Suzan Franks 
Wed Jun 27, 2007 at 09:13:14 AM EDT
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I'll try and crosspost this later today when I get my laptop back. It was doing canvassing work yesterday. I had to write this diary on my Dad's computer, which by the way, is the slowest computer on the planet Earth.
Trying to follow quinnelk and College Progressive is going to be a hard act, but I'll try.
Getting beat - and beat hard - sucks. Plain and simple. However, I told our GOTV leaders, and volunteers yesterday that I'm always an optimist. I guess when you're 20 you can "afford" to be that. But here's the thing: aren't you glad we made these mistakes and found these errors now rather than in 2008? I sure as hell am.
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Wed Jun 27, 2007 at 00:26:43 AM EDT
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( - promoted by quinnelk)
What happened in the Florida legislative special elections? Why did Democrats fair very poorly? If you ask Jim Greer, the answer is obvious:
GOP chairman Jim Greer said the victory “in a district in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans—clearly debunks Democrats’ recent claims that they are mobilizing support among Florida voters.”
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 at 13:48:02 PM EDT
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Turnout is very light here in Marion County's precincts. There aren't very many Dean signs around, but fresh Franks signs have popped up along the SR200 corridor and in Silver Springs Shores and Marion Oaks.
Regardless of what happens with Franks and Dean this evening, I can't wait to crack into and analyze local results, turnout, etc...
We've been testing out a new canvassing technique today, and its working surprisingly well. More on that in my postmortem tommorrow (probably afternoon as I'll probably sleep through the morning :) )
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 at 09:15:29 AM EDT
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(Support Suzan in any way you can. Money, volunteering, spread the word, etc... - promoted by Ray_Seaman)
For those who didn't already know, over the last few weeks, I worked on the Mark Ravenscraft for State Senate District 3 campaign. The primary election was Tuesday and we lost, getting only 35% of the vote. Why? Several reasons.
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Sun Jun 03, 2007 at 17:08:58 PM EDT
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Suzan Franks, candidate for State SD3 chatted with FPC members and others for more than an hour this afternoon. We'd like to thank her for her time, which is precious considering the primary is Tuesday. Here is a transcript of that chat. I cleaned up typos and re-ordered some of the comments to make it more readable.
[KQ] Sorry, I'm running a few minutes late. I wanted to thank Suzan for joining us.
[Suzan] Hi Kenneth
[Suzan] I'm so happy to be here
[KQ] The way I figured this would work is that we would open it up to questions from the other chatters, allowing Suzan time to respond before asking another one.
[Suzan] OK....fire away
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Sun Jun 03, 2007 at 12:17:25 PM EDT
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FPC will have two chats today with SD3 candidates. At 4 p.m., we will be chatting with Citrus County Democrat Suzan Franks and at 7 p.m., we'll be talking with Tallahassee Democrat Mark Ravenscraft. To participate, simply go here, choose a screen name (pick one that will let me identify you, so I know who is participating) and hit enter chat. Then all you have to do is type your message in the field at the bottom of the page and hit "Say." That's it. This is a very simple chat interface -- we're using that to make things simple and easy and focused on the content, not the bells and whistles. We'll post a transcript later for those who can't make it.
The primary election is Tuesday and news coverage of this race has been sparse, so particularly if you live in this District, which spans from Tallahassee to the edge of Jacksonville all the way down to Ocala and Citrus County, this may be your best chance to get to know the candidates. Join us.
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Thu May 31, 2007 at 14:34:56 PM EDT
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We now have to candidate chats confirmed for the next week. House District 43 Candidate Sophia Diaz-Fonseca will be joining us Saturday, June 2, at 9 a.m. to answer your questions about the upcoming election and related issues. Please prepare your questions and comments and join us at the FPC web site.
Also, don't forget, this Sunday, June 3, at 7 p.m., we will be hosting a chat with Senate District 3 Candidate Mark Ravenscraft. Have your questions ready and Mark will answer as many of them as time permits.
These chats are open to anyone, although it will be moderated to prevent inappropriate comments and questions, and you don't need to register to participate. We have contacted Suzan Franks and Patricia Lee Kittleman about joining us for chats as well, but haven't received any response yet.
In the past we have had chats or interviews with candidates such as Alex Sink, James Walker, Michael Calderin, Samm Simpson and others. FPC is breaking new ground in getting you, the voters of Florida, access to state leaders and we hope this is the beginning of a new tradition in politics in the Sunshine state.
(Full disclosure: I am working for the Ravenscraft campaign).
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Thu May 24, 2007 at 13:18:35 PM EDT
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(Promoted in order to ask people to donate to their favorite campaign. As always, Florida Democrats need contributions. - promoted by quinnelk)
Here are the websites for the candidates in the special election for Senate District 3. The primary is on June 5 and the general election is June 26. We can win this race...
Both Democrats have PayPal accounts online now and snail-mail addresses for those who are interested in the old-fashioned way. The first reporting period ends today, so if you are going to contribute, today would be a good day to do it. The big donors are holding off until after the primary, so we need every cent you can spare at this point.
Mark T. Ravenscraft (D)
Suzan Franks (D)
I'm not going to link to the Republicans at this point, you can find them. I will have more on them later, though.
(Full disclosure: I am working for the Ravenscraft campaign).
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Thu May 17, 2007 at 23:17:48 PM EDT
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It seems like a given that the Senate District 3 Special Election is a toss-up between Charlie Dean and Dennis Baxley and the Democrats have no chance. This makes no sense. I understand why the Republicans think this, that's what they're supposed to think. They are supposed to be confident and believe they are going to win. Why are Democrats agreeing with them?
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