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…
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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…
The Nine Political Lives of Pat Quinn
In mid-to-late 2013, Pat Quinn was being written off for re-election. His approval was in the 20s or 30s, and a primary challenger…
Politics in Suburbia: Time for Cooper City Commissioner John Sims to Go
Cooper City, FL likes to refer to itself as “someplace special.” It is a quiet little city with a population of just over…
The Spectacular Self-Destruction of Steve Stewart
This is a cautionary tale for all those future or past candidates out there. The subject, Mr. Steve Stewart, is centered around politics…
Nan Rich: Favorite Daughter of the Dixiecrats
On the evening before the 2014 Florida Primaries, I posted an article making the argument that Nan Rich, a south Florida lawmaker challenging…
Nan Rich will do best in the Panhandle on Primary night (but not because they like her)
Note: This post has been updated at the bottom to discuss the August 26th results Background August 26th marks the end of the…
Is abortion hurting Wendy Davis with Texas Hispanics?
Wendy Davis became a nationwide name with her fillibuster on abortion rights. But is this hurting her with Hispanic voters?