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Thu May 28, 2009 at 08:45:35 AM PDT
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Last week, 2008 congressional challenger Annette Taddeo suggested she might be interested in a possible run for CFO. This would be a very good idea.
If you already know about Annette and agree, go sign the petition and encourage her to jump into the race. You don't have to be a Floridian to sign the petition, either, we want to show her that people across the country support her. And, trust me, you want talented, progressive Democrats in charge in Florida, it'll help everyone.
Taddeo ran a strong campaign against Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida's 18th District. Despite widespread support and much excitement generated by her candidacy, she was unable to overcome the popularity of the incubment, who had the vast resources of her office and long career in politics to hold off the newcomer. Taddeo did establish herself as a progressive politician to keep an eye on, though.
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 20:31:47 PM PDT
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Here is a complete round-up of our coverage of Netroots Nation and the coverage done by other Floridians (or about topics relevant to Floridians)...
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 20:28:10 PM PDT
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Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress District FL-14, Larry Byrnes is challenging an unfair and undemocratic ruling that has kept him off the ballot for this August.
The Republican-controlled Florida Division of Elections (which you may remember from its recent appearance in the movie Recount) has determined that Byrnes will be a write-in candidate in August, defying the will of the people and the intent of the law. Laws like the one used to keep Byrnes off the ballot are meant to prevent voter fraud and to help ensure that the will of the people is reflected at election time.
On April 15, 2008, Byrnes received a letter telling him that he had qualified as a candidate in the upcoming election. They didn't tell him that he needed anything further. He later noticed that his name was not appearing on the elections website. He called the division and learned that he had not submitted a required notarized loyalty oath, which was required to be submitted the following day. He sent it by overnight courier and it arrived by the deadline. After the deadline, he was told that he had submitted the wrong loyalty oath. He had inadvertently signed the loyalty oath for a write-in candidate, not a Democrat.
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Mon May 05, 2008 at 22:36:19 PM PDT
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This is the type of thing that state/local blogs can be particularly effective at leading efforts on...
As I mentioned on the radio show the other day, one of the things we're going to do is make sure that every prominent public official in Florida is on record as to where they stand in terms of the Hate Amendment, the latest proposal to ban gay marriage in Florida. Our job now is to find out where everyone stands on Amendment 2, including:
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Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 06:18:06 AM PDT
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Wow. At first glance, that's all I can say about the comments from Pastor Hayes Wicker of Naples, Florida. Here's what he said at an anti-gay event last week:
This is a tremendous social crisis, greater even than the issue of slavery.
Wow.
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 08:06:58 AM PST
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The 2008 Florida Democratic Primary is the first "virtual primary" in U.S. history.
It is a unique event in American history, where technology and people power are being used to determine not only who Floridians favor as the Democratic nominee, but today's primary also will play a key role in determining the next president of the United States.
Last year, the Democratic presidential contenders signed a pledge not to campaign in Florida before the primary to punish Florida for violating Democratic National Committee rules and moving the vote in advance of the February 5 barrier set up in 2006.
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 at 08:00:37 AM PST
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Florida Progressive Radio is proud to announce that our special 9 p.m. show tonight, Thursday December 20, 2007, will feature Congressman Robert Wexler, who will be on the show to talk about his new push to hold impeachment hearings for criminal Vice President Dick Cheney. Also appearing on the show will be several other Cheney impeachment supporters: Bob Fertik (Democrats.com), Dave Lindorff (Case for Impeachment, Counterpunch Magazine) and David Swanson (AfterDowningStreet).
To listen to the show...
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 11:57:43 AM PDT
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Announcing the first annual Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition's
2007 Netroots Awards
The purpose of these awards is to recognize the best of the best in the blogging and netroots activism community in Florida. The process will work like this:
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Sun Sep 02, 2007 at 13:43:13 PM PDT
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Everybody is going a bit crazy about the fight between the DNC and the FDP over the seating of delegates at the national convention. There's a lot more to say about this at other times and for other reasons. But one aspect of the debate is somewhat overdone. The claim that our votes won't be counted doesn't make much sense. The fact is, no state's delegates "count" at the convention. The only influence that a state has in the election process is by determining who the front-runner will be during the early part of the electoral cycle. Florida will have a huge impact on that on January 29, regardless of whether or not our votes are official that day. But, by the time the convention comes around, the vote for the nomination will have been long determined and 200 votes will have no impact on the outcome. They never have. The results at conventions going back to 1936 make this clear. In 1936 (and earlier) a candidate had to win 2/3rds of convention delegates to win the Democratic nomination. Since then, the rules have required only a majority and at no convention since then would 200 votes make a difference in the outcome:
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 at 20:06:10 PM PDT
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From time to time, I'll do a post describing a new tool that I discovered that may be of use to bloggers. Here is the first.
What is the best way to break up the monotony of a boring-looking, text-heavy blog? Obviously a visual bit of art is needed. But if the art sucks, then it doesn't work. What about a cartoon. What about a good, professional-looking, funny cartoon? But who can afford such a thing. Why, you can. Go to Left 'Toon Lane, which is described to me thusly:
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 at 21:09:06 PM PDT
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Inspired by GusWatch and The Putnam Report and my recent adventures at YearlyKos, we're now announcing the launch of a new network of WatchBlogs for the Republicans who are attempting to destroy Florida's future.
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