With the campaigns for President in full swing, I am reminded of my meetings with three Presidents and two Vice Presidents: President Bill Clinton–in 1988 in Tallahassee campaigning for President. …
The mar key campaign in Miami during the 1972 elections, as previously reported in this Blog, was between the Speaker of the Florida House Speaker Di ...
The majority party always gets the spoils. As a result, when I served in the Florida legislature during the ’70′s and ’80′s, ...
I have observed a number of community based organizations over the years, but the most effective and precise was the Miami Citizens Against Crime ( ...
It was like a clarion call coming out of the Florida Supreme Court in 1982, “All Senators Run.” The all powerful Senate Dean Dempsey Barron had crafted his reapportionment strategy ...
It is almost universal–the thirst for inspiration in our candidates for public service. In fairness, many candidates are trying by carefully analyzing the polls, and declaring a position fully in alignment ...
My friend George DePontis said in response to the 1972 campaign slogan, “Some men don’t need slogans,” is because “their PR guys couldn’t think them up.” Original or not, that ...
