One story, one crazy-ass rumor. As first discussed on SaintPetersBlog, Rep. Darryl Rouson has officially filed to run for the Florida Senate, despite my best advice. Rouson is running for the seat currently held by Dennis Jones.  Rep. Jim Frishe and Leslie Waters are running on the Republican side of this race. Discussion about who [...]

After his recent statements, why is Tampa’s Scott Barrish still on US Senate candidate Adam Hasner’s steering committee for Hillsborough County? – Steve Cona is a good guy and is organizing a pretty decent campaign for Hillsborough County Commission.  But he faces an uphill challenges. Not only is he running against another decent guy in [...]

A few odds-and-ends from the campaign trail: After Connie Mack announced he was running for the US Senate, Rep. Gary Aubuchon told supporters he was seriously considering running for Mack’s congressional seat. Well, after discussing the matter with family and business partners, Aubuchon is definitely in, according to a senior source close to both Aubuchon and [...]

Brendan Farrington of the Associated Press writes what we’ve all been thinking (and many of us hoping for): (Speculation is)…Crist will seek to return to public office with the only party that will welcome him — Democrats. “Why would he do events with some folks who are trying to chop his knees?” said state Rep. [...]

Candidates for the Legislature must file reports on their second quarter contributions and expenditures by today. The report covers campaign contributions from April 1 through June 30. I’ll use this space to post updated fundraising reports, as they become available: Senate District 10 – In what promises to be one of the most interesting races [...]

I’m not complaining, but there are certain moments when I feel like a warlord in 1980′s Beirut, shooting at, and being shot at from, all sides.  Of course, this is when I am at my absolute best because I believe, as Clausewitz did, that power is defined by your enemies. Earlier this week, my blogging [...]

The Pinellas Young Democrats are proud to host Representative Darryl Rouson to discuss the challenges Democrats faced during the 2011 legislative session. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2nd from 7:00-9:00pm at LUNA (950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 –Located in the Hilton Hotel). “As a constituent of Rep. Rouson, I [...]

State Representative Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, issued remarks today as the House Sponsor of SB 400, relating to the state’s drug courts. This bill allows more participants into the drug courts and saves the State of Florida millions of dollars by diverting them from prison. Representative Rouson agrees that one of the many dangers of [...]

Obviously, the first article to catch my eye this morning was David DeCamp’s “Early start to election season.”  Not only does DeCamp’s article include a quote from my padrone, David Jolly, but it actually goes beyond the surface to explore just how tumultuous next year’s elections will be.  DeCamp doesn’t say this, but what Republicans [...]