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Scott Wagman posts concession on (surprise) FB

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If Scott Wagman could just keep his ego in check (!) and look beyond Facebook and Twitter, he’d be a half-way decent candidate (how does Senate District 16 look to you, Scott?). Yet, Scott’s ego continues to run amok, even in defeat. He posted a lengthy letter to his supporters on Facebook that is less a concession and more a manifesto. And, jeez, does Wags let it all hang out. He thanks Lucas Fleming for introducing him to Scott Johni…

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Angela Rouson sends out the cutest mailpiece of the campaign

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Okay, okay, there is not a lot of high-level policy discussed in Angela Rouson’s latest mailpiece, but I think that is the point. Evoking a similar effort by her husband during his campaign, this mailpiece reminds voters about the best aspect of Angela Rouson, her compassionate mothering of five young men. Because in this day and age, if Angela can keep five young men in line, she should have no problem with Leslie Curran and Wengay Newton. Great photography, nice…

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Scott Wagman’s new mailpiece downright garish

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Scott Wagman’s campaign is quickly assembling the worst direct-mail portfolio ever seen by a candidate spending half-a-million dollars. There is something positive to be said about pumping out piece after piece of this crap, but it’s hard to be positive when the design is garish and the message so muddled. Yes, I said garish. All sorts of colors and images and fonts, all swirled together with no apparent concern for the person reading it. It’s looks like a crayon box…

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Tiger Bay or Tiger Lilly?

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Like with so many others, my relationship with Tiger Bay is becoming a love-hate situation. I love going to the forums, I think they hate when I show up and make the likes of Leslie Curran quiver with discomfort. Earlier this year and behind closed doors, the board of Tiger Bay contemplated taking away a fang-and-claw award I received for a question I asked Mayor Rick Baker. The rationale for this unprecedented action (seriously) had something to do with Beverly…

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Steve Kornell’s in your mailbox

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Why is it that we have three good candidates for City Council from one district and yet we are stuck with Leslie Curran and Wengay Newton from other districts? Anyway, Steve Kornell’s mail-piece to absentee ballot requesters arrived yesterday. Standard fare, but sharp enough. Considering his budget, I award it a solid ‘B’ grade.

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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 had gone well, Bennett could…

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Karl Nurse vs. The Tomato Cans

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Last Sunday, Bill Safire wrote in his “On Language” column about the use of “Straw Man” in political speechifying, in which you set someone up just to knock them down. Safire uses President Obama as an example when he says “I know some folks in Washington and on Wall Street are saying we should just focus on their problems.” Some folks, like those who are never named but are always wrongheaded extremists. Straw Men lurk everywhere in St. Petersburg politics.…

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