The Facts about the Jacksonville Runoff
The night of the March primary in Jacksonville, I wrote that Alvin Brown had a narrow path to victory. The mayor needed to…
Author: Matthew Isbell
Data consultant
Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election/Referendum Gave Conflicting Results
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court elections have been drawing a greater deal of scrutiny in recent years. The state has been racked by partisan fights…
Quick Thoughts on Jacksonville’s Upcoming Runoff
Jacksonville had its first round of voting Tuesday. Democrat Alvin Brown, first elected in an upset win in 2011, is seeking re-election in…
Maps and Quick Thoughts on Broward’s Municipal Election Results
As a Broward County resident for the first 19 years of my life, Broward County and its politics are still very close to…
Florida Senate District 7: A Case in Compact Gerrymandering
Redistricting History In Florida, a great deal of attention has been paid to the issue of gerrymandering during the 2012 redistricting process. The…
How Florida Democrats fared in 2014′s Local Elections
In 2013, I wrote an article on Democratic Party Strength at the local level. The article examined areas where Democrats were strong and…
The North Florida Way: How Gwen Graham Won FL-02
November 4th, 2014 was a bad night for Democrats across the nation. Democrats fell short in several Gubernatorial elections, lost nine Senate Seats,…
How and Why Crist lost in Florida
A great deal has already been said about the results of the Florida’s Governor’s Race, While Charlie Crist was considered the slight favorite…
The Local Elections Florida Democrats Should be Watching
Democrats across Florida are eager to see the results of the Governors Race between Charlie Crist and Rick Scott. In addition to the…
Sam Brownback’s Conservative Utopia Collapses: A study of Kansas Politics
By 2010, Sam Brownback had served as a Senator for Kansas for 14 years. The deeply conservative Republican was much more visible than…