Subject: U.S. Democratic Party

• Spontaneous Predictions

  November 3, 2006

• As Suspected ...

  October 4, 2006

• The Sun-Sentinel Error That Won't Die

  August 11, 2006

• Is Katherine Harris A Ruthless Soviet Dictator?

  July 28, 2006

• Newspablum And A Report From St. Paul

  September 4, 2008

• The Brat PAC

  September 3, 1998

• Letters

  April 15, 1999

• Et Tu, Dolphins?

  June 17, 1999

• Letters

  June 24, 1999

• Undercurrents

  January 20, 2000

• Letters to the Editor

  November 23, 2000

• Letters for October 3, 2002

  October 3, 2002

• Sigur Rós

  December 19, 2002

• Letters for January 2, 2003

  January 2, 2003

• Letters for March 13-19, 2003

  March 13, 2003

• Tailpipe

  October 21, 2004

• It Ain't About Skin Color

  How many times?

  February 28, 2008

• Show Us Some Green

  America's most colorful third party could use some attention — and some cash.

  May 15, 2008

• Meek Inching Closer to Frontrunner Status

  It would be one thing if a South Florida paper was heralding U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek as the frontrunner in the U.S. Senate's Democratic primary for 2010. It's a far more auspicious thing that a Tampa Bay paper is making that claim, albeit with some hesitation. Along with Orlando, Jacksonville and the Florida panhandle, Tampa Bay is a region that may not be familiar with a congressman whose district is in South Florida. There's no better way to introduce himself than as the frontrunner.The Miami

  March 9, 2009

• Yay! It's the Day That 90 Percent of Us Don't Vote!

  Finally, the end of the municipal election cycle is upon us. A few races we'll be watching today:In Fort Lauderdale, we've got runoffs in three commission districts, which means that a majority of the city's governing body will be elected today, joining mayor-elect Jack Seiler and Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom, both of whom earned decisive victories last month.In District I, a bruising battle between incumbent Commissioner Christine Teel and former Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Bruce Roberts. T

  March 10, 2009

• Wasserman Schultz Has Everywhere Trick

  (Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen the movie The Prestige, stop reading this post now, because I'm going to give away a crucial plot twist.)Remember that seemingly impossible trick in The Prestige by Christian Bale's character? On one side of the stage, he closes a door behind himself while in the very next second he comes out of a door on the other side of the stage. Eventually, it's revealed that one man is actually a pair of twins, and the trick makes sense.This is the only way to explain th

  March 30, 2009

• Florida Is Cleaner

  No sale!

  December 25, 2008

• Obama Jam-a-Rama

  May 29, 2008

• Letters for May 22-28, 2008

  May 22, 2008

• Nail Ceasar!

  Does the local Democratic Party really need a dictator for life?

  May 18, 2006

• The GOP's Buddy

  If the Sun-Sentinel's Buddy Nevins has declared for Crist, why's he still covering the governor's race?

  February 23, 2006

• Red Dollars, Blue Pennies

  Show Us the Broward Money

  February 16, 2006

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  March 10, 2005

• It's No Joke

  February 17, 2005

• The Ludicrous 12 of 2004

  Sure, it was the year of Bush/Kerry. But here are South Florida's really big stories.

  December 30, 2004

• Tailpipe

  It's All About Sex!

  October 28, 2004

• Flex the First

  June 3, 2004

• Cosmic Relief

  The B-52's aren't ready to bomb just yet

  April 15, 2004

• Prelude to a Butt Whippin'

  The GOP eyes a George W. Bush victory in traditionally Democratic Palm Beach County. Here's why.

  April 1, 2004

• The First Train to Clark-ville

  Lauderdale hosts a candidacy in its infancy

  September 18, 2003

• Dem Blues

  The left, turning right, was plain wrong

  May 29, 2003

• The Jackass Whimpers

  Bush's war has sent the Democratic Party scurrying for cover

  February 27, 2003

• Miriam for President

  Broward County's beleaguered vote supervisor is only following tradition

  February 6, 2003

• Liberté. Fraternité. No Way.

  The Libertarians' slate is full this fall. So how come they're not out stumping for votes?

  October 3, 2002

• Enter the Xuna Xone

  You might not know Juan Xuna from Xanadu, but he should be your next congressman

  October 3, 2002

• Longshot

  Florida House minority leader Lois Frankel is waging an impossible campaign for governor

  November 15, 2001

• Letters to the Editor

  Letters for November 9, 2000

  November 9, 2000

• Letters

  April 1, 1999

• Members of the "Mitch Ceasar Mob" earn a steady paycheck for their political influence

  July 9, 2009

• Cash Dries Up in Key Races for Dems

  house.govA painting of Bill Young, whose congressional career may have pre-dated the invention of still photographyOn paper, the congressional district of Rep. Bill Young of St. Petersburg would seem to be one of the best chances for the Democratic Party to pick up a seat. Although Young has kept that district Republican for almost 30 years, it went for Obama last November, and at 78 years old, Young ain't young enough to be a force on the fundraising trail. He raised only $1,355 in the year's f

  July 20, 2009

• Gelber Unloads on Bushies Who Politicized Federal Proscutors' Offices

  The Democrats' side of the Florida Attorney General race, between Sens. Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber can feel like a meeting of the Mutual Admiration Society. But it's just not healthy to be always so measured and tactful, which is why it must have felt good for Gelber to wind up and then tee off on the Bush cronies who sullied the sacred ground where Gelber's public service began.Photo by Tracy RussoGelber​On a blog usually reserved for warm and fuzzy tales of being a Big Brother and a commun

  August 13, 2009

• Candidate: Broward Democrats Offered Her Big-Money Donors if She'd Back Off From Evan Jenne

  September 24, 2009

• Senate Race Looking More Competitive -- on One Side, Anyway

  Flickr: maurice.ferreFerre​Charlie Crist continues to lead in polls, but former House Speaker Marco Rubio has all the momentum in the battle for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. During a quarter when he appeared on the cover of the National Review, dominated straw polls, and received high praise from GOP luminaries like Jeb Bush and George Will, Rubio also raised $1 million.Over on the Democrats' side, Kendrick Meek has a new challenger for the nomination: Maurice Ferre, who was Miam

  October 7, 2009

• Kendrick Meek Campaign Suddenly Saddled With Electability Questions

  Meek​The St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald teamed up for an article in yesterday's editions that voiced concerns among Democrats that their leading senatorial candidate, Congressman Kendrick Meek, isn't "high-profile" enough to beat Charlie Crist. It's a strange moment to raise that question -- it appears to have been prompted by Maurice Ferre's entry into the race. The former Miami mayor wouldn't have declared, the logic goes, if he wasn't sure that Meek was vulnerable.Let's consider anot

  October 12, 2009

• Searching for Democrats to Run Corruption County

  Any Dems want to run against Steven Abrams?​After watching three Republicans on the Palm Beach County Commission head to prison on corruption charges, one might imagine local Democratic operatives corking champagne bottles in anticipation of next year's battle to fill the seat held by Republican Commissioner Steven Abrams.But politics in Corruption County are never that simple. Indeed, the Dems have yet to find anyone to run against Abrams. "Of all the races we're scoping out, it's probably th

  November 3, 2009