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Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 2015

If you’re keeping track of time, there is B.T. and A.T.: Before Trump and After Trump. At the beginning of summer, there were (at least) 10 big questions facing Florida politics. But those questions, particularly the ones involving the myriad of presidential candidates hailing from the Sunshine State, are so B.T. On June 16, Donald Trump entered the […]

Diane RobertsAugust 31, 2015

To recap: The less-than-Special Session cost the citizens nearly 700 grand, Rick Scott’s legal bills are now north of $1.5 million (not counting the lawsuit environmentalists have filed against the House and Senate for not implementing Amendment 1 or the action Planned Parenthood is likely to bring), the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued […]

Diane RobertsAugust 30, 2015

To recap: The less-than-Special Session cost the citizens nearly 700 grand, Rick Scott’s legal bills are now north of $1.5 million (not counting the lawsuit environmentalists have filed against the House and Senate for not implementing Amendment 1 or the action Planned Parenthood is likely to bring), the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

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A new Quinnipiac survey says two-thirds of Floridians don’t know enough about Alan Grayson to form an opinion. However, the Florida congressman surely knows his main Democratic opponent in the 2016 Senate race, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, is even less well known. The Q-poll says 81 percent don’t know enough about Murphy to form an […]

Bob SparksJuly 30, 2015

President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump goes to Washington. How does that sound? He has become the rage a little over a month into his version of a campaign. Trump seems to have an attack line, along with a rapid response, for those among the 15 other candidates polling above 3 percent. The national media can’t […]

Peter SchorschJune 23, 2015

It’s officially Summer, Legislative Session has (finally) ended and there are at least a dozen serious candidates declared for President – and that’s just the Republican side of the ledger. Do you know what that means? POLLING SEASON HAS BEGUN! I know it’s a little crazy but we are only (yes, “only”) about 200 days […]

Peter SchorschJune 23, 2015

It’s officially Summer, Legislative Session has (finally) ended and there are at least a dozen serious candidates declared for President – and that’s just the Republican side of the ledger. Do you know what that means? POLLING SEASON HAS BEGUN! I know it’s a little crazy but we are only (yes, “only”) about 200 days […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 25, 2014

As time goes by, it appears that Amendment 2 is facing serious opposition from likely voters. Though the press has loved quoting a flawed Quinnipiac Poll that showed 88 percent of voters were in support, once pollsters began asking the question as it would appear on the ballot, support has dropped significantly to somewhere between […]

Guest AuthorDecember 25, 2013

First of two parts. We value our First Amendment rights, so I was surprised at the reactions I received when I mentioned the topic of this piece to colleagues, friends and family. They had suggested that I pick a different subject so that I would not offend potential employers and contractors. I suspect proponents of […]

Peter SchorschNovember 24, 2013

Pardon me while I channel my inner David Simon… Can’t Congressman Trey Radel find some measure of political comfort in last week’s Quinnipiac poll showing overwhelming support by Floridians for the medical use of marijuana? By now you know the tragic story of Radel and his arrest on possession of cocaine. The freshman lawmaker is now on his […]

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Peter Schorsch: Answers to top 10 big questions in Florida politics lurch into view

Absence makes the guv grow fonder

Diane Roberts: Absence makes the guv grow fonder

Alan Grayson goes after Patrick Murphy’s voting record in web ad

Bob Sparks: Trump-mania nearing its high-water mark

Return of the Saltshaker series examining the veracity of the political poling

Return of the Saltshaker series examining the veracity of the political poling

Barney Bishop: Amendment 2 not needed; we already have Charlotte’s Web

Gary Stein: Deadline near for voters to sign medical marijuana petition

Peter Schorsch: Radel’s arrest more evidence that ‘War on Drugs’ is lost