Corruption and Opportunity

    New York is tough for the GOP. And the New York Republicans have often made it harder than it should be. But the ugly scandal that’s blossoming in New York State is an opportunity for the Republican Party and its elected officials to be “born again hard” and to turn the bipartisan culture of corruption into a Republican Party with not only a reason to | Read More »

    It’s Not ALL About the Benjamins

    After hearing the accounts of the first Florida gubernatorial debate today, I came to the conclusion that Rick Scott is a lot like the New York Yankees: a lot of money to built the team, some early success in the polls…but even a big budget doesn’t guarantee success every game or every season. The political press, like the media everywhere is obsssed with money. The | Read More »

    Rick Scott and the Illegal Immigration Money Pipeline

    Rick Scott has certainly made a splash in the Florida Governor’s race, and may be about to make an ever bigger one…but not in the same way his multi-million dollar opening media buy did. $300 million dollars will buy a lot, and it looked to me like Rick Scott was doing just that: executing a hostile takeover of the Florida governor’s race. I’ve worked with | Read More »

    The Sad End of Charlie Crist

    Watching the Florida Republican primary from afar has been a fascinating exercise. The sudden fall of Charlie Crist  – from being a seemingly unbeatable candidate with 5 statewide races under his belt and an endless Rolodex of high-dollar donors to political trainwreck – has been noted, well, everywhere, as has the emergence of new Republican rockstar Marco Rubio. The stars have rarely aligned so well | Read More »