| | | | | |  | | By Gary Fineout | Presented by the Seminole Tribe of Florida | Hello and welcome to Tuesday. Well, now — Rep. Stephanie Murphy's fundraising haul in the third quarter wasn't very large — and it was the kind of number that filled Republicans with a bit of glee. By the numbers — The central Florida Democrat who has been steeped in the moderate vs. progressive battle that's resulted in an unproductive Congress in recent months, pulled in just under $140,000 during the last three months, according to federal campaign finance reports. Republicans noticed — The National Republican Campaign Committee gloated that three other Republicans now challenging Murphy, including state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, outraised her during the quarter and posited "is Stephanie Murphy even trying to win reelection?" Staying put — The comings and goings of Democratic House members is a constant source of speculation, given how narrowly Nancy Pelosi holds the chamber. Two incumbents announced plans just yesterday to retire next year. Word from the Murphy camp, however, is there is nothing to deduce from the numbers and that the fundraising dip should not viewed as some sort of signal. By the numbers — Murphy still raised closed to $1 million in the past two quarters and is sitting on $2.43 million in her campaign account. Murphy's political future has produced all sorts of endless speculation, especially since she dropped a potential bid for U.S. Senate after fellow Democrat Val Demings jumped into the race. Context — The 43-year-old Murphy knocked off a Republican incumbent in 2016 and her district went for President Joe Biden fairly decisively last year. Yes, the district is destined to be redrawn since it is overpopulated, but it won't be easy to turn it back into a safe GOP seat. Future — Of course, maybe the Florida Legislature will somehow do it anyway and prompt Murphy — a former national security specialist at the Department of Defense raised in family that fled Vietnam and who later went on to buck one of the most savvy political tacticians in modern Washington — to run for some other statewide office instead. — WHERE'S RON? — Gov. DeSantis will hold a press conference in Jacksonville with Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job, or any other nugget for Playbook? Get in touch: gfineout@politico.com | | A message from the Seminole Tribe of Florida: Seminole Compact is now in full effect across Florida. The historic agreement guarantees billions in revenues for our state, creates thousands of new jobs and brings mobile sports betting to Florida. The Seminole Compact is the bipartisan deal that is already working for Florida. It's guaranteed. Read more. | | |
|  | CAMPAIGN MODE | | WELCOME TO THE DANCE — "Miami Democrat upends Florida's governor race," by POLITICO's Gary Fineout: She brings a decidedly different background then those already in the race: She's Colombian-American, speaks Spanish and hails from one of the biggest Democratic strongholds in the state. [State Sen. Annette] Taddeo warns that Democrats need a candidate who can do well in Miami-Dade County, which saw Republicans and former President Donald Trump do well enough in 2020 to help knock off two incumbent Democratic members of Congress. "The whole rest of the state is extremely important, but if we are not able to reverse those trends we won't have a shot," Taddeo said. Response — Taddeo's entry into the race drew a dismissive retort from Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, who simply tweeted out "Thank you, next" in response to an article about the state senator's candidacy. Rep. Charlie Crist , one of her Democratic rivals, said he respects his 2014 running mate and that she would "bring spirit, heart, and important perspective to this race. Fried's response was that she welcomed Taddeo into the race but added that "I'm confident our team and our vision of something new for Florida will win this primary and general election." One her top advisers — Kevin Cate — went further and noted that Fried's narrow win in the agriculture commissioner's race over Matt Caldwell is the only statewide win by a Democrat since Barack Obama carried the state in 2012. "She's our best chance to win and beat @GovRonDeSantis in 2022." TIME TO DRAW — "Florida Senate sets out guidelines for new legislative and congressional maps," by POLITICO's Gary Fineout: At the same time, legislative staff were also told they should draw up proposed maps without any information on the home addresses of legislators or members of Congress and that they should not review any political performance data except as to how it may affect districts that could be won by minority candidates. "Our goal is to produce constitutional maps that will withstand all challenges," said Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R-Estero), chair of the Senate Reapportionment Committee. Caveats — Rodrigues said after the meeting that he couldn't speculate on the outcome of the eventual maps that would be drawn up by staff now that the guidelines had been adopted. But the Estero Republican said legislators would not just simply tweak the boundaries of existing districts just to meet requirements that districts be of equal size. "There's a concern that if we were to go down that path we would be setting ourselves up for a lawsuit for incumbent protection," Rodrigues told POLITICO. — " Court rejects women's challenge to felons voting law," by News Service of Florida's Jim Saunders | | | | STEP INSIDE THE WEST WING: What's really happening in West Wing offices? Find out who's up, who's down and who really has the president's ear in West Wing Playbook, the insider's guide to the Biden White House and Cabinet. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. | | | | |
