Florida Primary

Senate Primaries: A Liberal Triumph That Sends A Strong Signal to Party Elites

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After years and years of Florida Democrats forcing moderate candidates down our throats, progressive voters made a statement in last week’s primary. While the swing voter myth has died a long slow death with Democratic insiders and political consultants throughout Florida, it has become more and more apparent according to pollsters in 2012 that the …

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Random Post Primary Thoughts – Congressional Edition

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CD 2 Al Lawson’s decisive win throughout the district (except  Bay County where  a local Alvin Peters won and Madison where local Leonard Bembry won) sets up the showdown we should have had in 2010 when the Democrats foolishly nominated the weak incumbent Alan Boyd by a narrow margin. Boyd was trounced in November by …

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The Florida Primary: Was the January Move Worthwhile?

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In 2007, Republican lawmakers with the assistance of some erstwhile Democrats moved the Florida Primary up on calendar. The goal of this move was to recapture a critical role in the Presidential nominating process for Florida, whose mid March primary in both 2000 and 2004 were irrelevant because presumptive nominees had already emerged. The move …

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