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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. DONALD TRUMP RIDES HIS MOVEMENT TO VINDICATION AND THE WHITE HOSE Donald Trump awakened a movement of angry working-class voters fed up with political insiders and desperate for change. On Tuesday, that movement propelled him to the White House. Trump’s stunning, come-from-behind victory over Hillary Clinton — a far more organized and experienced rival — served as…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Tom Jackson, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. OUR NATIONAL IOCANE-POWDER MOMENT And so, at last, it is upon us. Election Day. Time, fence-sitters, to decide. We’ve been counting down so long, all the way back to the spring of last year; it sometimes seemed we’d never get here. Great nation that we (still) are, however, propelled by momentum and time-honored systems that…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. BULLETIN via the Associated Press – 4:32 a.m. – Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. She was 78. Reno died early Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, her goddaughter Gabrielle D’Alemberte said. D’Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. LET’S START WITH A QUICK SHOT & CHASER SHOT:  CHASER: NOW, LET’S THROW OUT THERE THREE HOT RUMORS #1 – Debra Henley is exiting the Florida Justice Association, three different sources tell FloridaPolitics.com, although FJA spokesman Ryan Banfill would not comment about the organization’s personnel moves. But from the sound of others, it’s almost certain Henley is on…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of the great statesmen of Florida politics, my friend — and in some ways a mentor — Senator Jack Latvala. KEY RACE IN FOCUS – FLORIDA’S 18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT The race for Florida’s 18th Congressional District has become one of the most contentious races in the state. There’s been jabs over donations, accusations about…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. YES, YOU’RE LOSING SLEEP OVER THIS ELECTION – Wearable devices that track exercise and other vital signs reveal what many have suspected: The election is making us lose sleep, the Wall Street Journal reports. The night of the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Sept. 26, Fitbit users nationwide slept an average of 4.2 minutes less than they did the…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. JUST ONE MORE WEEK LEFT TO GO MORE THAN 3.8 MILLION FLORIDIANS HAVE ALREADY VOTED – As of Tuesday morning, 2,033,123 vote-by-mail ballots have been returned for the November general election, and 1,769,199 people have voted early across the state. Registered Republicans lead in vote-by-mail ballots to Democrats 855,899 to 785,675, but Democrats lead GOP voters in early voting 739,306 to 684,100. A total…

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