Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Democrat Charlie Crist appears to be polling how he matches up in a potential race against Republican David Jolly. Crist is running for Florida’s 13th Congressional District which is currently held by Jolly, who is, as of this moment, still running for the U.S. Senate. After the seat was redrawn to undo Republican gerrymandering, CD 13 […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

Is Vernell Bing, Jr. an outlier? Or a harbinger of a summer of violence and misunderstanding to come? It depends on who you ask. Bing was, by every account, shot in the head last month after a 3.7-mile chase, which ended with Bing’s stolen car colliding head-on with a police cruiser at 9th and Liberty […]

Steve SchaleJune 7, 2016

One of the hardest things for a campaign, particularly one completely engaged in the fight, is to see beyond itself. Typically, this only gets worse when campaigns, both ones winning and losing, reach the desperate phase — the point when you have simply run out of options because the end is near. Every candidate wants […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

Alan Grayson may support Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House this November, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he likes it. In a speech Saturday to Florida Young Democrats, the outspoken Orlando liberal congressman — who is running for the U.S. Senate — said Clinton will get his vote, despite saying the former Secretary of State is “kowtowing” […]

Guest AuthorJune 7, 2016

Donald Trump‘s steep descent into megalomania, spewing racist bile, word salad nonsense and worse as he augers in, should come as a surprise to no one. You do not have to be a seer to have seen that the Trump barely hidden behind the irrational, bullying buffoon of the Republican primary campaign was likely to […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

I missed it. It wasn’t THAT big of a deal. But I missed it nonetheless. Hey, I was on a business trip and sometimes when I am not at the console, a few details escape me, and sometimes the big things float right by and I miss them. This was the latter. With only a […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. BIG DAY AT THE COURTS The third branch of government in Tallahassee has its work cut out today, with a trio of high-profile cases up for oral arguments. First, the […]

Mitch PerryJune 7, 2016

Happy Tuesday, everybody. To paraphrase Bob Dylan, you won’t need a weatherman to tell you how many streets will be inoperative in Tampa today, after an onslaught of rain touched down in the area overnight. We’ll have to wait and see how bad the flooding is, but one has to wonder how long it’ll be […]

Joe HendersonJune 7, 2016

One of Rick Scott’s first acts as Florida’s governor was to reject Washington’s “gift” of $2.4 billion for a high-speed train running between Tampa and Orlando. Scott was panned by many for turning down the feds, but he stood firm because he said the plan could end up costing taxpayers here at least $1 billion […]

Peter SchorschJune 6, 2016

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY of candidate qualifying in Florida. It’s the first day that candidates for federal or state office can submit their official paperwork. DAYS UNTIL: Federal candidate qualifying closes […]

Emails & Opinions
Milton damage. Image via City of Tampa.

Charlie Crist already polling race vs. David Jolly?

Jacksonville Bold for 6.7.16 – The meaning of Vernell Bing’s life and death

Steve Schale: Unsolicited advice for Bernie Sanders

Alan Grayson says Hillary Clinton ‘beholden to special interests’

Mac Stipanovich: Never forget #NeverTrump

Why we should pay attention to the SD 30 primary

Sunburn for 6.7.16 – All rise. Court is now in session!

Mitch Perry Report for 6.7.16 — Hillary now officially the candidate? Yes, according to AP

Joe Henderson: Rick Scott may have been right rejecting high-speed rail

Sunburn for 6.6.16 – WWMD (What will Marco do?)