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How I broke the story about Goliath Davis’ stop for suspicion of DUI

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Since Thursday, when I first broke the story of Deputy Mayor Goilath Davis being stopped by the Gulfport Police Department in the early morning of December 15, 2009, for suspicion of DUI, I have been inundated for answers to questions as to how I, a singular writer and blogger, broke a story of this magnitutde. How did I scoop the St. Petersburg Times?  Still others wanted to know what my motivation was for investigating the story?  Some wished to know if I had a…

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How I broke the story about Goliath Davis’ stop for suspicion of DUI

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Since Thursday, when I first broke the story of Deputy Mayor Goilath Davis being stopped by the Gulfport Police Department in the early morning of December 15, 2009, for suspicion of DUI, I have been inundated for answers to questions as to how I, a singular writer and blogger, broke a story of this magnitutde. How did I scoop the St. Petersburg Times?  Still others wanted to know what my motivation was for investigating the story?  Some wished to know if I had a…

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Times’ Adam Smith to Real Clear Politics: Marco Rubio ‘not a perfect candidate by any stretch’

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Interesting quote from St. Petersburg Times’ Adam Smith in an interview with Real Clear Politics: “The conventional wisdom in Tallahassee is that it’s beyond the point of return and there’s almost nothing Charlie can do,” Adam Smith, political editor for the St. Petersburg Times, told RCP Tuesday. But allies of Crist, he adds, maintain that “it’s not too late, he’s got a lot of money, and Marco Rubio is not a perfect candidate by any stretch.”

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Times’ Adam Smith to Real Clear Politics: Marco Rubio ‘not a perfect candidate by any stretch’

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Interesting quote from St. Petersburg Times’ Adam Smith in an interview with Real Clear Politics: “The conventional wisdom in Tallahassee is that it’s beyond the point of return and there’s almost nothing Charlie can do,” Adam Smith, political editor for the St. Petersburg Times, told RCP Tuesday. But allies of Crist, he adds, maintain that “it’s not too late, he’s got a lot of money, and Marco Rubio is not a perfect candidate by any stretch.”

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Kathleen Ford, Scott Wagman – the two candidates who benefited most from local Democratic support – stiff Pinellas Dems, while Mike Fox mans up

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During the 2009 St. Petersburg Mayoral Race, candidates Kathleen Ford and Scott Wagman benefitted greatly from the support of local Democrats. “As expected, Pinellas Democrats have thrown their support behind Kathleen Ford, the Democratic contender in the nonpartisan mayoral race.” – Bay Buzz, Pinellas Democrats throw support behind Kathleen Ford for St. Pete mayor “Local and state Democrats are aggressively targeting St. Petersburg’s officially nonpartisan mayor’s race to help put a Democrat, Kathleen Ford, in the mayor’s seat, while Republicans…

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Charlie Crist, Rick Perry: A study in contrasts

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While Governor Rick Perry celebrated his commanding victory over U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary in Texas, Florida Governor Charlie Crist delivered his final State of the State speech to lawmakers in Tallahassee. The two events seemed to crystallize the opposite ends of the GOP, and the two Republican governors’ divergent campaign fortunes. In Texas, voters’ “yes” to Perry was an emphatic “no” to Washington, as The New York Times characterized the race on its front…

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St. Petersburg Times lends credence to rumor that Charlie Crist will run as independent

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From St. Petersburg Times’ Adam Smith: Marco Rubio is trouncing him in the polls, raising big money and turning into a Republican superstar. What’s Charlie Crist to do? To hear the growing speculation in Tallahassee and the Washington beltway, Gov. Crist’s path to victory in the U.S. Senate race may be to forgo the Republican party and run as an independent. Never mind that Crist and virtually every one of his allies dismiss the notion, the chatter is rampant. “You’re…

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