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Daniel TilsonAugust 12, 2014

There’s an important primary election coming up Aug. 26, and early voting has already started in many areas. John Paul Alvarez is a Democrat running for state representative in House District 100. He faces three opponents. Two are candidates. The third is the Florida political system. Although I’ve done some past paid communications work for […]

Guest AuthorJuly 17, 2014

Just 110 days away from Election Day, Florida Democrats are well-positioned in the battleground Tampa Bay area. Democratic incumbents in Pinellas continue to lead their Republican opponents, while Republican incumbents are on the ropes, with Rep. Kathleen Peters tied with Democrat Scott Orsini. New polling in several key races by StPetePolls shows that Tampa Bay […]

Daniel TilsonJuly 7, 2014

Florida Democratic Party leaders say it’s very hard to recruit candidates for local legislative races. They said it in a press conference during their recent “Leadership Blue Gala” fundraiser and statewide membership meeting. I was working in New York City on non-Florida, non-political stuff when I took a break and saw that item on SaintPetersBlog’s […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 3, 2014

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. … These eloquent and powerful words were composed by a man who owned 600 slaves during his lifetime. The pitiful […]

Daniel TilsonJune 26, 2014

Hey, have you heard? The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) machine will proudly display some shiny moving parts this weekend at a swank hotel in Hollywood. Two days of meetings, marketing and fundraising events will deploy like a windup toy, highlighted by Saturday night’s $225 per person “Leadership Blue Gala,” starring Bill Clinton as keynote speaker. […]

Daniel TilsonApril 17, 2014

Florida Democrats deserve a customized version of Howard Dean’s “50-state strategy.” The non-competitive horse — uh, donkey — is already out of the barn in 2014. But the right combination of desire, commitment, creativity and cooperation could flip the script in 2016. The Democratic National Committee chair from 2005-2009, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, challenged […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 19, 2013

Even though my last guess — I won’t call it a prediction — about when Charlie Crist would announce his plans for 2014 turned out to be very wrong, I’m ready to make another bold prediction, err, I mean guess: Charlie Crist will announce he is running for governor … later rather than sooner. I can […]

Tag: Florida Democratic Party

Daniel Tilson: House District 100 election offers Democrats an opportunity

Christian Ulvert: Recent polling is good news for Democratic legislative candidates

Daniel Tilson: New way forward for Florida Democrats

Martin Dyckman: Thomas Jefferson rationalized his slaveholding with racist nonsense

Daniel Tilson: Florida Democratic Party needs to connect some dots

Daniel Tilson: Reinventing the ’50-state strategy’ in Florida

Peter Schorsch: When, oh when, Charlie?