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Associated PressMay 5, 2016

Polling? Who needs to do that? Fundraising? Can’t be bothered. Parse your words? Fuhgetabout it. Donald Trump took the rules of modern politics, trashed them and became the last man standing for the Republican nomination anyway. 12 ways Trump did it his way: SAY ANYTHING It’s what Trump’s supporters love about him: He blurts out […]

Associated PressMay 3, 2016

The Republican presidential nomination may be in his sights, yet Donald Trump has so far ignored vital preparations needed for a quick and effective transition to the general election. The New York businessman has collected little information about tens of millions of voters he needs to turn out in the fall. He’s sent few people […]

Scott PowersApril 17, 2016

Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph is seeking a new judge in his lawsuit against Orange County, claiming the current judge has a Republican bias in a lawsuit over partisan politics. The partisan nature of the complaint may be relevant because the entire lawsuit is about an Orange County charter amendment dealing with partisanship. Randolph […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 3, 2016

There’s still more than a month before the Florida primary, but some voters are already casting their ballots. Elections officials have already mailed 28,862 ballots to military and civilian voters living overseas. The deadline to get those ballots in the mail was Saturday. The next round of vote-by-mail ballots are scheduled to go out Tuesday […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 18, 2016

Very rarely do I disagree with 10 News reporter Noah Pransky. On privacy rights, red light cameras, the “stadium saga” in St. Petersburg, and several other issues, Pransky and I are simpatico. But in regards to Pransky’s report that “Florida cities are burning your money to reduce voting,” I have to respectfully disagree. There’s no […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2016

On Friday, state Sen. Aaron Bean filed a bill pressing Congress to reform voter registration by allowing states to identify noncitizens who may be voting unlawfully, by verifying citizenship during the voter application process. “It’s monumentally important we maintain the integrity of our voting process, especially as we go into another election year,” Bean said. “It’s outrageous that […]

Marc YachtOctober 19, 2015

The run for the presidency is a bust for both parties and there’s something missing from American politics of late. Oh, the flag wavers wave as the candidates appear amid the usual rah-rah atmosphere ginned by political diehard groupies. But the “vote spirit” that’s so much a part of the nation’s political process seems to […]

Daniel TilsonJune 16, 2015

We 99 percent of Floridians who haven’t benefited from and in many cases have been harmed or held back by almost 20 years of increasingly conservative Republican domination of Florida government and public policy — we deserve and desperately need a high-functioning opposition party with a specific plan and time frame for restoring political and legislative balance to […]

Daniel TilsonJune 16, 2015

We 99 percent of Floridians who haven’t benefited from and in many cases have been harmed or held back by almost 20 years of increasingly conservative Republican domination of Florida government and public policy — we deserve and desperately need a high-functioning opposition party with a specific plan and time frame for restoring political and legislative balance to […]

Mark FerruloMay 6, 2015

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision in Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar that will impact future judicial campaigns across the country. The court upheld a Florida rule that helps keep courts fair and impartial by prohibiting judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions. This means that the highest court in the land affirmed that […]

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How Donald Trump broke the rules of modern politics, and won anyway

Donald Trump far behind in preparing for general election

Scott Randolph claims judge’s GOP bias, seeks new judge in Orange County case

Over 28K overseas ballots sent as registration deadline nears for March presidential primary

Just because cities hold their elections in odd-numbered years does not mean they’re “burning money to reduce voting”

Aaron Bean seeks crackdown on noncitizen voters

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Have Americans lost faith in elections?

Daniel Tilson: Florida Democratic Party “rebrands” with a whimper, not a bang

Daniel Tilson: Florida Democratic Party 'rebrands' with a whimper, not a bang

Mark Ferrulo: Ruling on judicial campaigns underscores need for fair, impartial courts