The Ybor City Stogie: Bob Buesing

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

2018 Political Hob Nob in Tampa

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Bob Buesing

Tampa, Florida

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

‘Unity’ Confab Fizzles; Cruz Campaign in Shambles

By any measure, the Janet Cruz campaign for state senate’s so-called “unity” event last Thursday in South Tampa was a failure. Worse, it was an embarrassment.

The stunt was necessitated by what Tampa’s progressive community considers reprehensible behavior by Cruz and the Florida Democratic Party. It was a lame attempt for Cruz to mend fences. more

By Jim Bleyer

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Progressives Fume at Buesing Betrayal; Cruz Cabal in Full Panic Mode

The Florida Democratic Party is begging for “unity” after its meddling transformed a very flippable Florida Senate race into an utter longshot.
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An email, sent by Buesing, asks recipients to attend an “Evening of Democratic Unity” next week at a local Tampa eatery. The invitation says the event will “feature” Buesing’s replacement and corporatist puppet State Rep. Janet Cruz with Buesing as “special guest.”
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The aggrieved progressives in the party are having none of the blatant rescue attempt. The meddlers, FDC chairman Terrie Rizzo and corporatist Alex Sink, who caused this potential election disaster are in full panic mode realizing they alienated progressives who comprise at least a third of their base and who are reliable voters.
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Those who supported Bob Buesing’s 2018 effort to unseat incumbent Republican Dana Young and provided a volunteer army are rightfully livid. Buessing withdrew his candidacy after pressure and a promise from Rizzo and Sink.
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By Jim Bleyer
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Friday, May 4, 2018

Corporate Democrats Force Progressive Bob Buesing Out Of State Senate Race

Alex Sink, the corporatist Democrat who set a modern record for political futility, was a key figure in marginalizing progressive Florida Senate candidate Bob Buesing, forcing him out of a very winnable race.

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Sink, Bank of America’s former president for operations in Florida, favored fellow corporatist Cruz, a late entrant, over Buesing as did Florida Democratic Party chairman Terrie Rizzo, and Hillsborough State Committeewoman Alma Gonzalez, all supremely divisive figures within the Democratic party.

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Buesing was threatened with the denial of crucial endorsements and financial support if he contested late entrant Cruz in a primary.

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Like Rizzo and Gonzalez, Sink is out of step with modern Democratic thinking.

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Sink. Rizzo. Gonzalez. Those are the influential leaders with archaic thinking that are torpedoing Democratic hopes in the country’s most populous swing state.

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Progressives are furious at Sink and her cronies, with many promising to withhold their votes from Janet Cruz.

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For Alex Sink, pleasing Republicans takes priority over promoting Democrats as a party of inclusion. One month ago she proudly served on the honorary host committee for the election of Republican Sheriff Chad Chronister.

By Jim Bleyer

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

This is NOT What Democracy Looks Like!!

Not when party "movers & shakers, State Chess players, Puppet Masters, King & Queen makers" put pressure on any primary candidate to vacate their race because they don't want a primary. It's Bullshit and Business as usual. Why not let the constituents have a choice? Bob and Karen Meyer Buesing are class acts, and that's why my choice would have been to vote for Bob Buesing in the primary and general elections.
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We all know that some candidates are motivated to run because they want power, prestige, and to do well (for themselves), I believe that Bob's motive was driven by the desire to Do Good. I am not surprised that Bob would put party above himself. Bob may have done right by the party, but they have not done right by him, nor us, the people.

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I am also pleased that he is returning donor contributions instead of funneling them into the party. I'm tired of candidates being shoved down my throat. Anybody who is reading this, don't misunderstand, I am not advocating for voting for Dana Young or any GOP candidate. I am exercising my freedom of speech, and criticizing a deeply flawed system. This is NOT What Democracy Looks Like!

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By Beth Eriksen Shoup