Peter Schorsch 09:00 pm | Received an e-mail from the ultra-talented Sarah Bascom regarding claims that David Rivera is working with a 527 to attack Joe Garcia and I thought it appropriate to share her words unfiltered: “Mr....

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Peter Schorsch 08:36 pm | Cross-post from Joy Reid who is in charge of joint bureau of The Reid Report and Saint Petersblog: Immigrant … check … Tallahassee experience … check … military background … check … and...

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Peter Schorsch 07:21 pm | Steve Schale’s eulogy for the Crist for Senate campaign, which he elaborated on in this post yesterday, bringing in the additional factor of where the black vote will go in November (at least 75% to...

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Peter Schorsch 06:58 pm | For years, St. Pete curbside recycling proponents huffed and puffed and never blew the house down.  Former Mayor Rick Baker took an absurdly self-defeating and unexplained hostile opposition to what seemed the world’s most...

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Peter Schorsch 12:00 pm | Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are about as close as they can be in the first Rasmussen Reports survey since Independent Bud Chiles announced his intention to withdraw from Florida’s gubernatorial...

September 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Peter Schorsch 11:28 am | (While I am on the road, I will be cross-posting from The Reid Report.) From the in-box: a man calling himself a former donor and supporter of Congressional candidate David M. Rivera has...

September 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Peter Schorsch 09:00 am | (While I am out of town, I will be relying on some cross-posting from Joy Reid): With just one day to spare, he’s out. Florida Democratic Party chairwoman Karen Thurman released the following statement...

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Peter Schorsch 07:00 am | Hillsborough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita has picked up a coveted endorsement from the union representing the county’s firefighters. In a statement released Wednesday by Ferlita’s campaign, George Sucarichi, President of the Hillsborough County...

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Peter Schorsch 06:42 am | (While I am out of town, I will be relying on some cross-posting from Joy Reid): After being turned down by every Hispanic politician he asked, plus reportedly former Jeb Lieutenant Governor Toni...

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Peter Schorsch 07:10 pm | Republicans are making a multimillion-dollar investment in Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced Wednesday it plans to spend $2.5 million on TV advertising for Rubio. The committee...

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Statewide

Sarah Bascom responds to claim that David Rivera is working with a 527 to attack Joe Garcia »

Sarah Bascom responds to claim that David Rivera is working with a 527 to attack Joe GarciaPeter Schorsch 09:00 pm | Received an e-mail from the ultra-talented Sarah Bascom regarding claims that David Rivera is working with a 527 to attack Joe Garcia and I thought it appropriate to...

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The flawed logic in the Times’ Jennifer Carroll launch »

The flawed logic in the Times’ Jennifer Carroll launchPeter Schorsch 08:36 pm | Cross-post from Joy Reid who is in charge of joint bureau of The Reid Report and Saint Petersblog: Immigrant … check … Tallahassee experience … check … military...

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Rasmussen: Skeletor, err, Rick Scott 45%, Alex Sink 44% »

Rasmussen: Skeletor, err, Rick Scott 45%, Alex Sink 44%Peter Schorsch 12:00 pm | Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are about as close as they can be in the first Rasmussen Reports survey since Independent Bud Chiles announced his intention...

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Former donor files FEC complaint against David Rivera **UPDATED with pics of anti-Garcia mailer »

Former donor files FEC complaint against David Rivera **UPDATED with pics of anti-Garcia mailerPeter Schorsch 11:28 am | (While I am on the road, I will be cross-posting from The Reid Report.) From the in-box: a man calling himself a former donor and supporter of Congressional...

September 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Report: for LG pick, Rick Scott will go black **UPDATE: who is Jennifer Carroll? »

Report: for LG pick, Rick Scott will go black **UPDATE: who is Jennifer Carroll?Peter Schorsch 06:42 am | (While I am out of town, I will be relying on some cross-posting from Joy Reid): After being turned down by every Hispanic politician he asked, plus reportedly...

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Jeb Bush: Rick Scott prepared to be governor »

Jeb Bush: Rick Scott prepared to be governorPeter Schorsch 08:05 am | Jeb Bush says political novice Rick Scott is prepared to be Florida’s next governor — and a good one. Bush told roughly 200 people today that their biggest...

