Steve Schale: Quick note on NPA registration
Late last week, my friend Steve Bousquet wrote a lengthy piece about the increase in the number of voters who are registering with no party affiliation. The issue deserves more time than I will give it...
View ArticleSteven Schale: Tis the season – for career advice
Most years, I spend a good chunk of my December talking to kids getting ready to graduate and young professionals looking to get into politics. It is one of the more enjoyable things I do. Of all the...
View ArticleSteve Schale: New state Senate map favors the Democrats
If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me in the last two weeks what the new State Senate maps mean for the partisan balance of the State Senate, I wouldn’t need to play Powerball. There is no...
View ArticleSteve Schale: Florida’s presidential primary is late, but significant
Here are some interesting tidbits about the Florida primary: Well over 3 million people will vote in the Presidential Preference Primary. Tampa should be the largest voting market for both parties,...
View ArticleSteve Schale: Hillary Clinton should easily defeat Bernie Sanders in Florida
For the first time in a while, the Florida Democratic Primary will mean something. For Bernie Sanders, it is a chance to prove he can win a big diverse state. For Hillary Clinton, it is a chance to...
View ArticleSteve Schale: The dumpster fire comes to Florida
There is an old saying that says that the definition of competent is understanding where your own personal competence ends, and one thing is for certain, the 2016 GOP primary has made many a smart...
View ArticleSteve Schale: Terrorism is a grim fact of life around the world
It was one of those conversations that changed everything. Watching a hockey game from a luxury box in Tampa Bay in late 2014, I asked the two Pakistani guys from a group I was hosting a simple...
View ArticleSteve Schale: Reshaping the electorate
I’ve been really blessed in my career. For a kid from a small town in Florida, by way of a small town in Illinois, I’ve enjoyed several “how the heck did that just happen” moments. And without...
View ArticleSteven Schale: Pakistani visitors helped expand understanding, build bridges
The morning after the election, tired and a little dejected, I stood with five Indians and four Pakistanis inside the Tampa International Airport, seeing them back off to Washington, DC. When I signed...
View ArticleSteven Schale: Patrick Murphy gives Democrats a real shot at Senate seat
The revolving door that is Bob Graham’s old U.S. Senate seat will continue in 2016. Barring a surprise, Florida will have its fourth Senator representing that seat since Sen. Graham retired – and for...
View ArticleSteven Schale: How Hispanic voters could swing Florida’s 2016 presidential...
These days, every conversation about Florida and 2016 generally starts and ends with the Hispanic vote – and for good reason. It is easily the fastest growing segment of the population. The Hispanic...
View ArticleSteve Schale: “Draft Biden,” the 10-week journey of a lifetime
For me, it started in September 2008. Barack Obama had just selected Joe Biden as his running mate, and I was to staff the new vice presidential candidate in Tampa, at a rally at the University of...
View ArticleSteve Schale: The Democratic primary is over, let’s go beat Donald Trump
The Bernie Sanders campaign is over. The commanding win by Hillary Clinton should bring an end to the nomination fight. Going into Tuesday night, her delegate lead was over 200, and her popular vote...
View ArticleSteve Schale: Florida State House Rankings, May 2016
Six months before Election Day, now that the candidates and races are starting to develop, I wanted to take a look at my favorite of all subjects: State House races. For those of you all who don’t know...
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