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Caputo/today's Florida Playbook: MONEY MACHINE - Hope and change are all well and good, but what really motivates supporters to give money online is a bogeyman. And Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's primary challenger, Tim Canova, has successfully tapped Bernie Sanders' online legions using the DNC chairwoman as a foil. The little-known lawyer is about to raise his millionth dollar (much of it from Sanders fans) for his run against Wasserman Schultz, and Thursday afternoon, Canova's campaign was raising money off her refusal to answer questions about their primary on MSNBC. - "We have her attention and there is no denying the success of our grassroots movement," Canova wrote in the fundraising message. "Watch the video of Debbie Wasserman Schultz<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CmVvuEF1mA> ducking questions about our campaign then make a donation of $15 to help us pass $1 million before midnight tonight ... One way or another, Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be forced to address our growing campaign." -SCOTT BLAND BIDEN TIME -- "Vice President Joe Biden to fundraise for Debbie Wasserman Schultz in South Florida," by Miami Herald's Amy Sherman: "Stephen Bittel, a developer who lives in Coconut Grove, told the Miami Herald that he is hosting the fundraiser [in June]." http://bit.ly/1OqPLf3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/florida-playbook/2016/05/house-candidate-perkins-stops-fundraising-it-sucks-seminoles-v-politico-in-first-amendment-gambling-case-aclu-sues-marion-county-schools-over-transgender-restrooms-214268#ixzz48Z7v98ci POLITICO Florida Playbook<http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/florida-playbook> Marc Caputo's must-read briefing on what's hot, crazy or shady about politics in the Sunshine State House candidate Perkins stops fundraising; 'IT SUCKS' - Seminoles v. POLITICO in First Amendment/gambling case - ACLU sues Marion County schools over transgender restrooms 05/13/16 06:58 AM EDT By Marc Caputo ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; @MarcACaputo) with Ali Breland([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; @AliBreland) and the staff of POLITICO Florida 'IT SUCKS' -- "Calling it 'disgusting,' congressional candidate no longer fundraising," by POLITICO Florida's Marc Caputo: Fundraising is such a "disgusting and appalling" process that multi-millionaire Randy Perkins won't hit up contributors anymore and is refunding donations to anyone who asks, he told POLITICO Florida. But Perkins, a Democrat who raised more than $2.7 million since November, said he met unexpected resistance when he offered to return donor money: Many didn't want it back ... A number of the businessman's contributors and fundraisers are friends who are independently wealthy - including former Miami Heat basketball star Alonzo Mourning and intellectual disabilities activist Anthony Shriver, a member of the Kennedy family. ... "I'm in a unique position where I don't have to do what sucks," Perkins said of the chore of fundraising. "All capital letters in big bolded letters. Yes. It sucks. It's a great way to sum it up." http://politi.co/1Yp7byf MONEY MACHINE - Hope and change are all well and good, but what really motivates supporters to give money online is a bogeyman. And Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's primary challenger, Tim Canova, has successfully tapped Bernie Sanders' online legions using the DNC chairwoman as a foil. The little-known lawyer is about to raise his millionth dollar (much of it from Sanders fans) for his run against Wasserman Schultz, and Thursday afternoon, Canova's campaign was raising money off her refusal to answer questions about their primary on MSNBC. - "We have her attention and there is no denying the success of our grassroots movement," Canova wrote in the fundraising message. "Watch the video of Debbie Wasserman Schultz<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CmVvuEF1mA> ducking questions about our campaign then make a donation of $15 to help us pass $1 million before midnight tonight ... One way or another, Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be forced to address our growing campaign." -SCOTT BLAND BIDEN TIME -- "Vice President Joe Biden to fundraise for Debbie Wasserman Schultz in South Florida," by Miami Herald's Amy Sherman: "Stephen Bittel, a developer who lives in Coconut Grove, told the Miami Herald that he is hosting the fundraiser [in June]." http://bit.ly/1OqPLf3 