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Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE? Reach out: Javier@floridianpress.com Sticking to Democratic Talking Points Both Republicans and Democrats are doing whatever it takes to win this election cycle, but Democrats appear to be just a little more desperate than Republicans. One of the most contested State Senate seats this […]
Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE? Reach out: Javier@floridianpress.com Will Old Sparky be Brought Back in Florida? The 2023 legislative session in Florida is still about 5 months away from starting, but Republican legislatures have already been given the task of proposing new death penalty legislation. During a campaign […]
The Storm Cometh Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend extended a state of emergency for all 67 counties as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida’s west coast. It’s not clear where the storm will make landfall, but those pesky spaghetti tracking maps have Ian coming ashore somewhere near West Florida or the Panhandle. Floridians thought […]
Adios Amigos! Viaje Bien. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office has given context to the recent flying of illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, saying that all of the immigrants flown were given the option to do and given food and housing prior to agreeing to be sent north. DeSantis's immigration policy appears to be legal. […]
Ron DeSantis the Anti-Semite? Florida Democrats, namely Rep. Charlie Crist, continue to call Gov. Ron DeSantis a “racist” and an “anti-Semite” for not condemning instances of Nazis and other anti-Semites have reared their heads during the 2022 midterm election cycle. Actually, Gov. DeSantis has denounced these “jackasses” but it's not good enough for Democrats […]
Rich Hypocrisy Charlie Crist's running mate Karla Hernandez-Matz continues to amaze Floridians (not in a good way) as she hypocritically attacks Rep. Matt Gaetz, calling him a "sex predator" just as it is discovered that she actually supported of convicted pedophile, who is serving a prison term for sexually assaulting children. READ MORE Team Congress […]
Democrats Bet the House on Abortion Florida Democrats are hanging their political hats on the issue of abortion in hopes that voters, who mostly agree that the medical procedure should be kept legal, will condemn all Republicans at the ballot box. With the national economy in shambles and the U.S. projecting foreign policy weakness […]
Tell us how you Really Feel, Gov. Ron DeSantis When asked about how he felt about the apparent hypocrisy of the Florida Democratic Party for refusing to condemn their Lt. Governor nominee's past support for Fidel Castro, while at the same time actively campaigning against his administration and calling it “anti-Cuban,” Florida Gov. Ron […]
Charlie Crist’s Whopping ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Misstep Charlie Crist will be Charlie Crist. By his own admission, Charlie is a nice and likable guy, so will Floridians give him a pass at the ballot box for uttering one of the most egregious lies in recent memory? It appears that there are two versions of […]
The Case of the Deleted Sympathizing Tweet About Fidel Castro Some will say that Charlie Crist’s pick for Lt. Governor was ill-advised, while some will say it was a really dumb political move to tap a Progressive who tweeted a sympathetic pro-Castro tweet several years ago, and posed for a picture with a child […]
Nikki Fried's Comeback? Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried lost her primary election to Rep. Charlie Crist, but instead of withering away into the political shadows, Fried is hell-bent on trying to make Gov. Ron DeSantis’s life miserable by stepping up to lead the embattled Florida Democratic Party in cheer. Fried has been out campaigning for […]
President Donald Trump: The Kingmaker and Political Grim Reaper Does it go without saying that former President Donald Trump is the undisputed Republican kingmaker, but is he also the grim reaper for those Republicans who oppose this picks? In Florida’s 7th Congressional District, President Trump is said to be staying out of the contested primary […]
The Great Congressional Debate and the Clown Show that Ensued *** Apologies for The Juice being sent out so late. The team at The Floridian got home very late after the FL Republican CD 7 debate we hosted in Oviedo. Publisher Javier Manjarres had to catch up on his beauty sleep. Again, apologies The […]
Replacing Charlie Crist in Congress One of the most closely-watch Republican congressional races in Florida is the contest in the 13th District between Anna Paulina Luna, Amanda Makki, and Kevin Hayslett, to replace Rep. Charlie Crist. This race has gotten ugly. While her popularity among voters continues to grow, Luna is the target. Hayslett […]
Luna Looks to Usher in new Breed of Republican Lawmakers Republican congressional candidate Anna Paulina Luna is on the verge of winning her primary race in Florida’s 13th District. With Democrats having fallen out of favor with mainstream Americans after the 2020 presidential election that ushered in nothing less than economic turmoil and despair, Republicans […]
The Hypocrisy of Florida's 'Fake News' Media The term “Pay-for-Play” is a phrase the legacy media (Fake News) likes to throw around to discredit smaller, independent, and competitive news outlets. Advertising fuels newsrooms and newspapers. This is an undeniable fact. But, who really funds media outlets like the Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel, and the […]
Parading Around at Gay Pride in Florida Wilton Manors, arguably the hub for all things Gay in Florida, had their annual Stonewall Pride parade this past weekend in, and the who’s who of South Florida Democratic politics ‘came out’ for the event. Everyone dressed up or down (however you want to look at it) […]
SS Democrat Sinking Before our Very Eyes Democrats are dropping out of Congress at an alarming rate in the months leading up to the 2022 midterm election. The Floridian first reported that the latest victim to quit her job in the House of Representatives was Rep. Stephanie Murphy, who faced long odds at winning re-election after […]