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Revising Florida Democrats’ to-do list

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At this point, it does not appear likely Congressman Kendrick Meek will collect the requisite number of voters’ signatures to place his name on the ballot. Even if Meek does end up collecting the requisite number of signatures, it won’t matter. He has wasted any chance of seizing the momentum from the two GOP candidates who have captured the attention of the nation’s political class. Rather than investing further in Meek’s fledgling campaign, as Meek’s campaign manager Abe Dyk suggests…

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Dave Aronberg, Dan Gelber to spar at Tiger Bay

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Many years Cabinet races don’t take much shape until close to Election Day. But Democrats Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber have been charging hard for six months already to become their party’s candidate for Attorney General, as incumbent Bill McCollum exits to run for governor. The two state senators from South Florida have agreed to a joint appearance in the Tigers’ Den to let Tampa Bay look them over and hear their pitch to manage Florida’s legal affairs. Both have…

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Fundraising and Web 2.0 update for Florida Attorney General Race

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Progress Florida’s Jon Bleyer took the time to compile some very interesting statistics about how the major candidates for statewide office fundraising efforts compare with their Internet and social networking footprints entering 2010. Here are his findings and analysis: Holly Benson-R: Fundraising: $219,095 (all 4th quarter) raised; $192,959 COH Facebook: 846 supporters Twitter: 130 followers (Tweeter Meter: 1) YouTube: 1 subscriber, 304 upload views Campaign website: http://www.hollybenson.com/ Pam Bondi-R: Fundraising: $198,755 (all 4th quarter) raised; $197,115 COH Facebook: 295 supporters…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Thinking about Kendrick Meek, the Myth of Sisyphus and whether Dan Gelber regrets dropping out of the U.S. Senate race

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Over the holiday break, I couldn’t help but keep up with the wonderful, wintery updates coming from Steve Schale’s Facebook page, as he shared with us photo after photo of a snowed-over North Carolina. This led me to further wonder if Steve has any second thoughts about Senator Dan Gelber’s decision to cede the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat to Congressman Kendrick Meek. At the time when Gelber withdrew from the Senate race to run for Attorney General,…

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2009 Netroots Awards: The Good, the Bad and the Undeserved

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The 2009 Florida Netroots Awards winners were announced this afternoon in Orlando at the Florida Democratic Party convention. Finalists previously had been revealed on the Florida Progressive Coalition blog. There were a record 645 voters this year, shattering last year’s record and dwarfing the 100 or so who voted in the inaugural Awards competition in 2007. (Update: The Reid Report shares some of my opinion that Kendrick Meek did not deserve all of the hardware he won.) Without further ado,…

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2009 Netroots Awards

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It’s that time of year again. The Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition is opening nominations for the best of the blogs and online activism. There are a few changes this year, but the process will largely be the same. Between now and the end of August, we’ll be taking nominations for the best writing, posting and online activism in the state of Florida amongst the left-wing blogs. The process is simple. Send me your nominations in the categories below. This…

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Daily Kos weighs in on Dave Aronberg v. Dan Gelber

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Daily Kos weighs in: Dan Gelber is well positioned in his bid to become Florida Attorney General. A Federal Prosecutor who is strong on White Colllar Crime and Public Corruption, Gelber has served as the Minority House Leader and has proven to be one of the most ardent supporters of Education. After announcing his intention to run, Gelber swiftly racked up a number of endorsements from FL-Dems and posted impressive Fundraising. Gelber’s opponent, Dave Aronberg has been bogged down. Starting…

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