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Peter SchorschDecember 2, 2015

Florida may not always look a lot like Christmas, but that doesn’t mean Tampa Bay won’t have an abundance of holiday cheer. Known for its festive, politically timely Christmas Cards, Southern Strategy Group – Tallahassee’s leading lobbying house – is adding a more personal “jingle and mingle” this year with its inaugural Tampa Bay Christmas Party, […]

Guest AuthorNovember 30, 2014

Everyone knows how Charlie Crist lost: votes. But not enough has been said about how Charlie Crist won. First, the People’s Governor willingly walked into a $100 million wall. Rick Scott had $25 million in negative ads waiting to bully any challengers on day one and his campaign was boasting about an unprecedented, and almost […]

Adam WeinsteinNovember 6, 2014

In 1994, at the height of the nationwide electoral wave against Bill Clinton — a force so great and enduring it would be remembered as “the Republican revolution” — there was one bright spot for Democrats: They held on to the Florida Governor’s Mansion. Lawton Chiles, a self-described cracker and populist, fought off a challenge […]

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 27, 2014

Election Day is a week away. I understand that millions of Floridians will vote for Gov. Rick Scott, but I’m begging you to vote for him for reasons other than these: His mother divorced an abusive husband. That gave me the creeps the first time he mentioned it in the Fangate debate but then he […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2014

A friend who owns properties in Tallahassee told me he had no interest in buying the The Florida Press Center because there would be less turnover in a halfway house than in a building where newspaper, television, radio and wire services reporters work. That Dean Wormer, err, Ridings, president and CEO of the FPA, was able […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2014

By now, most of the free world knows about Ebola and #fangate. In case you are late to the debate, the host at the Florida gubernatorial debate Wednesday night invited both candidates to come on stage. After about a minute and a half, former Gov. Charlie Crist walked on and the host announced that Rick […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 16, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott’s remarkable bid for re-election in 2014 likely got blown away Wednesday night. If you haven’t heard about “Fangate” and the stunning early minutes of Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate against Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, check out the video. Words alone cannot describe it. What’s remarkable is that a governor with a history of questionable […]

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Southern Strategy Group sets holiday mood with first-ever Tampa Christmas Party

Kevin Cate: How Charlie Crist won

Adam Weinstein: The three big reasons Florida Democrats still can’t elect a governor

Steve Vancore: Polls: What have they become?

Tom O’Hara: If you vote for Scott, don’t do so for any of these 10 reasons

Peter Schorsch: Dean Ridings — Fangate makes him ‘Loser of the Week in Fla. Politics’

Jamie Miller: Some ways Rick Scott could have handled #fangate better

Daniel Tilson: Charlie Crist’s electric fan short-circuits Rick Scott’s re-election plan