Scott PowersAugust 20, 2020
7min639
Former Reps didn't just lose bids for new offices, they lost big.
Tag: Mike Clelland
Scott PowersAugust 20, 2020Scott PowersAugust 18, 2020
3min839
The District 1 and District 3 GOP contests had been in part spun as a referendum on a controversial development.
Scott PowersAugust 17, 20204min723
Bob Dallari versus Matt Morgan, Lee Constantine versus Ben Paris.
Scott PowersJune 18, 2020
11min1452
Seminole County elections may be about development, preservation, and Chris Dorworth.
Drew WilsonSeptember 5, 2017
2min250
Republican Rep. Scott Plakon has drawn his first Democratic opponent in House District 29, which covers part of Seminole County including Lake Mary and Longwood. Patrick Brandt entered the race on Sept. 1 and is so far the only candidate running against Plakon, who is going for a third term in his second stint in […]
Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2016
7min190
If the chalk won every game and match-up, there would be no Las Vegas or Macau. There would be no March Madness. If the favorites won every time, there would be no reason to even turn on the television. We watch and love sports and gambling because the underdogs can and do win. In no-limit Texas […]
Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2016
2min217
Former state Rep. Mike Clelland, who lost the Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 13 to former state Rep. Linda Stewart, endorsed her Monday for the general election. The two had been colleagues from Central Florida in the Florida House for two years before both were swept out of office in the 2014 elections. This […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 19, 2016
6min331
Democratic uber consultant (and frequent Uber customer) Steve Schale contends in a must-read, table-setting blog post about which Florida Senate races are worth watching that “Oscar Braynon is running the best Senate political operation I’ve seen in years.” Really? Technically, Schale is absolutely right. Braynon is running the best political shop in years because, when compared to previous Democratic efforts, […]
Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016
3min492
Former state Rep. Mike Clelland’s sizable campaign bankroll proved no match for former state Rep. Linda Stewart‘s indomitable ground game in east Orange County, as Stewart captured the Senate District 11 Democratic primary. “I walked myself so silly, I bet you we covered 6,000 doors,” Stewart said Tuesday night. “I know we called through 10,000 […]
Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2016
10min383
When the dust settled after Florida’s 2014 elections, there was one clear loser: Florida’s trial attorneys. Here’s what I wrote in my column identifying the winners and losers of that election cycle: You know how sometimes there is a really sh*tty movie released that, despite the bad reviews and poor showing at the box office, […]