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Neil Brickfield endorses Angela Rouson for St. Petersburg CIty Council

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Pinellas County Commissioner Neil Brickfield is the latest elected official to endorse Angela Rouson’s campaign for St. Petersburg City Council. Brickfield’s statement: “I’m backing Angela Rouson for St Petersburg City because Angela understands how hard it is to make ends meet today. Angela is raising 5 boys and trying to make her household budget stretch like everyone else. I know she is watching every dollar spent in her household and will bring the same attention to our City budget. We…

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Nina Hayden launches campaign website

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I really don’t have time to review the site now because of all that is going on — Run, Marco, Run — but I did want you all to see that Nina Hayden just launched her new campaign website. It’s niiiiiccccceeeee.

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Florida Democratic Party puts its money where its mouth is, sends direct mail for SP Mayoral Candidate Kathleen Ford

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Well, now this race is going to get really interesting… Rumors have been circulating for weeks that the Florida Democratic Party was going to prioritize the St. Petersburg Mayoral Race. There have been whispers about polling, about the SEIU getting more involved, about shadowy 527s with six-figure bank accounts prepared to blast Bill Foster. All of these rumors are about to come true. The first indication that rumor is now reality is this mailpiece for, err, about Kathleen Ford, paid…

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As vote looms to remove her as VP of St. Pete Democratic Club, Rene Flowers defends her endorsement of Bill Foster

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At Wednesday’s meeting of the St. Petersburg Democratic Club, there is an agenda item to remove Rene Flowers as Vice President of the St. Petersburg Democratic Club because of her endorsement of Republican Bill Foster for Mayor of St. Petersburg. In her defense, Flowers wrote a scathing memo to Jack Killinsworth, the president of the SPDC, outlining not only why she supports Foster, but also criticizing the club, the Pinellas Democratic Party and other local Democrats for their inconsistent support…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Hillsborough GOP’s Reagan Day Dinner this Friday, featuring Charlie Crist and Atwater, on the ropes with slow ticket sales

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A behind-the-scenes showdown between Charlie Crist’s campaign and organizers of the Hillsborough County GOP’s Reagan Day Dinner is coming to a head as ticket sales for Friday night’s dinner at the Pepin Hospitality Center have slowed to a trickle. According to one organizer, who asked to remain anonymous as negotiations continue between Crist’s campaign and the Hillsborough GOP, only 68 tickets to the event have been sold. Originally, expectations for ticket sales were set in the 250-300 range, but as…

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League of Women Voters to host candidate forums tonight and Thursday at City Hall

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Either way, seeing and hearing the candidates will help you to make your ballot choices for the November 3rd election. St. Petersburg will choose a mayor (Kathleen Ford or Bill Foster) and City Council members for Districts 2 (Stephen J. Corsetti or James Kennedy Jr); 4 (Leslie Curran or Pamella Settlegoode); 5 (Steve Kornell or Angela Rouson); 6 (Karl Nurse or Vel Thompson); and 8 (Jeff Danner or Leonard Schmiege); voted citywide. On Tues., Oct. 6th at 7 p.m. the…

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Bill Foster rollin’ in the dough

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The money is starting to roll in for Bill Foster. His latest fundraising report showed Foster hauled in more than $36K over the last period. And that’s not counting the 12K he raised last Wednesday at the fundraiser AK Desai, Joe Triolo and Jim Holton hosted for Foster at the Venue or the money former Deveron Gibbons supporter Tim Higham raised for Foster last Friday at a fundraiser littered with other Gibbons supporters (I walked by and saw Nick Hansen…

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