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Diane RobertsNovember 2, 2014

The Miami Herald recently published an op-ed claiming that when it comes to Florida’s environment, Charlie Crist was — and would be — a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad governor. Rick Scott has been a great governor, Nature-wise. And Jeb Bush, the guy who preceded Crist in the mansion? The greatest governor. A green […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 2, 2014

Down deep on Tuesday’s ballots — the last item on most — is an issue not to be overlooked. Should a lame-duck governor replace Supreme Court Justices and judges of the district court of appeal who will be leaving office when he does? Or should it be the next governor’s duty? That’s the issue with […]

Guest AuthorNovember 2, 2014

When asked to write this column, I was reminded about a time when political polls were exclusively analytic tools that taught us something useful for campaigns. They were the closely guarded domain of geeks and political insiders seeking a strategic roadmap for a candidate or referendum. Polls were our little secret and were much more […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2014

In the years following the 2010 elections, after Florida had elected Rick Scott as its governor, I was forced to field some tough comments from friends and family in Connecticut, New York and California. The most common was: Your governor looks SO weird. Again and again: weird, strange, confused and puzzled. I defended Scott vigorously, turning […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2014

Come next Tuesday (or maybe early Wednesday morning), we will know who is left standing in the Florida’s governor’s race. We will know whether the three incumbent members of the Cabinet have been re-elected. We’ll know whether it’s legal to smoke medical marijuana. Come Election Day, we’ll know a lot more than we do right now. […]

Bruce RitchieOctober 30, 2014

Do you want to know where the candidates stand on the issues? You should. That’s a central tenet of a functioning democracy and separates us from the dictatorships that rule over much of the rest of the world. The job of journalists is to provide information to help readers understand how the candidates have performed. […]

Adam WeinsteinOctober 30, 2014

I’m tired of false moral equivalencies. For a year or more, I’ve heard pundits and cynics flaunt the conventional wisdom about this governor’s race: Both candidates are awful. It’s hard not to feel that way, after tens of millions of dollars in shade-throwing, half-truthing ads and stunts. Calling both guys in the race equally terrible […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 29, 2014

The first, best reason to vote for Charlie Crist for governor, and almost every other Democrat running in Florida’s 2014 elections, is that Gov. Rick Scott and almost every Republican candidate is committed to continuing an ugly era of unprecedented economic unfairness in the state. If you think that’s liberal rhetoric or partisan political spin…no […]

Bob SparksOctober 29, 2014

Charlie Crist first ran for Governor in 2006. His victory marked the first time a Republican succeeded another Republican as Florida’s chief executive. It is helpful to remember the circumstances at the time. Many of those same circumstances are present today. Heading into the 2006 election, President George W. Bush had approval ratings hovering near […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 28, 2014

Data about Florida’s Election 2014 registered voter population confirms what a lot of people already sense or know. Growing numbers of independent voters registered with “No Party Affiliation” (NPA) are not so slowly, steadily, throwing traditional two-party machine politics in Florida for a loop. While Democratic and Republican “get out the vote” strategists and grassroots […]

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Diane Roberts: We’re not stupid enough to paint Scott ‘green,’ are we?

Martin Dyckman: Amendment 3 is a cynical bamboozlement and must be defeated

Steve Vancore: Polls: What have they become?

Rachel Patron: Florida’s voters face unappealing options on Election Day

Peter Schorsch: An early assessment of who to blame if certain campaigns lose on Tuesday

Bruce Ritchie: Court order from 2010 still blocks public view in water fight between governors

Adam Weinstein: Stop saying Crist and Scott are both awful: Scott wins that contest by a mile

Daniel Tilson: Middle class can’t afford to stick with Florida’s Republican economy

Bob Sparks: Don’t underestimate Crist’s ability to connect with people

Daniel Tilson: Winning over Florida’s No Party Affiliation voters