| | ... DATELINE TALLAHASSEE ... | | HAPPENING TODAY — State Senate Republicans will gather in the Senate chambers to formally select Sen. Kathleen Passidomo as president-designate for the 2022-2024 term. Passidomo, R-Naples, is in line to become the third woman to serve as Senate president. The last woman to control the chamber was Sen. Toni Jennings, who presided for four years and later became lieutenant governor under then-Gov. Jeb Bush. A couple of fun facts: Passidomo's 98-year-old father — Dr. Alfonse Cinotti — will be present for the designation ceremony. He turns 99 in three months. John Passidomo will be the first-ever first gentleman of the Senate as Jennings and the late Sen. Gwen Margolis were not married. | 
Kathleen Passidomo | AP Photo | REJECTED — "Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Seminole control of sports betting in Florida," by News Service of Florida's Dara Kam: "Dealing a win to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe, a federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a gambling agreement that allows the tribe to have control over sports betting in Florida. Owners of the pari-mutuels Magic City Casino in Miami-Dade County and Bonita Springs Poker Room in Southwest Florida filed the lawsuit in July, after lawmakers approved the wide-ranging gambling deal between the state and the tribe." FOLLOW THE MONEY — " Two child welfare agencies exceeded Florida cap on executive salaries, says IG report," by Miami Herald's Mary Ellen Klas: "Two privately-run, government-funded child welfare service organizations are being investigated for violating a state law on excessive executive compensation, the state's chief inspector general told a House committee on Monday. Eckerd Youth Alternatives and Family Support Services of North Florida are under scrutiny for using extraordinary means to enhance their executive's annual pay with state and federal funds, said Melinda Miguel, Florida chief inspector general, at a meeting of the House Public Integrity and Ethics Committee." HOW SOON IS NOW? — "Dozier School abuse survivors seek justice in form of compensation from state," by USA Today Network-Florida's James Call: "Cecil Gardner, now 75, still remembers the suffering he endured at the Dozier School for Boys, a now-closed state-run juvenile detention facility in Marianna. Monday, he sat and cried in the Florida Capitol rotunda after a press conference, recalling how he endured rapes and whippings from decades ago. Now, he and other survivors want financial compensation to get the closure they need to move past their Dozier sentences." THE FINE PRINT — " That's not justice': Florida blocks compensation for some who've been wrongfully compensated," by USA Today Network-Florida's Jeffrey Schweers : "Robert Earl DuBoise spent nearly 37 years in prison, wrongfully convicted of the 1983 rape and murder of a Tampa woman when he was 18. The charges were dropped against him and his conviction was overturned last September. He's been trying to get the state to pay him for those lost years ever since. Even the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took up his cause to get compensated by the state for all those years he was incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit. Problem is, because of prior convictions unrelated to the murder and rape case, he isn't eligible for compensation under Florida's wrongful conviction statute." — "State to audit if sea turtles, Escambia County clerk eligible for TDT funds they receive," by Pensacola News Journal's Emma Kennedy — "Blame redistricting: Top Florida House Democrat expects 'animalistic' legislative session," by USA Today Network-Florida's James Call | | | | A message from the Seminole Tribe of Florida:   | | |
| | CORONAVIRUS UPDATES | | The daily rundown — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there were 1,513 Covid-19 infections on Saturday and 1,861 on Sunday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 2,913 beds were being used in the state for Covid-19 patients. The Florida Hospital Association reported Monday that 12.9 percent of adult patients in intensive care units are infected with Covid-19. THE TOLL — "COVID-19 now leading cause of death of police in Florida and United States," by Florida Today's Amira Sweilem, Dave Berman and J.D. Gallop: "COVID-19 has emerged over the last 18 months as the biggest killer of police in the Sunshine State and the United States as a whole. It has replaced traffic accidents and gunshot wounds as the leading cause of death among law enforcement agents in the line of duty." OOPS — "Counterterrorism unit was mistakenly on list for violating 'vaccine passport' ban, FDLE says," by Orlando Sentinel's Steven Lemongello: "Someone filed a complaint with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about a potential violation of the state's ban on vaccine passports, and an employee passed it along. But somehow, the FDLE itself ended up on a list of potential violators facing a $5,000-per-worker fine, the agency said Monday. That's the explanation from an FDLE spokeswoman as to how its counterterrorism