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What is Rick Baker’s endorsement really worth?

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Now that Rick Baker is saying he could endorse a candidate in the primary after previously indicating he would wait until the general election, let’s take a look at the real or perceived value of a Baker endorsement. Let’s begin with the obvious: Baker can’t endorse Jamie Bennett. Despite the fact that Bennett is the closest Baker has to a political heir, he just cannot waste his endorsement on Bennett. (What a shame, because if all hadĀ gone well, Bennett could…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

Welcome home, Angelo Cappelli

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I don’t give a shit about what he did or what anyone says about him, Angelo Cappelli is still a good person; he just made a terrible mistake. And now he has paid his debt to society and needs to be free to live the rest of his life in peace. According to the Department of Corrections, Angelo is due for release today, after more than a year-and-a-half in the can. The only advice I have for him comes from…

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St. Pete Times bites tongue: PolitiFact rules I’m telling the truth about Deveron Gibbons’ record

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From Aaron Shrockman: Is Deveron Gibbons a bad driver? The political blog What’s Wrong With Deveron? sure wants you to think so. The blog, maintained by Peter Schorsch and created to bash Gibbons, contends that the first-time candidate has had his driver’s license suspended at least seven times. “His driver’s license was suspended as recently as December 1, 2008, only one month before Gibbons filed to run for mayor of St. Petersburg,” Schorsch wrote on the blog. “Dating back to…

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A.K. Desai raises money for Charlie Crist in Orlando

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St. Petersburg physician and GOP financier A.K. Desai, who is Charlie Crist’s finance chairman, held a $2,400-per-person fundraiser for him at the Car Club in Orlando on Friday night.

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Ridin’ dirty: Deveron Gibbons’ driving record

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According to the official records from the Department of Highways and Motor Vehicles, Deveron Montez Gibbons’ has had his driver’s license suspended at least seven times, while also racking up at least nine separate traffic violations. Dating back to 1999, Gibbons’ record shows a clear pattern of disregard not just for traffic laws, but for the judicial system itself. His license was suspended each time for failing to satisfy the requirements imposed on him as a result of a previous…

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Charlie Crist appoints Dem in Palm Beach; shouldn’t he do the same for Hillsborough SOE?

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If Charlie Crist thought it important to appoint a Democrat to a vacancy in a minority-dominated district of the Palm Beach County Commission, shouldn’t he give the same consideration when appointing a replacement for the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections?

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I wish I had a nickel for every time Jamie Bennett says I stood on the steps of City Hall and (fill in the blank)

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I’ve certainly done enough damage to Jamie Bennett’s campaign that I should probably never say another thing about him. Naaahhh. Bennett’s just too easy a target. And with Alex Haak out of the mayoral race, I predict Jamie Bennett will pick up the slack in the guffaw department. My latest gripe about Bennett comes from listening to him at the most recent mayoral forums. It seems like he begins every statement with: “I stood on the steps of City Hall…

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