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Bruce RitchieOctober 30, 2014

Do you want to know where the candidates stand on the issues? You should. That’s a central tenet of a functioning democracy and separates us from the dictatorships that rule over much of the rest of the world. The job of journalists is to provide information to help readers understand how the candidates have performed. […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 29, 2014

The first, best reason to vote for Charlie Crist for governor, and almost every other Democrat running in Florida’s 2014 elections, is that Gov. Rick Scott and almost every Republican candidate is committed to continuing an ugly era of unprecedented economic unfairness in the state. If you think that’s liberal rhetoric or partisan political spin…no […]

Bob SparksOctober 29, 2014

Charlie Crist first ran for Governor in 2006. His victory marked the first time a Republican succeeded another Republican as Florida’s chief executive. It is helpful to remember the circumstances at the time. Many of those same circumstances are present today. Heading into the 2006 election, President George W. Bush had approval ratings hovering near […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 28, 2014

Data about Florida’s Election 2014 registered voter population confirms what a lot of people already sense or know. Growing numbers of independent voters registered with “No Party Affiliation” (NPA) are not so slowly, steadily, throwing traditional two-party machine politics in Florida for a loop. While Democratic and Republican “get out the vote” strategists and grassroots […]

Guest AuthorOctober 28, 2014

During Nan Rich’s quixotic, primary quest to become Florida’s governor, she claimed to be the only real Democrat in the race, a lifelong liberal, ideologically pure. Instinctively, she always won at “Pin the tail on the donkey.” Relentlessly, she bashed her rival, Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist, as an untrustworthy, mercurial opportunist who was raining on her […]

Christine Jordan SextonOctober 28, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday took a few minutes out of his re-election campaign to brief legislators on Florida’s preparations on Ebola. Scott did not discuss anything beyond what he has already publicly announced last week including that he will use $7 million in federal grant money to help prepare the state for an Ebola […]

Christine Jordan SextonOctober 28, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday took a few minutes out of his re-election campaign to brief legislators on Florida’s preparations on Ebola. Scott did not discuss anything beyond what he has already publicly announced last week including that he will use $7 million in federal grant money to help prepare the state for an Ebola […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2014

Those living on Diet Coke, Red Bull, stale pizza, and the ebb and flow of Florida’s gubernatorial race are being subjected to more twists and turns and ups and downs than a rider on Busch Gardens’ newest roller coaster. Within the last three days, there has been panic for both sides. On Friday, Florida Republicans not […]

Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2014

Election Day is a week away. I understand that millions of Floridians will vote for Gov. Rick Scott, but I’m begging you to vote for him for reasons other than these: His mother divorced an abusive husband. That gave me the creeps the first time he mentioned it in the Fangate debate but then he […]

Diane RobertsOctober 27, 2014

I don’t know about you, but this latest epidemic is really freaking me out. The experts say it’s hard to catch — you can’t get it merely by living in the same state as infected people or being exposed to toxic campaign ads. But what if they’re wrong? What if stupidity is airborne? Everywhere you […]

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Bruce Ritchie: Court order from 2010 still blocks public view in water fight between governors

Daniel Tilson: Middle class can’t afford to stick with Florida’s Republican economy

Bob Sparks: Don’t underestimate Crist’s ability to connect with people

Daniel Tilson: Winning over Florida’s No Party Affiliation voters

Stephen Goldstein: Blame Nan Rich if Charlie Crist loses

Gov. Scott talks Ebola briefly with legislators, defers specific questions to state’s surgeon general

Gov. Scott talks Ebola briefly with legislators, defers specific questions to state's surgeon general

Peter Schorsch: Both GOP and Dems have reasons to panic in gubernatorial race

Tom O’Hara: If you vote for Scott, don’t do so for any of these 10 reasons

Diane Roberts: Epidemic freaks me out; what if stupidity is airborne?