On Saturday, April 4, Escambia County Democrats will have the opportunity to vote on the Florida delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this summer. Voting will be from 10 a.m.-2…
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Poll: Biden leads Florida Primary
Joe Biden still leads the Democratic Party field in the Florida Presidential Primary, but his lead has narrowed over the past 10 months. Late entry, Mike Bloomberg is within striking distance of…
Escambia Co. Democrats host a Candidate Meet & Greet, Aug. 15
All Democrats are invited to attend a Candidates Meet & Greet Democratic Fundraiser. Local Democratic candidates will be the special guests of the Escambia County Democratic Party for the evening. The Meet…
Sink sees similarities between Trump and Scott [podcast]
Yesterday, I had former Florida CFO Alex Sink on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” She predicted the next week’s Democratic National Convention will be very different that the GOP convention. “You…
Florida not feeling the Bern(ie)
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With Florida’s presidential primaries looming, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to hold a big lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the…
Poll: Hillary beats Jeb, Rubio and Ryan in 2016
The newest national poll by Public Policy Polling shows Hillary Clinton with a wide lead both among Democratic primary voters and against most of the big Republican names thought to be top…
Aronberg to run
State Senator Dave Aronberg (D-Greenacres) has announced that he will run for Florida Attorney General in 2010. He won’t be the only Democrat running. Fellow State Senator Dan Gelber of Miami Beach…
Will Obama grassroots organization last
The Obama ground game – an army of volunteers, an unprecedented get-out-the-vote effort and the heavy use of internet technologies – swept Barack Obama into office. Will this political machine stay in…
What I learn about Democratic Convention
This week on IN Your Head Radio I interviewed several media persons at the National Democratic Convention in Denver – Mike Papantonio, Farron Cousins of Go Left Tv, Kenneth Quinnell of Florida…
Critique of Democrats good
I received this email from one local Democrat: Recently, there was an article in the In-Weekly asking if the locally Democratic Party can get their act together. Many Democrats probably wanted to…
Please stop, Hillary
From former chairman of the Escambia Couny Democratic Executive Committee, Ron Melton: It’s time Senator Clinton stopped her campaign for the presidency and told Democrats she will work hard to elect Senator…
BAM! Obama will win nomination
Total Delegates: Barrack Obama 1815 Hillary Clinton 1672 North Carolina (99%) Obama 887,186 Clinton 654,484 Indiana (95%) Clinton 606,497 Obama 589,888 Read: Obama claims big N.C. victory Read: Clinton declares victory in…
Dems resurrection
The local Democrats are getting uppity. They actually think that they can win a local race in Okaloosa County. Ahhhhh, the optimism of youth. Read Daily News: Confident Dems: ‘We will win’
No Escambia County delegate for National Convention
The Democrats met last weekend to chose the official delegates to the National Democratic Convention. No one from Escambia County was selected. No one. Judy Byrne Riley, Niceville – Clinton delegate Bill…
Hillary will win Florida in November
Did you notice how many people voted for Hillary Clinton – 856,944 (6900 of 6913 precincts). GOP winner John McCain only got 693,425. Yes, more Republicans voted overall – 1,835,822 to 1,679,710…
Dems didn’t get much done in 2007
The McClatchy Newspapers did a review of the 2007 Congressional year, and find the Democrats really didn’t accomplish much. Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in a stunning 2006 election…
More GOP Congressmen in trouble
The Miami Herald has an article about two more Republican Congressmen in trouble for illegally profiting from their party leadership positions when the GOP held the majority in the House. On successive…
Dems claim House race is close
From the State Democratic Party: PENSACOLA RACE IS CLOSE: HELP CAMPBELL IN THE FINAL WEEK Liz Campbell’s grassroots campaign is catching fire. Thanks to your generous support, Liz has been able to…
PNJ Dogan misses the point
The daily newspaper’s local columnist Reginald Dogan analyzed the House District 3 Democratic primary this way: Wyche’s loss simply validates my theory that a black Democrat can’t win in Northwest Florida. Wyche…
John Wyche may run as Dem
John Wyche is calling around to see what his chances are of winning the Dem nomination for House District 3 seat. Someone Dems have scoffed at the notion that the GOP is…