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Tallahassee lobbyist’s shadowy 527 behind mailers for Steve Kornell

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Take a closer look at the latest direct mail for Steve Kornell and you will see that it is paid for by “Liberty and Justice for All,” an ECO formed last year by prominent Tallahassee lawyer/lobbyist Mark Herron, who is best-known for representing public officials accused of ethical violations. Here’s what Herron said about the ECO when asked by blogger Bob Norman: I asked him about the organization’s birth. “I just had an idea about the name and decided to…

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Steve Kornell’s latest TV advertisement

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Angela Rouson on TV with second ad featuring Rick Baker endorsement as campaigns advertise on cable to deliver messages

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Here’s a first look at the new spot from Angela Rouson’s Campaign: With Rouson’s latest buy, she has purchased approximately $20,000 of cable advertising, including $7,500 for the last 10 days. Her opponent Steve Kornell has a buy with Bright House Networks for approximately $5,500 for the last 10 days. In other races, Karl Nurse purchased $10,000 in advertising for the last ten days, while Mayoral Candidate Bill Foster has purchased at least $14,000, spread over at least a dozen…

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Please read the story that might just win the election for Angela Rouson

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If you have yet to vote for who will fill the District 5 seat being vacated by Jamie Bennett, please read the two stories in The St. Petersburg Times today. Read here for the one about Angela Rouson, read here for the one about Steve Kornell. Both pieces are exquisitely written and, after reading them, it’s clear that there are two capable candidates running. But the article about Angela Rouson displays a level of humanity and life experience that Steve…

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Bill Foster raises another $55K in two weeks, but will it be enough to beat Kathleen Ford

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The latest campaign finance information (through October 9) is now available online. Mayor Kathleen Ford raised $7,340 for an overall total of $66,488.76, now having spent $46,485, leaving Ford with just over $20K cash-on-hand. Bill Foster raised $55,055 for an overall total of $207,242, spent $30,508, now having spent $141,143 overall, leaving Foster with just over 66K cash-on-hand. District 2 Steve Corsetti raised $50 (from former City Council candidate Joe Smith), for an overall total of $7,505, now having spent…

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Agenda 2010’s Bizarro World straw poll

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My favorite rabble-rouser Gypsy Gallardo helped organize a forum of the St. Petersburg City Council candidates, during which a straw poll was held to, supposedly, gauge the favorites of the African-American community. And like the Bizarro World in which up is down and black is white, most of the winners of the Bizarro Straw Poll are the candidates who will probably lose. And even those candidates who might win, the results are so lopsided, that only Bizarro Superman could make…

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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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