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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 25, 2016

The race to Election Day has entered its final sprint. More than 1.2 million vote-by-mail ballots have already been returned to elections officials across Florida. Early voting kicked off Monday in dozens of Florida counties. It’s too early to know what those ballots hold, but that doesn’t mean the ballots can’t offer some insight into […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 19, 2016

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, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2016

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, but it’s difficult to image a stranger pairing than Associated Industries of Florida and the state’s trial lawyers. But that is the suggestion of ace reporter Jason Garcia of Florida Trend. Few political journalists covering Florida politics are better at connecting the well-hidden dots of the state’s byzantine […]

Peter SchorschAugust 15, 2016

The committee backing the solar power amendment on the November 2016 ballot raised nearly $2.8 million over two days to start the month after posting no contributions since June. Consumers for Smart Solar has raised more than $18.8 million since it began operations in July 2015, mainly through massive support from the utility industry. As […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

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UPDATED Florida political pollster Ryan Tyson is tracking turnout in 25 counties in media markets across the state, representing 44 percent of registered Republicans (excluding Orange, Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties) He reported that as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, the counties are now tracking on a 49 percent turnout level with an hour to […]

Ryan RayFebruary 16, 2015

The 2016 Republican presidential field will have little problem finding veteran hands in Florida. Everybody knows Brett Doster, Randy Enwright, David Johnson, Marc Reichenfelder etc. will end up be gainfully employed this cycle. The last few GOP bumper crops — including 2010 and 2014 — though, have produced talented operatives, some perhaps off the radar of the […]

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In which Ryan Tyson deep-dives into the vote-by-mail numbers

Is Oscar Braynon running the best Senate political operation in years?

Associated Industries of Florida, trial lawyers working together? That would make for strange bedfellows

Solar amendment supporters shine, raise $2.8M in 2 days

6 p.m. update: Pollster predicts Florida GOP turnout could exceed 50%

5 Florida political operatives GOP presidential candidates should hire — now