BIDEN TIME2 - "Biden plays nice while picking sides in Florida Senate race," by AP's Brendan Farrington and Terrance Harris: "Biden campaigned with U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy at a downtown Orlando soul food restaurant Thursday, the day after [Senate Minority Leader Harry] Reid quarreled with Murphy's opponent, Congressman Alan Grayson. Reid has asked Grayson to drop out of the race, saying he has no moral compass, is disgraceful and that he has a low opinion of him." http://apne.ws/1NsB9kw Good Friday morning, and Happy Friday the 13th. Rubio Derangement Syndrome remains. The senator joked around with a reporter<https://twitter.com/FoxReports/status/730847337367605249> about the June 24 filing deadline for his U.S. Senate seat, which he won't seek. And the predictable happened: few got the joke. Is Rubio going to run for reelection? No. Unless he's lying. I don't think he's lying. And with that, here's the Rubio rundown... -- "Marco Rubio, World's Biggest Hypocrite, Will Vote for Donald Trump," by Miami New Times' Tim Elfrink: http://bit.ly/23LMNc9 -- "Zika, Puerto Rico's Debt on Rubio's Agenda," Sunshine State News:http://bit.ly/1VV7D9K -- "Marco Rubio Criticizes Media on NATO and Trump Coverage," by Accuracy in Media's Don Irvine: http://bit.ly/1YoXXSC -- "'Donald Trump obviously wasn't my first choice' but I'm 'more scared' about Hillary Clinton," by Tampa Bay Times' Alex Leary:http://bit.ly/23LMMF7 -- "Rubio enlists James Baker to knock Trump," by POLITICO's Nahal Toosi:http://politi.co/1VV7D9O 'MARCO MOMENT' --"The GOP's top Colorado Senate candidate just had a Marco Rubio moment," by The Washington Post's Amber Phillips:http://wapo.st/1R0AO3f MEET CARLOS BERUFF -- "Who wants Marco Rubio's old job?" by National Review's Kevin D. Williamson: http://bit.ly/1VV7D9L THAT OTHER SENATOR -- "Check out Bill Nelson's GOP support," by Tampa Bay Times' Adam C. Smith: Easily overlooked in the latest Quinnipiac University Florida polls are fascinating numbers that underscore the political might of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Forty-seven percent of Florida voters approve of Nelson's handling of his job, which is nothing to brag about but also not especially poor in today's political climate. More striking is that only 26 percent of Florida voters disapprove of his performance. And get this: 42 percent of Republicans approve of their Democratic senior senator''s performance, while just 35 percent disapprove. In today's politically polarized climate that is downright amazing. Compare that two two other leading Republicans who, like Nelson, also have been talked up as vice presidential contenders this year. http://bit.ly/1VV6X4e ZIKA TEAMWORK -- "Nelson, Rubio release bipartisan Zika funding proposal," by POLITICO Florida's Christine Sexton: Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson released on Thursday a bipartisan spending plan to provide $1.9 billion to eradicate the Zika virus, and other vector-borne viruses in the United States and its territories, including Puerto Rico. The proposal would give $743 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use for domestic and international preparedness for Zika and other infectious diseases.http://politi.co/1s3AEmP Also-- "Scott asks feds for 5,000 Zika preparedness kits," by POLITICO Florida's Christine Sexton: http://politi.co/1XmZRVz BASHING JEB, FOR OLD-TIMES' SAKE -- "Donald Trump: Jeb Bush Is 'Not A Man Of Honor' For Refusing To Back Me," by BuzzFeed News' Andrew Kaczynski: "Donald Trump isn't finished hurling insults at his former opponent Jeb Bush. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Trump said the former Florida governor is "not a man of honor" for refusing to back his candidacy.... "Jeb Bush dishonored his pledge, I mean he dishonored his pledge," Trump said on the Mike Gallagher Show. "He signed a pledge, and, if you remember, they all wanted me to sign it, so I signed it. But that pledge is a guarantee, there's no outs. It doesn't say, 'subject to me liking Donald Trump or anything.'"http://bzfd.it/24TSA5o --"Looking for Jeb Bush's 'pledge' to support Donald Trump," by Politifact Florida's Amy Sherman: http://bit.ly/24TVdE8 PALM BEACH MAN -- "Secret Service to investigate Trump's former butler," by AP's Jill Colvin and Alicia A. Caldwell: "Anthony Senecal, who served the presumptive Republican nominee at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, has a Facebook page filled with incendiary comments. Many of the posts are directed at the president and his family. The posts were