Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Diane RobertsMarch 21, 2016

So the other jackboot has dropped: Rick Scott endorsed his Soul Brother but only after that big Florida Primary win. Scott signaled his man-crush back in January, writing breathlessly for USA Today that Herr Drumpf reminds him of, well, him: rich, an “outsider,” a business hombre incensed over “endless and tedious regulation and taxation.” You […]

Drew WilsonNovember 12, 2015

Some of the top Florida Republicans will gather in Miami Beach Dec. 10 for pair of fundraising events benefiting House Majority and Senate Majority. The guest list will include House Speaker designate Richard Corcoran, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Bill Galvano and Chairman Jose Oliva, who is also the favorite to become House Speaker after the […]

Diane RobertsAugust 4, 2015

Maybe it’s the excitement of the upcoming candidate debate, the influence of Pluto, or the infernal heat, but Florida Republicans are acting weirder than usual. Jeb Bush casually proposed getting rid of Medicare in front of a gaggle of older people. A couple of days later, he copped to a man-crush on James K. Polk, […]

Diane RobertsAugust 3, 2015

Maybe it’s the excitement of the upcoming candidate debate, the influence of Pluto, or the infernal heat, but Florida Republicans are acting weirder than usual. Jeb Bush casually proposed getting rid of Medicare in front of a gaggle of older people. A couple of days later, he copped to a man-crush on James K. Polk, […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has already raised more than $12 million for his White House bid. Outside groups aligned with Rubio have raised twice that. In other words, there’s little doubt that Rubio’s White House bid has the financial resources to last (at least) until Florida’s March 15 presidential primary. And yet … How soon […]

Bob SparksJune 25, 2015

The Florida Senate and several communities hoping to receive state money for local projects or programs are unhappy. The public food fight between legislative chambers and the governor was an embarrassment that could have serious ramifications. A governor’s use of line-item veto authority is often likened to a surgeon conducting delicate surgery with a scalpel. […]

Daniel TilsonMay 13, 2015

President Lyndon Johnson publicly declared “War On Poverty” in 1964. In 2011, Rick Scott took office as Florida governor and began waging secretive, undeclared war on Florida’s poor. Haunted by his own underprivileged upbringing and defined by the drive to overcome it and get rich at any cost, Scott swooped into office in January 2011 […]

Diane RobertsMay 12, 2015

No fewer than four of the 2016 Republican candidates for president claim domicile in Florida. Five, if you count Donald Trump – and the head pelt-sporting Birther would hate not to be counted. Even if he’s not really running, just promoting his new book. First there’s Jeb Bush, Miami resident, former governor, brother of the […]

Diane RobertsMay 11, 2015

No fewer than four of the 2016 Republican candidates for president claim domicile in Florida. Five, if you count Donald Trump – and the head pelt-sporting Birther would hate not to be counted. Even if he’s not really running, just promoting his new book. First there’s Jeb Bush, Miami resident, former governor, brother of the […]

Guest AuthorApril 14, 2015

Early last year, Jeb Bush had a small gathering at the Biltmore in Coral Gables for a very private, serious chat about running for president in 2016. One of his top advisers, Mike Murphy, was a tad surprised to run into someone he knew as he waited for cab to leave go to the airport. […]

Tag: Florida Republicans

Diane Roberts: Florida GOP voters don’t want to think, they just want to believe

House, Senate campaign arms host pair of Miami Beach fundraisers Dec. 10

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott reaps harvest of sham from Planned Parenthood fakery

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott reaps harvest of sham from Planned Parenthood fakery

Peter Schorsch: Marco Rubio’s favorite son mantle wearing thin

Bob Sparks: 2015 leaves Florida Republicans in a dangerous place for 2016

Daniel Tilson: Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Republicans are winning 'War On The Poor'

Diane Roberts: Florida’s presidential hopefuls a bumper crop of crazy

Diane Roberts: Florida's presidential hopefuls a bumper crop of crazy

Brian Crowley: Should Jeb Bush step aside for Marco Rubio?