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Haridopolos not so happy with the Florida Supreme Court »

Haridopolos not so happy with the Florida Supreme CourtPeter Schorsch 07:58 am | Incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos is not too happy about the Florida Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that three proposed amendments forwarded by the Legislature to the November...

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Expected to quit Gov.’s race, Bud Chiles Facebook page extols virtue of ‘never giving up’ »

Expected to quit Gov.’s race, Bud Chiles Facebook page extols virtue of ‘never giving up’Peter Schorsch 06:30 am | On Monday, Bud Chiles posted the following on his Facebook page, “When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Don’t give up, try it one more time.’ —...

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Federal

Crist’s internal poll says Charlie still leads Rubio, Meek »

Crist’s internal poll says Charlie still leads Rubio, Meek

Peter Schorsch 07:21 pm | Steve Schale’s eulogy for the Crist for Senate campaign, which he elaborated on in this post yesterday, bringing in...

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GOP putting $2.5M behind Marco Rubio »

GOP putting $2.5M behind Marco Rubio

Peter Schorsch 07:10 pm | Republicans are making a multimillion-dollar investment in Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio. The National Republican Senatorial Committee...

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Tampa Trib editorial: Charlie, who are you now? »

Tampa Trib editorial: Charlie, who are you now?

Peter Schorsch 09:35 am | The Tampa Tribune editorial board is all over Charlie Crist, who seems to have become a campaign chameleon,...

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Rubio blitz leaves backers in Pasco County hungry for more »

Rubio blitz leaves backers in Pasco County hungry for more

Peter Schorsch 09:05 am | Monday’s Pasco County blitz never was meant to provide much more than the flavor of the Republican Party’s...

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Univision lands first debate with Crist, Meek and Rubio »

Univision lands first debate with Crist, Meek and Rubio

Peter Schorsch 05:34 pm | Univision will air the first debate among Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek and Marco Rubio on Friday, September...

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What else would Steve Schale say other than Charlie Crist is going to lose? »

What else would Steve Schale say other than Charlie Crist is going to lose?

Peter Schorsch 04:27 pm | I know, I know, Steve Schale is a frekin’ genius.  Dude helped win Florida for Barack Obama...

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Kendrick Meek lost rural Florida, thanks to racist Dixiecrats »

Kendrick Meek lost rural Florida, thanks to racist Dixiecrats

Peter Schorsch 09:00 am | From the Juice: Kenrick Meek lost in rural counties that are predominantly white, where the Democratic Party is...

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@MarcoRubio wows supporters in Hernando County »

@MarcoRubio wows supporters in Hernando County

Peter Schorsch 06:00 am | Marco Rubio met an adoring crowd Monday as he traveled through Hernando County asking supporters to get...

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Joy Reid’s post-primary interview with Jeff Greene; he’s still pissed at St. Pete Times »

Joy Reid’s post-primary interview with Jeff Greene; he’s still pissed at St. Pete Times

Peter Schorsch 10:25 pm | My partner in blogging, Joy Reid, spoke to Jeff Greene Thursday, to find out what he thinks went...

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@MarcoRubio to campaign in Tampa Bay on Monday »

@MarcoRubio to campaign in Tampa Bay on Monday

Peter Schorsch 09:45 am | Marco Rubio will campaign in the Tampa Bay area on Monday, August 30. Rubio will attend meet...

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  1. Sarah Bascom responds to claim that David Rivera is working with a 527 to attack Joe Garcia
  2. The flawed logic in the Times’ Jennifer Carroll launch
  3. Crist’s internal poll says Charlie still leads Rubio, Meek
  4. Guest post: Darden Rice on how St. Pete got its recycling groove back
  5. Rasmussen: Skeletor, err, Rick Scott 45%, Alex Sink 44%
  6. Former donor files FEC complaint against David Rivera **UPDATED with pics of anti-Garcia mailer

Tampa Unity Rally for Rick Scott on Monday »

Peter Schorsch 02:08 pm | You and your members / friends are invited to join Rick Scott for a Unity Event on Monday, August 30 Tampa Jet Center (behind International Mall) 4751 Jim Walter Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33607 RSVP email: Andrew@RickScottforFlorida.com...

