s debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy. If you were scoring at home (congratulations if you were, to paraphrase Keith Olbermann from his ESPN days), you might have had Rubio up by a few points at the end, but like the […]

Steve SchaleOctober 26, 2016

*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 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2016

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. MARCO RUBIO, PATRICK MURPHY SET TO CLASH FOR FINAL TIME Call it the final showdown. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy are set to face off tonight in their second debate of the 2016 election cycle. […]

Emails & Opinions
Much of Helene's devastation was in GOP strongholds. Image via AP

GIF shows every Florida vote so far

Florence Snyder: Memo from The Moon, ‘641 Muriel Court’

Tom Jackson: Banker’s pay-it-forward tale is essence of America

Mitch Perry Report for Friday, 10.28.16 —a FLOTUS dissects the Trump strategy

Broward ballot battle over Amendment 2 makes Norm Kent a Democratic hero

Sunburn 10.27.16 — Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy clash; Hillary rallies in Tampa; David Altmaier forecasts; In-depth of HD 60; Plus GIFs, polls and Stephen Colbert

Joe Henderson: Buckle up, Hillsborough, you’re the big political prize

Mitch Perry Report for 10.27.16 — Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy battle it one last time

Steve Schale: Notes on the second day of early voting in Florida

Sunburn 10.26.16 — Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy set to clash for final time