Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

Not surprisingly, some supporters of Donald Trump are backing his call for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” CNN reports that Trump supporters in South Carolina are fine with Trump’s proposal, since their concern is terrorism and what they see as the Obama administration’s paltry response. A report by WMUR in New Hampshire also […]

Peter SchorschNovember 16, 2015

So much for Blaise’s Blunder … After a few hiccups and a barrage of negative attention from Florida’s political media, namely the Tampa Bay Times’ Adam Smith and, to a lesser extent, POLITICO Florida’s Marc Caputo, the Florida GOP’s Sunshine Summit was a smashing success. Fourteen presidential candidates and four U.S. Senate candidates spoke to more than 2,500 attendees. Three […]

Associated PressNovember 11, 2015

Marco Rubio emerged unscathed. Ben Carson defended his integrity. Donald Trump flashed his dominant personality. And Jeb Bush avoided disaster. Mission accomplished. Aided by tentative questioning, the GOP’s top presidential candidates executed their strategies with little resistance in Tuesday night’s prime-time debate. Yet with no breakout moments — good or bad — the muddled status […]

Peter SchorschOctober 1, 2015

Imagine you are a well-heeled, card-carrying member of Florida’s Republican establishment. It’s already a difficult election cycle with your having to choose between supporting Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio for president. Now, because of Jeff Atwater, your election cycle just became even more difficult. After FloridaPoltics.com first reported that the Florida Chamber of Commerce has poll numbers showing […]

Peter SchorschMarch 23, 2015

It’s been an interesting six months for Republican political operative Mike Grissom, someone we’ve described as one of the brightest minds in Florida politics. After inexplicably leaving the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the former Executive Director of the Republican Party of Florida quarterbacked Leslie Dougher’s unsuccessful re-election bid as Chair of the RPOF. Since then, […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 22, 2015

On behalf of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, I want to thank you, especially you, Governor-elect Scott, for having me here. What can I say? Jobs are first, last and everything. Jobs. J. O. B. S. Create enough more jobs – the right kind – and drive down those ugly unemployment numbers, and you’re […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 22, 2015

More fallout from the battle for the Florida GOP leadership: Gov. Rick Scott took back $580,000 from the Republican Party of Florida. RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher, endorsed by Scott, lost to newly elected state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia during the RPOF annual meeting in Orlando last Saturday. As the vote approached, Naples Daily News political reporter […]

Brendan FarringtonJanuary 17, 2015

Republican activists rejected Gov. Rick Scott’s hand-picked party chairman Saturday and instead elected Blaise Ingoglia to lead the state GOP. Ingoglia won decisively on a second ballot, defeating Leslie Dougher 132-90. Dougher took over the Republican Party of Florida last May with Scott’s endorsement. The governor again backed her for re-election. Ingoglia has served as […]

Brendan FarringtonJanuary 17, 2015

Republican activists rejected Gov. Rick Scott’s hand-picked party chairman Saturday and instead elected Blaise Ingoglia to lead the state GOP. Ingoglia won decisively on a second ballot, defeating Leslie Dougher 132-90. Dougher took over the Republican Party of Florida last May with Scott’s endorsement. The governor again backed her for re-election. Ingoglia has served as […]

Guest AuthorAugust 4, 2014

01-FPL-DeSoto-Next-Generation-Clean-Solar-Energy-Center-high-res-1-1024x1024.jpg

The state is not doing its job to protect consumers from health insurance rate hikes. After passing up billions of dollars from the federal government for the state to expand Medicaid, Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled Legislature callously enacted a new law that, in essence, prevents the state’s insurance commissioner from regulating health insurance […]

Tag: Florida GOP

Joe Gruters needs to either resign from Donald Trump campaign or FSU Board of Trustees

With successful Sunshine Summit, Blaise Ingoglia makes critics eat crow

Analysis: No breakouts in GOP debate; muddled status quo

Did Jeff Atwater just hand a U.S. Senate seat to Florida Democrats?

The return of Mike Grissom

Daniel Tilson: Florida GOP's secret 2010 post-election economic training

Rick Scott takes back $580K from state GOP

Florida Republicans oust Scott’s hand-picked party chair

Florida Republicans oust Scott's hand-picked party chair

Bill Nelson: Florida GOP to blame for health insurance rate hikes