Charles Bender Featured at December Lunch
Join us in December for Charles Bender, CEO of Place of Hope. Place of Hope is a private-sector community-based child-care agency for abused and neglected children. Charles will share his insights into how the private sector can effectively address social issues and work together with government agencies to help low-income individuals and families, the homeless and at-risk/dependent children and youth. Charles L. Bender, III We will... [Read More...]
Thoughts on the Election with Sid Dinerstein
When we first booked Sid Dinerstein for his "after-election, looking-forward" thoughts, our current electoral chaos was not anticipated. With four races still in flux eight days after the election, we still don't know with certainty where we will be when the dust settles, but Sid did have some encouraging words for us. Starting with the fact that the military ballots (which lean considerably Republican) have not yet been tallied, and that recounts... [Read More...]
Thoughts on the Election Just Past – 11/14
Join us for former GOP Chair Sid Dinerstein as he unpacks "what just happened" a week after the election on November 14th. With the election over, it looks like Florida delivered (subject to a recount on the Senate race). Although Republicans lost a House Majority, we held our own CD18 seat, the Governor's Office and (subject to a recount for Ag Commissioner) the cabinet. At this writing, Rick Scott has about a 22K lead on Bill Nelson. Nationally,... [Read More...]
Ballot Amendments Explained
On October 24, our RCPB lunch consisted of a ballot tutorial by Fred Scheibl. Pointing out that the consequences of passage for many of these amendments are subtle, we heard an argument that the "picks" by various groups (including the RPOF) may be missing some key information. In particular, it was pointed out that: Amendment 1 is touted as a tax cut, but in reality it will shift a tax burden from homestead property to business and rental... [Read More...]
Scott Maxwell on the Importance of Poll Watchers
With the election less than 6 weeks away, the county party wants a lot more volunteers to man the polling stations, both as poll watchers and to wave signs at the early voting locations. That was the main message from Executive Director Scott Maxwell on Wednesday. Scott wants to physically cover all 14 of the early voting locations with a unified Republican presence. Unlike the limited hours during the primary, the EV sites will be open fully... [Read More...]
Ballot Amendments to be Explained at October Meeting
Please Join us on Wednesday, October 24, for a discussion of the 13 ballot amendments to appear on the November Ballot. The large number of complex ballot questions to appear in November require research to really understand the consequences of their passage. Let us help you through it with a distillation of the important issues and some recommendations on how to approach them. See who put the questions on the ballot, who supports them and who... [Read More...]
The Ethical Lapses of Andrew Gillum
The following is excerpted from the Sunshine State News: Now that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is the Democratic Party nominee for governor, the press and voters need to take a much closer look into his service as our ceremonial mayor. Gillum has been consistently involved in issues that the FBI is investigating as part of their work into corruption at City Hall and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). While Gillum alleges he was... [Read More...]
Scott Maxwell Featured at September Lunch
Please Join us on Wednesday, September 26, for a discussion of the state of the PBC GOP, and activities leading up to the November Election, with Scott Maxwell, the county GOP Executive and Political Director. The job of Political Director involves finding Republican candidates for local elections and helping them succeed. As a current Lake Worth Commissioner serving his sixth term, Scott knows how it's done. Join us in September to hear... [Read More...]
August Lunch Features Array of Primary Candidates
Six days before the election, our candidate roundup had a pretty good lineup, including 4 who are running in state-wide races. Matt Caldwell For the position of Agriculture Commissioner, Fort Myers resident Matt Caldwell made his pitch. Currently the State Representative for district 79 (Lee County), Matt spoke of his priorities of "Jobs, water and the second amendment", and his NRA endorsement. The club has hosted competing candidates Denise... [Read More...]
Primary Candidate Round-up August 22
Please Join us on Wednesday, August 22, for a round-up of the Republican primary candidates for the August 28th election. More are signing up every day, but so far we have: Dave CummingsCD18 Javier ManjarresCD22 Belinda KeiserSenate 25 Rick RothHouse 85 (November) Michael CarusoHouse 89 Matt SpritzHouse 89 John MercadanteGovernor Bob WhiteGovernor Matt CaldwellAgriculture Commissioner Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Program... [Read More...]