by dglqp | Aug 18, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
With so many political advantages now favoring Democrats, there are still disturbing signs that the party might somehow blow it in 2018. The Democratic Party has yet to fully appreciate the new wave of black candidates seeking office, particularly in congressional...
by dglqp | Aug 18, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
I never thought I would have to have the “talk.” I am the father of three African American girls, and the idea of advising them on how to duck, cover or play dead during a school shooting had never occurred to me. That is until the recent act of gun violence at...
by dglqp | Aug 18, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
Throughout the year I have written about the opportunity Democrats have to successfully execute midterm campaigns. In my last piece “Will Democrats win big next year or go the way of Will Rogers?”, I asked if Democrats would take advantage of...
by dglqp | Aug 18, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
Will Democrats win big next year or go the way of Will Rogers? It’s not like Democrats lack good ideas or the track record of crossing the aisle to enact sound public policies. Civil Rights, Medicare, and Social Security are just some of the policies championed by...
by dglqp | Aug 18, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
History offers a great lesson plan to deal with race and racism in Florida. If only our public schools had the appropriate tools to teach it. There’s clearly a need to help students offset racial divisiveness, whether it’s from the President’s Twitter assault against...
by dglqp | Aug 18, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
2018 is almost here, and if Democrats running for Florida’s top political posts hope to have impact – much less win – they had better shed the staid campaigns of elections past and replace them with compelling themes and relevant policies that resonate with the...