unit in Jacksonville wound up as one of the more surprising entries on the list of 120 agencies and businesses, first reported last week by the Orlando Sentinel." UM, WHAT? — "Miami private school says students who get COVID vaccine must stay home for 30 days," by Miami Herald's Jimena Tavel and Carli Teproff: "The controversial Miami private school that garnered attention in April after announcing that teachers and staff who chose to get vaccinated for COVID-19 could not interact with students and would run the risk of losing their job has now discouraged parents from getting their children vaccinated. Last week, administrators at the Centner Academy, a nearly 300-student school from Pre-K to eighth grade with three campuses in the Miami Design District and Wynwood, notified parents they'd have to keep their children home for 30 days if they receive the vaccination — or preferably wait until the summer." — "DeSantis, in rhetorical shift, de-emphasizes promotion of COVID vaccines," by Florida Phoenix's Michael Moline | | Gaetz-gate | | TICK, TICK, TICK — "'Prolific criminal': Gaetz's old wingman gets more time to help prosecutors," by POLITICO's Marc Caputo: A corrupt former Florida tax official and one-time "wingman" to Rep. Matt Gaetz won extra time Monday to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their investigation of the congressman and a host of other scandals. Joel Greenberg was set to be sentenced on Nov. 18 for six crimes he pleaded guilty to earlier this year, but prosecutors successfully implored U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell to wait until March so they can track down all of the leads Greenberg has given to investigators. | | | | BECOME A GLOBAL INSIDER: The world is more connected than ever. It has never been more essential to identify, unpack and analyze important news, trends and decisions shaping our future — and we've got you covered! Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Global Insider author Ryan Heath navigates the global news maze and connects you to power players and events changing our world. Don't miss out on this influential global community. Subscribe now. | | | | |
| | THE GUNSHINE STATE | | 'FAIR AND FRANKLY REMARKABLE RESULT' — "Parkland families reach $25 million settlement with school district," by Sun Sentinel's Scott Travis: "The families of 52 people killed, injured or traumatized during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High have reached a $25 million settlement with the Broward School District, the lawyer for the families confirmed Monday. The largest payments will go to the 17 families whose children or spouses were killed, and they will each receive an equal amount, attorney David Brill said. Brill would not provide further detail on amounts or how the money will be divided." — " Gun background checks down in Florida but still ahead of pre-COVID years, state data shows," by Palm Beach Post's Julius Whigham II | | PENINSULA AND BEYOND | | 'I FELT PAIN FOR 20 DAYS STRAIGHT' — "Stripped naked, beaten, forced to shout 'Viva Fidel!': Inside Cuba's crackdown on dissent," by Washington Post's Anthony Faiola and Ana Vanessa Herrero: "When Cubans took to the streets in July for the biggest challenge to the communist state in decades, Michel Parra joined the electric crowds. 'For the first time in my life, I was marching,' the 20-year-old hospital worker said. But exhilaration turned to fear when men in civilian clothes snatched Parra and his sister from the protest in Matanzas. Hauled to the local Técnico — a feared facility run by Cuba's state security services — he was taken to an interrogation room. 'They were yelling, saying they would shoot me and my family,' he said. 'I begged them to stop while they kept calling me a gusano' — a worm, the state slur against anti-communist Cubans." FLORIDA WARNING — NBC News garnered a sit-down interview with Art Acevedo , who was ousted from his job as Miami police chief last week after just six months on the job. Acevedo, a Cuban American, told NBC's Gabe Gutierrez that the entire episode was "pretty embarrassing" and that he regretted using the words "Cuban mafia" to describe those running city government because it was "hurtful" to some in the exile community. Acevedo also added this: He said he regretted "not doing my homework" before he agreed to leave his job as Houston's police chief to take the job in Miami. ON THE GROUND — "FBI in Haiti after 16 American missionaries visiting an orphanage kidnapped by gang," by Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles: "The abduction of 16 American missionaries and one Canadian in Haiti by a notorious armed gang known for extorting businesses and ransoming kidnapped victims catapulted the Caribbean nation's insecurity crisis into the global spotlight Sunday as FBI agents arrived in Port-au-Prince to help with negotiations to liberate the hostages. FBI agents arrived on an aircraft chartered by the U.S. government hours after reports confirmed that 17 Christian missionaries including five children had been taken hostage Saturday in the area of La Tremblay in Ganthier, just east of the capital." — "Slain woman's family questions actions of sheriff's office," by The Associated Press — "Tarpon Springs teen shot, killed by police officers identified," by Tampa Bay Times' Michaela Mulligan | | A message from the Seminole Tribe of Florida: The Seminole Compact
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