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Florida Progressive Coalition 
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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Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 18:37:09 PM PDT
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One day into our campaign to get our congressional challengers to sign on to the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, we've already had one victory. Samm Simpson has endorsed the plan. Knowing Samm, I figured this was an issue that was important to her and that she'd be eager to sign on. We should reward Samm for singing on, so go here and contribute what you can. Hey, I'm a poor adjunct professor/blogger and I was able to muster a few bucks. It's the least you can do. And it's important.
Those of us active in the Netroots and blogging (as well as the more traditional grassroots) need to make sure that we reward candidates who engage in responsible, progressive behavior. Endorsing the Responsible Plan is a great step in that direction. Florida now has seven challengers signed on to this plan (still the top state), and you should consider dropping them a few bucks if you can. It'll show them you appreciate their efforts and encourage others to do the same.
Which is why I'm posting this message.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 20:43:25 PM PDT
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Florida Progressive Coalition hereby endorses the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq.
Generally, we try to focus on state and local issues but we decided to go outside that for once. Why? A number of reasons:
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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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Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 16:53:35 PM PDT
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This is not my favorite type of post. I much prefer going after Republicans, but when I see something like this happen, I can't let it slip by. Friday night at the Collins-Steele Dinner in Tallahassee Congressman Allen Boyd gave a speech in which he referred to Barack Obama as "smart" and "articulate." That was the whole of his description. Here we go again...
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 at 11:55:42 AM PDT
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One of the key things you need to do once you've written a great story, is make sure that others read it. A well-written post (or series of posts) can inspire others to action, bring down corrupt members of the government or help people-powered candidates win elections. But only if enough people see the post. So how do you get more people to see the post than just your normal readers? One way is Buzzflash.
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