This blogger took a few days off to visit St. Augustine with his beautiful wife and — SURPRISE — the sun still rose in the east. What a nice break before the six-month campaign sprint just about to begin. Still, there were interesting developments in several local races. Here’s where sh*t stands. One of the [...]
Get your checkbooks ready, PAC chairs and uber-lobbyists, there are several fundraisers for political candidates throughout the state planned for this week. Here’s a partial lineup. Pinellas County Commissioner Neil Brickfield has a fundraiser planned for his re-election on Monday. Speaker Designate Will Weatherford is the draw for a major fundraiser for Rep. Peter Nehr [...]
First-time legislative candidate Chris Sprowls is ending his primary challenge to Rep. Peter Nehr, sources close to the candidate confirm. In doing so, Sprowls is bringing to an end a promising campaign viewed as a legitimate challenge to the three-term incumbent. A charismatic state prosecutor, Sprowls received the support of several elected officials, including his powerful boss, State [...]
Below is SaintPetersblog.com‘s ranking of Florida’s Top Political Tweeters for May. When it comes to determining the Top Tweeters, we prioritize quality, not quantity. The rankings are based on someone’s Klout score. When someone engages with your content, Klout assesses that action in the context of the person’s own activity. These principles form the basis of [...]
The only silver lining Florida Democrats found in the election results of 2010, with Republicans sweeping all of the statewide elections while expanding their majorities in the Legislature, was the passage of Amendments 5 & 6, the so-called Fair Districts amendments. Many Democrats believed the changes brought about by the Fair Districts amendments would weaken [...]
House Speaker Designate Will Weatherford today announced his endorsement of Representative Peter Nehr in his reelection campaign to the Florida House of Representatives. “Representative Nehr has a voting record that reflects a strong conservative approach, as demonstrated by his 100% score from the American Conservative Union,” said Weatherford. “He has been an outspoken advocate on [...]
With incumbents limited by the legislative session, political contributions poured into the campaigns of new House candidates during the first three months of 2012, reports Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida. But make no mistake: Most of the big money still sits in the campaign accounts of House leaders and other incumbents, as [...]
No surprise here… The next three Speakers of the Florida House — Will Weatherford, Chris Dorworth and Richard Corcoran — all posted healthy fundraising reports for the first quarter of 2012. Will Weatherford raised $24,650 to bring his overall total to $421,800. Chris Dorworth raised $30,900 to bring his overall total to just over $250,000. [...]
Below is SaintPetersblog.com‘s ranking of Florida’s Top Political Tweeters for March. When it comes to determining the Top Tweeters, we prioritize quality, not quantity. The rankings are based on someone’s Klout score. When someone engages with your content, Klout assesses that action in the context of the person’s own activity. These principles form the basis of [...]
