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When Blind Ideology Trumps Realism Southeast Florida Pays

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From the Florida Squeeze: Bubby Nevins, longtime Broward County political watcher and former Sun Sentinel political maestro has taken issue with a recent vote of Rep. George Moratis (R-Fort Lauderdale).  Republican legislators voting against both the wishes of the constituencies they serve and against the wishes of local elected officials is nothing new. This has been happening …

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Florida Waterways in Peril: It is Time for a Statewide Environmental Awakening

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While Florida politicos have been focused on other things for the past few months, our precious and fragile environment keeps getting bad news. Unlike some other southern states where Environmental laws have been pushed by liberals alone, Florida has a strong history of bipartisanship and even Republican leadership on these matters. Florida is a unique …

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The Most Important Victory (Recount Pending): Defeating Dorworth

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No legislative race victory in the past decade has meant more for the attempts to rebuild the Florida Democratic Party than the possible defeat of Chris Dorworth by Mike Clelland. With all the precincts reported and a recount pending, Clelland leads by 37 votes. My colleague, Dave Trotter and I have talked up Clelland’s chances …

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Scott & Cannon Deny CNN Interview Requests: Florida GOP Arrogance Personified

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CNN Presents on Sunday featured an outstanding documentary on the legislative battle and fallout from Florida’s voter purge law. The program included extensive interviews by veteran correspondent Joe Johns with Rep. Geraldine Thompson, Rep. Mark Pafford and Rep. Dennis Baxley who was the primary sponsor of the house bill. Noticeably absent were Speaker of the …

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Florida Republicans Cross the Line In Hotly Contested Senate Race

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While some Democrats claim that  race baiting has been a staple of the national GOP since the “Southern Strategy of the Nixon era took hold, when it occurs it has been subtle. Increasingly, Florida Republicans have turned away from divisive issue that are can be characterized as race based, and have focused more on economics …

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When Republicans Weren’t So Radical: Part 3, the 1980s

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The 1980s brought us the Reagan Revolution which fundamentally changed the Republican Party on a national level. This development certainly moved Florida’s GOP to the right, but on the whole Florida’s Republicans were still more moderate than the national party. Reagan romped to victory in Florida, while struggling to win many Deep South states with …

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Culture of Cronyism, Entitlement and Corruption on Full Display This Cycle

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The Daytona News-Journal reported this weekend that Dorothy Hukill’s Campaign has paid her son’s company upwards of 100k in “consulting fees” in the most competitive legislative race in Florida. Hukill can be forgiven perhaps because she is acting no differently than countless handmaiden’s of the majority party have behaved over the past decade. Conflicts of …

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