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Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2018

John McCain remembered in Florida for service and 2008 primary Today is primary day in Florida. Several local and statewide races are being tracked, but none are likely to be as impactful as the state presidential primary 10 years ago. When the expected news came that Sen. John McCain had lost his battle with brain […]

Peter SchorschAugust 27, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Democratic primary election for Attorney General is back on. On Monday, the 1st District Court of Appeal issued a stay of a lower court decision striking Ryan Torrens from the ballot. That means Democratic voting for A.G. will take […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2018

Early/mail vote results a precursor for the fall? Are Democrats still seeking to flood the voting booths and turn enough Congressional districts blue to win the House? Will vulnerable Democratic Senators be able to survive and flip a couple of Republican seats to gain control of that chamber as well? Lately, a Republican incumbent in […]

Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Florida Politics is just $400 short of our goal to crowdfund one final poll of the Democratic primary for Florida governor. Would you please kick in $50 toward this effort? To do so, you can PayPal the money by clicking […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another cryptocurrency concern is before state financial regulators asking permission to operate in Florida. Grapefruit Trading of Chicago — a “virtual currency trader” — filed a “petition for declaratory statement” this month, according to the Office of Financial Regulation, under […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot After a lot of calls for ‘no’s, Greg Newburn thinks you can also say ‘yes.’ Newburn, Florida policy director for Families Against Mandatory Minimums, is chair of “Yes on 11,” a political committee advocating for the passage of Amendment 11. […]

Staff ReportsAugust 21, 2018

Dems win House, Florida flips one seat, says Nate Silver/538 With one week remaining before Florida’s primary election, some races for the delegation’s 27 seats in the House are beginning to take shape. But a handful of interesting primaries remain. Republicans have District 6, 15 and 17, where voters will pick their party’s nominee to replace retiring […]

Peter SchorschAugust 20, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot After a false start, a Skokie, Illinois-based company that bills itself as America’s “leading bitcoin ATM operator” is back before state regulators under Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. GPD Holdings LLC, which does business as CoinFlip, filed an amended request […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 18, 2018

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A Republican advantage fills the backdrop as voters head to the polls early across the state on Saturday. Of the nearly 790,000 mail-in ballots returned as of Friday afternoon, Republicans have the edge with 367,864 ballots cast. Democrats have returned 313,678, according to the Division of Elections. In the 18 counties that offered early voting […]

Guest AuthorAugust 17, 2018

Voter registration gives GOP optimism With the primary less than two weeks away, those Republicans and Democrats registered to participate are now locked in. The two major parties constitute 72.5 percent of the more than 13 million registered voters. Based on recently released numbers from the Florida Secretary of State, a blue wave does not appear […]

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