Michelle and I are headed to Tallahassee for three days of, well, I’m not exactly sure. Probably a lot of drinks at the Governor’s Club while we catch up with our friends in the Capital whom we haven’t see in a while because of all the planning for the wedding. But before I go, there [...]
When the 2012 legislative session started, it would have been safe to predict that redistricting would be the most-difficult — and politically divisive — issue to resolve. But with House votes Friday, the Republican-dominated Legislature is close to finalizing its redistricting plans. The maps likely will face court challenges from Democrats and other critics, but [...]
From a new research paper in PS: Political Science & Politics: “Many reformers continue to argue for a de-politicization of the redistricting process, claiming that partisan redistricting is responsible for declining electoral competition and increasing legislative polarization. Our analysis of evidence from state legislatures during the last decade suggests that the effects of partisan redistricting on [...]
Well, the circus has left town. With the GOP primary over, the presidential campaigns and the national media have moved onto the next state. So it’s back to local politics for a moment. And here’s where shit stands. – St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster chatted me up last week after asking “Should I really read [...]
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stormed to a convincing win in Florida’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday, bolstering the front-runner’s argument that he is the best candidate to compete with President Barack Obama in swing states in the general election. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had 46 percent of the vote to former U.S. [...]
Pam Bondi and Adam Putnam at the Florida State Fair
Mike Fasano’s 2011 Farm Share feeds 500 families
Bob Graham, Alex Sink campaigning for Keith Fitzgerald
The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi asking Rep. Darryl Rouson to ‘pee in a cup’
Jeff Brandes fundraiser at BayCities in Tampa
Rep. Dana Young receives ‘Defender of Liberty’ award from ACU’s Al Cardenas
