Tag: Florida Politics
Nearly 1 Million Floridians Have Signed Up for Obamacare
983,775
Number of Florida residents who have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to the Tampa Tribune. About 28 percent of them are between 18 and 34 years old — the so-called “young invincibles.”
A Floridian’s Lament
Legislators are wrapping it up in Tallahassee,
And for 60 days they’ve been kept mighty busy.
But between higher speed limits
And arming Cracker dimwits,
Somehow I feel my lawmakers are just out to kill me.
Miami Lawmaker Wants to Protect Floridians Against a Zombie Apocalypse
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: I’m thankful that the Florida legislature only convenes 60 days a year — think of the mischief lawmakers could do if they were in session more than two months!
Fortunately, the 2014 session thankfully ends tomorrow. But the mischief ain’t done yet.
Florida Political Insiders Think Jeb Will Run
74%
Of 120 of Florida’s “most plugged in politicos” think Jeb Bush (R) will run for president in 2016 but just 32% think Sen. Marco Rubio (R) will do so, according to new Florida Insider Poll. In addition, a whopping 87% said Rubio would not run if Bush does.
Florida Legislative Session Opens Today (Lord Help Us)
60
Number of days the Florida state legislature is in session, beginning today. “Republicans are looking for a smooth session,” said Rep. Mia Jones, D-Jacksonville, as reported by Tampa Bay Times. “I believe they want to be able to walk out and say that we had kumbaya going downstream through this entire process.”
Charlie Crist Has the ‘Intellectual Horsepower of Yogurt’
He has all the intellectual horsepower of yogurt. But I admire his political skills. If Rick Scott could work a room like Charlie Crist, he’d be up by 25 points.
— GOP strategist Rick Wilson, quoted by the Washington Post, on former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (D).
Florida House Candidate Wants to Lynch President Obama
I’m past impeachment. It’s time to arrest and hang him high.
— Florida House candidate Joshua Black (R), quoted by the Tampa Bay Times, saying President Obama should be hanged for war crimes.
Florida Governor’s Race Looks Tight
43% to 41%
The spread, respectively, of the gubernatorial race between Charlie Crist (D) and Gov. Rick Scott (R), a new Public Policy Polling survey in Florida shows.
He Won’t Quit
Gov. Rick Scott says he wants him to resign,
And his fellow Republicans think that’d be fine.
But Trey Radel says nix —
He knows Florida politics,
You’ve got to do a lot worse than snort a few cocaine lines.
