After running a successful State Representative campaign in late 1976 in Broward County, I moved to Tallahassee. By April 1980 I was Chair of the Leon County Democratic Party, a position I held for twenty years until January 2000. During my time as County Chair I helped progressives, moderates and conservatives get elected provided they […]
Most party members, whether Democratic or Republican, tend to vote for the head of their ticket for President. There is a defection rate but usually it is in single digits. In Leon County there were 78,207 Democrats who voted, 48,957 Republicans, 28,294 No Party Affiliation (NPA) and, 3,757 minor party voters for a total of […]
It may be time that Republican County Chair Evan Power publicly declare Leon County Democratic Chair Ryan Ray as their Most Valuable Republican Secret Agent. What facts suggest such a possibility? For the first time going back to the 1980 Presidential elections (this is as far back as I have voter registration records), Democrats have […]
There are twenty-two municipalities in the United States that have populations within ten thousand (10,000) people of the population of the City of Tallahassee. The average size of the city commissions of these municipalities, including Tallahassee, is 8.2 members. The largest commission is Overland Park (Kansas) which has thirteen commissioners. Four other cities, including two city-county […]
With seven days to go before election day the auguries in Senate District Three look bad for incumbent State Senator Loranne Ausley. The stars are aligned for Republican challenger Corey Simon to take the win. There are thirteen counties in Senate District Three. All but one county, Wakulla, have a higher percentage of Republicans voting […]
Over seven million registered voters in Florida have already cast their ballot as of Wednesday morning. This means statewide 65% of the likely total voter turnout has already been cast. In Leon County 58% of the projected vote is already in at the Supervisor of Elections’ Office. Republicans are turning out at a higher rate […]
Over six million registered voters in Florida have already cast their ballot as of Monday morning. This means statewide 57% of the likely total voter turnout has already been cast. In Leon County 50% of the vote is already in at the Supervisor of Elections’ Office. The numbers are interesting and a projection of what […]
Over the last four Presidential general elections 74% of Florida’s registered voters turned out to cast ballots. When the Florida Division of Elections and Leon County Supervisor of Elections report a percentage of the vote is in, they are running that number against 100% when it should be put against the last four average turnouts […]
In the late 1960s as a teenager I lived in the small city of Olean, New York, located in Cattaraugus County. Olean was in the western tier of New York and located on the Allegheny River just north of the Pennsylvania border. Olean, when I lived there, had a population of 19,000. Currently the population […]
The reason for impeaching a President is specifically stated in Article II, Section 4, of the Constitution: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” On 17 May 2018 the acting Attorney […]