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Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2014

Jeb Bush’s announcement Tuesday that he is setting up an exploratory committee for the 2016 presidential race may be his most decisive move yet, but it was anything but a surprise. However, since it has been more than 150 years since a successful candidate had a 14-year gap between his last election and winning the White House, […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 17, 2014

Nearly 70 years ago, when the Florida Democratic Party was a monopoly, the political scientist V. O. Key Jr., saw a problem that haunts it to the present day. In Florida, he wrote, it was “every man for himself.” Individual candidates built their own organizations, which dissolved when they left office or gave up running. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2014

Richard Nixon helped end, but can still save, the Florida Democratic Party. It’s no secret that Florida Democrats have yet to figure out how to increase voter turnout during midterm elections. That’s why, despite Democratic voter registration advantages, Republicans have dominated state government for two-plus decades. But it’s not like Democrats haven’t tried. This election […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2014

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the reincarnation of Richard Nixon. “Tricky Dick,” the 37th U.S. president, was a walking thesaurus of negatives: imperious, secretive, draconian, paranoid, duplicitous, underhanded, and insincere — for starters. The committee formed to re-elect him — and that got him into Watergate trouble that led to his resignation — aptly went […]

Bob SparksOctober 1, 2014

In April 2012 the United States Secret Service took a big hit. A public relations torpedo exploded when agents on the presidential detail, along with supervisors, were found to have cavorted with prostitutes in Cartegena, Colombia. All of this occurred shortly before President Barack Obama was set to arrive. An investigation revealed this type of […]

Guest AuthorJune 12, 2014

I am not a liberal, just a Florida Cracker. That is why I am voting for Amendment 1, the Water and Land Conservation Amendment. I support Amendment 1 because without raising new taxes it will enhance drinking water sources, manage fish and wildlife habitats, add and restore lands, protect beaches and shores, and maintain state and […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 9, 2014

Does this plot line sound familiar? A powerful politician assured of a big victory wants even more: a landslide. He is accused of a dirty trick. He denies it dismissively, laughing it off, but then the evidence trail leads straight to his office. He blames it on a staff member who he says betrayed his […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 3, 2013

The sight of Charlie Crist running for governor as a Democrat should not startle anyone old enough to remember that Richard Nixon went to China and began successful strategic arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. For such an arch Cold Warrior to come to terms with common sense and necessity was in one of […]

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Peter Schorsch: Did Jeb Bush wait too long after his last election for a White House run?

Martin Dyckman: Fla. Democrats need to find a message with a broad appeal

Kevin Cate: Florida Democrats should change the rules, again

Stephen Goldstein: Florida’s Richard Nixon: “Tricky” Rick Scott

Bob Sparks: Florida’s Pierson quits as Secret Service boss after White House breach

Allison DeFoor: Florida-loving conservatives should support Amendment 1

Martin Dyckman: Christie’s bridge-gate: Even Nixon didn’t target children

Martin Dyckman: Who is the real Crist — and do voters care?