Transit Petition Winners: Vinik, Sternberg, Local Fishwrap; Losers: Everyone Else
The proposed $15 billion Hillsborough County transit initiative is primarily designed to rescue two failing private-sector entities and bring to fruition a taxpayer subsidized ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The fact that those bankrolling the petition effort are hiding behind a “non-profit,” tells voters all they need to know. The front man for the effort refused to tell us who hides in the shadows.
Victor DeMaio, A veteran Tampa political operative totally blew his cool and embarrassed himself after Florida House candidate Susan Valdes was videoed stumbling and bumbling by Justin Diaz over questions regarding her donors and would-be donors.
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DeMaio, who is a consultant for the Valdes campaign, called Diaz and made personal threats if the video was released.Then made good on his threat to call State Attorney Andrew Warren, the employer of videographer Justin Diaz. ----- Warren reportedly told DeMaio that Diaz “had done nothing wrong.”
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"It's draining but if you're not standing up right now at this moment in America, you're complicit. I might love you and still be your friend but now is not the time for greased accommodation and civic laziness. Cheers to all of those who are drawing a line, who are desperately trying to stop the descent into collapse, who are coming out of the woodwork to say fuck this shit." Kelly Benjamin
Democratic National Committee Member Alan Clendenin is asking whether Republicans are using The Collective Super PAC to run negative ads against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham.here ----- “Florida Democrats can’t understand why The Collective Super PAC is using secret money to falsely attack a progressive Democrat instead of sharing a positive message. The only plausible conclusion is that The Collective Super PAC is being used by Republicans to sabotage Graham because they know she is the best candidate to take back our state in November.” Alan Clendenin
“If you refuse to meet with us, we're coming to where you're at. We're coming to where you're watching a movie or eating dinner.” Tim Heberlein VIDEO ---
Organize Florida Statement Regarding Attorney General Pam Bondi Incident at Mister Rogers Screening in Tampa here
We can use California as an example. In California, Democrats control every statewide office, they control the legislature — yet we can’t get Medicare for All passed. The nurses [union is] pushing to get this passed, along with other groups, but we can’t get it passed. That’s not a state controlled by Republicans, it’s a state that’s controlled by Democrats.
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Or let’s take New York. In terms of voter access and voter rights, one of the worst states for voter rights in the country. Controlled by Democrats. more
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Our plan is to transform the Democratic Party; our plan is to run and elect progressive candidates.info
"So after listening to the discussion down there by this "older" crowd, I'm going to recommend that all of our younger voters start talking with your parents and grandparents about who you want to vote for and why, because I think they are very persuadable. - Start those conversations before the August 28th primary not after." Asher Edelson