Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2024
14min0
Lawton Chiles’ narrow victory surely changed Florida and American history — in multiple ways.
Tag: Buddy MacKay
Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2024Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2023
11min0
On the 25th anniversary of his death in office, loving tributes to Chiles’ legacy are being shared.
Guest AuthorAugust 24, 2022
14min0
He will need a Lieutenant Governor who can share the leadership load.
Scott PowersApril 9, 2020
9min609
Vote-by-mail has been very good for Florida Republicans for a long time.
Ryan NicolNovember 26, 2018
5min431
With the 2018 midterms in the rearview, along with a contentious series of recounts, it’s worth reflecting on the historic nature of the U.S. Senate race here in Florida which turned out to be the closest ever in the state’s history. Outgoing GOP Gov. Rick Scott managed to defeat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson […]
Drew WilsonJune 13, 2018
5min990
A political committee tied to the Florida Medical Association released a new ad Wednesday hammering Belinda Keiser, who is running as a Republican in the special election for Senate District 25. FMA is backing Stuart Republican Rep. Gayle Harrell in the SD 25 race, which is opening up this year due to the early exit […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2016
9min410
Hans Tanzler, one of the Republicans running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has studiously crafted an image as a “conservative outsider” during his campaign. In fact, Wednesday evening finds Tanzler as a “special guest speaker” at a fundraising event for the “Conservative Outsider” political committee. The committee predated Tanzler entering the congressional race; contributions from a vice […]
Martin DyckmanNovember 3, 20147min192
The strengths of Tom Slade, the former Florida Republican chairman who died Oct. 20, included a talent for recruiting good candidates for offices the party had not won before. Comptroller Bob Milligan and Education Commissioner Frank Brogan were two of them. But this story, untold until now, is about a big one that got away. […]
Martin DyckmanSeptember 9, 20137min228
Florida has managed without a lieutenant governor for fully half a year since Gov. Rick Scott demanded Jennifer Carroll’s resignation. Nobody seems to care, apart from the media and those individuals who, against all reason, covet the job. Others may conclude that the office might as well be abolished. But that would be wrong. There […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 5, 20135min174
Former Gov. Buddy MacKay often included in his speeches a reference to Matthew 16:26: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” He used the quote to illustrate why Florida should protect its natural and cultural treasures or risk losing the very things that make our […]