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Scott PowersAugust 7, 2017

Chris King wants to convince Florida voters that the state really doesn’t have it so good, that the economy has stagnated for this entire century, and that it’s the Republicans’ fault since they’ve been in charge the whole time. King, the Winter Park developer who’s seeking the Democratic primary nomination to run for governor of […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine, a potential Democratic challenger for governor in the 2018 election, premiered his “real Florida” show “A Day in the Sun” on a SiriusXM satellite radio channel Tuesday night with interviews of innovative and offbeat Floridians. The question arises, was anybody listening to the internationally-broadcast show that’s on a high-up channel; […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King declared Thursday that Florida can fight climate change and spur the economy, while he recounted forecasters’ worst fears for Florida if sea levels and temperatures rise as scientists project. In a lengthy statement placed as a blog post on his campaign website, King outlined his concerns for weather, sea level rise, […]

Scott PowersJuly 12, 2017

Phil Levine is getting a lot of mileage out of his deal to be a satellite radio show host this summer. The Miami Beach mayor who’s raising money and organizing for a possible Democratic gubernatorial run insists his SiriusXM Radio show being tapped now on a rambling bus tour of Florida has nothing to do […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — Two years after Hillary Clinton became the nation’s first female president, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham has become the second woman to win a major party’s nomination for Florida governor. Graham, an attorney and daughter of former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, held off her two Democratic rivals in a spirited primary election. Graham now faces former state House Speaker Will Weatherford in November. […]

Peter SchorschJune 13, 2016

It took less than 36 hours after the smoke cleared from the shoot-out at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub before the direction of Marco Rubio‘s political career was made part of the story. Sunday’s mass shooting may have him reconsidering his future service, reports Elizabeth Koh of McClatchy. Rubio discussed his political future with radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt Monday. “I’ve been […]

Peter SchorschMay 9, 2016

For an entire eight days — EIGHT DAYS — local Democrats had their sh*t together. On April 25, state Rep. Dwight Dudley announces he will not seek re-election. Hours later, the well-liked Ben Diamond announces his candidacy for Dudley’s seat along with the endorsements of almost all of Pinellas’ Democratic elected officials. The seamless transition […]

Tag: Phil Levine

Chris King: ‘I want to be the economy candidate’

Phil Levine talks Florida places, characters in ‘non-political’ SiriusXM ‘real Florida’ show

Chris King issues bold, forward-thinking statement on climate change

A barefoot python hunter, sponge harvesters, and a wealthy radio host who may want to be governor

The story from a primary election day in the not-too-distant future

How the Orlando massacre changes the political calculus for Marco Rubio and so many Florida politicians

Here’s where sh*t stands — the ‘Democrats can’t keep it together’ edition