August 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Tampa Unity Rally for Rick Scott on Monday

Kevin Ambler files lawsuit to void Jim Norman’s primary win »

Peter Schorsch 08:33 am | State Rep. Kevin Ambler, who lost a bitter Republican primary election to Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman for the state Senate District 12 seat, has named his opponent in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Ambler filed the suit in Leon County challenging the state Elections Canvassing Commission. In addition, the lawsuit names Norman,Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Earl...

September 1 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Kevin Ambler files lawsuit to void Jim Norman’s primary win

Peter Nehr adds to fundraising lead in House race »

Peter Schorsch 10:35 am | In a race where he’s the favorite, Nehr raised $16,500, plus got $5,200 worth of in-kind consulting from the Republican Party of Florida, for the past three weeks, according to reports due today. He’s raised $127,000 overall. Continue reading here....

August 22 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Peter Nehr adds to fundraising lead in House race

Kim Berfield as Rick Scott’s LG? Troutman thinks so »

Peter Schorsch 08:45 am | From March on Politics: State Rep. Baxter Troutman of Winter Haven—a Republican ally of Rick Scott’s who was supporting him even before the primary—says he likes the talk he’s hearing about Kim Berfield being a possible choice for lieutenant governor. Troutman, who is leaving the Legislature due to term limits, said he’s ready to depart from...

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Kim Berfield as Rick Scott’s LG? Troutman thinks so

Forbes: Tampa Bay Bucs no longer an “elite” franchise, financially speaking »

Peter Schorsch 01:00 pm | In its latest analysis of NFL franchises financial data, Forbes finds: that the Buccaneers are no longer among the elite franchises in the NFL. For the first time in several years the team fell out of the top 10 in league revenue last season. This season the Bucs expect to have some of their games...

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Forbes: Tampa Bay Bucs no longer an “elite” franchise, financially speaking

Rose Ferlita endorsed by county’s firefighters »

Peter Schorsch 07:00 am | Hillsborough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita has picked up a coveted endorsement from the union representing the county’s firefighters. In a statement released Wednesday by Ferlita’s campaign, George Sucarichi, President of the Hillsborough County Fire Fighters local 2294, said the endorsement was based on her strong record as a public safety advocate, both as a county...

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Rose Ferlita endorsed by county’s firefighters

Rose Ferlita endorsed by county’s firefighters »

Peter Schorsch 07:00 am | Hillsborough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita has picked up a coveted endorsement from the union representing the county’s firefighters. In a statement released Wednesday by Ferlita’s campaign, George Sucarichi, President of the Hillsborough County Fire Fighters local 2294, said the endorsement was based on her strong record as a public safety advocate, both as a county...

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Rose Ferlita endorsed by county’s firefighters

Politix

Florida’s Vern Buchanan 8th richest politician in Congress

Florida’s Vern Buchanan 8th richest politician in Congress »

Peter Schorsch 05:52 pm | From Huffington Post’s Top 10 Richest Members of Congress: Rep. Vern Buchanan  had a few successes and failures in his career, but most of his money comes from his successful...

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Experienced crowd-counter says less than 90,000 were at Glenn Beck rally »

Experienced crowd-counter says less than 90,000 were at Glenn Beck rally

Peter Schorsch 11:30 pm | An experienced crowd counter weighs in on how many people were at Glenn Beck’s rally in Washington, D.C. “My estimate is that about...

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GOP takes unprecedented 10-point lead on generic ballot »

GOP takes unprecedented 10-point lead on generic ballot

Peter Schorsch 10:00 pm | Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is...

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Apolitical

Initial thoughts on the new Bella Brava »

Initial thoughts on the new Bella Brava

Peter Schorsch 11:51 am | Much to the chagrin of several other restaurants who have been blessed with an up-tick in business during the time it has been closed,...

August 26 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

St. Pete’s Bella Brava to open tonight for friends and family »

St. Pete’s Bella Brava to open tonight for friends and family

Peter Schorsch 08:51 am | One of my best friends, and certainly one of the best bartenders in Tampa Bay, Miss Carolyn Nizny tells me that the...

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Why do heavy drinkers outlive nondrinkers?

Why do heavy drinkers outlive nondrinkers? »

Peter Schorsch 02:00 pm | One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don’t drink actually tend to die sooner than those...

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