The Bernie Sanders campaign is over. The commanding win by Hillary Clinton should bring an end to the nomination fight. Going into Tuesday night, her delegate lead was over 200, and her popular vote lead was over 2.4 million. We’ll see how the New York delegates get allocated, but her lead will significantly grow and she […]
Most years, I spend a good chunk of my December talking to kids getting ready to graduate and young professionals looking to get into politics. It is one of the more enjoyable things I do. Of all the things I’m proud of in my career, the biggest achievement isn’t the wins or mentions, it’s seeing […]
These days, every conversation about Florida and 2016 generally starts and ends with the Hispanic vote – and for good reason. It is easily the fastest growing segment of the population. The Hispanic vote in Florida is critical, though I would caution election observers that it isn’t the silver bullet. Most GOP and Democratic strategists […]
The revolving door that is Bob Graham’s old U.S. Senate seat will continue in 2016. Barring a surprise, Florida will have its fourth Senator representing that seat since Sen. Graham retired – and for Democrats, Congressman Patrick Murphy gives us a real chance to return the seat to our column. At this point, there is […]
Earlier this month, I took a look at where Florida fit in the pantheon of battleground states. This one is more a primer on the state heading into 2016 in terms of the keys to past Democratic and Republican wins since 2000. Like the last piece, this one aggregates data. This time I use county […]
The morning after the election, tired and a little dejected, I stood with five Indians and four Pakistanis inside the Tampa International Airport, seeing them back off to Washington, DC. When I signed up for this, I didn’t know what to expect. What I didn’t expect was what two of them said to me: “you […]
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