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Florida Democrats are really bad at this
We look forward to the 2026 gubernatorial race between Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Randy Fine.
Elections
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All the Tampa Bay winners from Florida’s 2022 midterm election
Michele Rayner, Kathy Castor among few Democratic wins in Florida election 2022
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Florida Republicans pummel Democrats in state house races, and now hold a historic majority
Republican Danny Alvarez defeated Rep. Andrew Learned, D-Brandon, in Hillsborough County’s District 69.
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Florida voters reject midterm constitutional amendments
The proposals, put on the ballot by the Legislature, needed support from 60 percent of voters to pass.
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Charlie Crist, Janet Cruz among election losses for Tampa Bay Democrats
There have been a few bright spots.
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Hillsborough County’s transportation tax referendum fails
The county asked voters if they would approve a 1% sales tax over the next 30 years to help fund transit and road improvements.
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s endorsements for the 2022 election
You know, after you vote for Charlie Crist.
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‘We can’t get that land back’: Residents and environmentalists oppose Largo’s Referendum 2
Voters could open the door for a developer who seeks to build a water park next to Largo Central Park Nature Preserve.
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay endorses Naomi Esther Blemur for Commissioner of Agriculture
A cabinet is supposed to speak truth to the guy in charge, and Wilton Simpson can’t be trusted to do that any longer.
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For retention of Hillsborough District Court of Appeals judges, abortion decision should be taken into account
Judge John Stargel sided with now infamous Judge Jared Smith in an appeal over Smith’s decision to deny a teenager an abortion.
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Vote ‘No’ on all three amendments on Florida’s 2022 election ballot
No, no, no.
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Angela Birdsong among Creative Loafing endorsements for Hillsborough County Commission
Cohen, Smith and Overman are no-brainers, too.
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Michelle Rayner among Creative Loafing endorsements for Florida House of Representatives
Andrew Learned, Susan Valdes and Jen McDonald deserve to be in office, too.
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Only Jorge Labarga deserves to stay on Florida’s Supreme Court
Creative Loafing endorses a “no” vote on the rest of the activist court beholden to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Janet Cruz leads Creative Loafing endorsements for Florida Senate
Darryl Rouson and Eunic Ortiz among selections, too.
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Patronis has failed as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, which is why we endorse Adam Hattersley
By all accounts, Florida incumbent Jimmy Patronis Jr. has failed.
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Aramis Ayala is best suited for Florida’s Attorney General
In a world of lies, we need someone ready to stand for truth.
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Eric Lynn, Kathy Castor among Creative Loafing endorsements for US House of Representatives
Alan Cohn, Jan Schneider and Andrea Doria Kale, too.
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We’re holding our nose and endorsing Val Demings over Marco Rubio for US Senate
Remember when she sicced the cops on our friends at Orlando Weekly?