Sayfie Review Roundup - May 16, 2015
Florida's top headlines that attracted the most
readers on Sayfie Review this week
Alex Isenstadt and Kenneth P. Vogel - Politico - May 12, 2015
...Now, at the onset of the 2016 campaign, Bush and Rove find themselves on another collision course.
Part of the struggle is playing out on phone calls and private meetings, as both compete for the nation's most sought-after Republican donors. As Bush intensifies fundraising for his Right to Rise super PAC, expected to reach $100 million by the end of this month, he finds himself approaching many of the same contributors as Rove, whose American Crossroads super PAC is also financially dependent on many of the givers who have long supported the political causes and campaigns of the extended Bush family network.
But with Bush gobbling up record amounts of cash, there is an increasing sense that the two groups are destined to clash - and that Rove's American Crossroads, which spent $325 million on a disappointing 2012 presidential election, will ultimately be the odd man out.
Steve Bousquet, Michael Auslen, and Alex Leary - Tampa Bay Times - May 12, 2015
...Gov. Rick Scott's call for a status quo or "continuation" state budget faces growing resistance from leaders of the Florida Legislature, who say they can still resolve an impasse and produce a budget by July 1.
Taking direct aim at President Barack Obama, Scott took his case to Washington on Tuesday where he met with Republican members of Congress, a day after a TV interview in which he sounded resigned to adopting a "continuation budget," an idea met with opposition and bewilderment back home.
"I don't think anybody really understands what a continuation budget is and how that would work," said Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando. "We've always intended to come back and do the budget."
In a statement, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, said: "The House would prefer to have a joint call with the Florida Senate to complete a budget before the July 1 deadline. The House is working hard toward that goal."
Sayfie Review and Politico fight for Florida
Leslie Larson - Business Insider - May 10, 2015
...In the beginning, there was Sayfie Review.
For Floridians, the site started by Justin Sayfie in 2002 has long been the premier online destination for local political news. In fact, Sayfie's brand has become so synonymous with Sunshine State political coverage that Twitter users regularly hashtag their discussions with his last name.
However, after more than a decade of dominating Florida's digital political media landscape, Sayfie is facing some serious new competition. There's a digital media battle brewing in the Sunshine State. This fight for Florida's wonky clicks comes just as the 2016 presidential elections are heating up and the crucial swing state is poised to take its quadrennial place as the center of the political universe.
