Probably. We’ve had more progressive presidents and Congressional delegations, but has there ever been an election where the voters did more to push progressive outcomes via the ballot. The biggest aspect of this is the fact that the people rejected … Read More
This post originally appeared at AFL-CIO Hundreds, possibly thousands, of robocalls were sent out from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office this morning instructing voters that they could vote tomorrow. After about 30 minutes of the calls going out, … Read More
So a number of people I’m friends with — on both sides of the aisle — have argued that Barack Obama hasn’t had a successful presidency. I find that claim highly inaccurate. Now I’m not saying that I love Obama … Read More
Thank you to the FPC for asking me to cross post. My shit is custom. What if I told you that when a candidate sways from your ideology by an angstrom, you don’t have to give the proverbial finger to … Read More
Originally posted at AFL-CIO Recent years have seen an assault on the rights of voters across the country, from stringent identification requirements to the throwing away of valid voter registration applications. While most states are seeing only one or two … Read More
So today was my last time voting as a Floridian. For those who don’t know, I accepted a job as a senior writer for AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C., and I’m leaving the state as a resident for the final time … Read More
Nothing to see here, move along…
Note: This endorsement is specifically the endorsement of Kenneth Quinnell and is not meant to be the endorsement of any of the other members of Florida Progressive Coalition This won’t come as a major surprise, but I am endorsing Barack … Read More
But I thought the stimulus failed? An analysis by The Wall Street Journal of corporate financial reports finds that cumulative sales, profits and employment last year among members of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index exceeded the totals of 2007, … Read More
The logic is sound, but I still don’t think it helps Romney win Florida or Latinos.
…now that Al Lawson has jumped into the Democratic Primary against Leonard Bembry. I don’t know much about Bembry, but my impression is that he’s very similar to the last Democrat to hold the seat, Alan Boyd. I do know … Read More
Update: I thought it seemed strange for Hayden to jump in against Fitzgerald and I was right. She’s in a new district 13 and is not in the same race as Fitzgerald, which is a good thing. Thought I posted … Read More
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Really, really bad news for thug Congressman Vern Buchanan in the New York Times: The Federal Election Commission has already completed one investigation that produced a settlement this week with a former partner of Mr. Buchanan’s who used their car … Read More
A three part series taking a look at the state’s congressional races for November is exactly the type of writing the Florida blogosphere needs. Seats 1-6 Seats 7-15 Seats 16-27 Mario is optimistic about many of these seats over the … Read More
The question has to be asked in light of this ad: In addition to the ridiculously stupid dialogue and amateurish animation, the ad features Barack Obama as the master of a slave ship. Yep, Oxner has an ad complaining about … Read More
By now you’ve probably heard that Allen West turned tail and ran from the combo of Lois Frankel and Patrick Murphy and is now in District 18. This is obviously a desperate attempt to maintain his relevance for two more … Read More
With Florida Democrats seemingly having trouble recruiting enough candidates for legislative and congressional races, it’s good to see that the next generation of leaders is stepping up and running for office. We need to greatly expand the number of candidates … Read More
Representatives Jared Polis (CO) and Donna Edwards (MD), chairs of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s ‘Red to Blue’ program, announced the first round of targeted candidates and races for the 2012 election. Candidates targeted by the program will get financial, … Read More
I’m here asking for you to help Keith Fitzgerald again. Sure, I could give you a post about how Congressman Vern Buchanan is on CREW’s “most corrupt” list, how he’s being investigated by DOJ, by the House Ethics Committee, what … Read More
Barely a year in office and he already excels at taking orders from his big donors. The astroturf group called Americans for Prosperity, aka the political tool of the right-wing Koch brothers, ranks Marco Rubio with four other US senators … Read More
Patrick Erin Murphy, who is running to replace Allen West in Florida’s 22nd District, has released an online video highlighting some of Allen West’s radical and offensive statements from the past year. The video includes West’s attacks on progressives, Medicare, … Read More
A couple of weeks ago, when extension of the Democrat’s middle-class tax cut hung in the balance, Ed Schultz of MSNBC asked me what the President should do. This is what I said: “I think that the President needs to … Read More
From his latest e-mail: Many of you who received my e-mail Tuesday (if you did not see it, you may want to check your spam filter) have asked me to provide information as to my positions on issues that are … Read More
From his latest e-mail: Yesterday was a federal holiday honoring a religious celebration; if there is a War on Christmas, Christmas is winning. So this is as good a time as any to discuss Mitt Romney’s religion, and the separation … Read More