first reported by Mother Jones. "In one message from September 2015, Senecal said the military should hang Obama for treason and other 'high crimes.' In another that month, he described Obama, a Christian, by using a slur for a member of the Muslim faith. In that post, he wrote that he does not speak for Trump: 'This is my opinion, only!!!!"http://apne.ws/1VV6Vt9 --"Trump disavows ex-butler's Facebook posts about Obama," by POLITICO's Brianna Gurciullo: http://politi.co/1ZKOKog NOT SORRY NOT SORRY - "Donald Trump's ex butler tells Post: President Obama 'needs to be hung'," by Palm Beach Post's Liz Balmaseda:http://bit.ly/1WtCDOO [Shouldn't it be "hanged?" "Hung" is, well...] THE BIG QUESTION -- "Group unveils site "Who Supports Trump?" by POLITICO Florida's Matt Dixon: Many Republican lawmakers have either been ducking or dancing around one question as the general election approaches: do you support Donald Trump's candidacy for president? The organization Florida Strong has launched WhoBacksTrump.com, which gives direct links to the Twitter accounts of Republican members of the Florida legislature.http://politi.co/1TS2ICZ 'TRADE SECRETS' - "POLITICO files motion to intervene in Seminole lawsuit," by POLITICO Florida's Matt Dixon: POLITICO filed a motion in federal court on Thursday night asking to intervene in a lawsuit between The Seminole Tribe and state of Florida. The news organization is seeking involvement in the ongoing lawsuit to contest the Tribe's request that a Tallahassee federal court seal transcripts from a deposition given Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming.http://politi.co/1rIODyN -- "Seminoles ask court to seal CEO deposition after records request," by POLITICO Florida's Matt Dixon: http://politi.co/27hPEOF CUSHION -- "Florida CAT Fund has $400 million surplus for 2016 Hurricane Season," by POLITICO Florida's Christine Sexton: For the first time since in its inception a state run reinsurance fund has more resources than risk. The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund's liability for the next hurricane season is $17 billion yet it has access to $17.4 billion. The cushion means there will be no risk for an emergency assessment on property insurance policies-excluding workers compensation and medical malpractice- products.http://politi.co/24OlWOU CHOOSE A DOOR -- "ACLU challenges Marion County transgender bathroom policy," by POLITICO Florida's Jessica Bakeman and Matt Dixon: The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday filed a federal complaint challenging a new Marion County Public Schools policy that requires students to use bathrooms that correlate to their gender at birth. The ACLU filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights on behalf of a transgender student who was suspended for using a bathroom consistent with his gender identity. The student, whose name is redacted in the complaint, had been using male bathrooms at school for years without incident but was suspended for doing so days after the school board passed the resolution last month. http://politi.co/24P4dqT RATTLED OUT - "FAMU board chair not reappointed," by POLITICO Florida's Jessica Bakeman: Florida A&M University's board of trustees is again without a chair. State higher education officials voted unanimously Thursday to boot Cleve Warren from the board of the historically black public university. Warren had served as the board's chairman since November. He succeeded Rufus Montgomery, who resigned his post and then his seat on the board after supporting an unsuccessful attempt to oust president Elmira Mangum. Warren was with the prevailing side; he voted twice against firing Mangum.http://politi.co/1WthAMk SCOTT V. GOP - "Scott's power challenged by fellow Republicans," by the Orlando Sentinel's Gray Rohrer: "Gov. Rick Scott is seeing his power challenged on nearly every front, even from ostensible allies in Florida. Scott's authority to appoint people to vacant judicial seats is being challenged in the courts. A deadlock with the all-GOP Cabinet stalled the hiring of an insurance commissioner for two months, and Scott still didn't get his first pick. His fellow Republicans in charge of the Legislature junked much of his agenda this year, though a Scott spokeswoman noted millions in tax cuts and the passage of a hospital-price transparency bill as successes." http://bit.ly/1qglrOj DOING IT ANYWAY - "Federal official says no decision yet on Scott's Lake O request," by POLITICO Florida's Bruce Ritchie: A federal official on in Atlanta said agency spokesman in Atlanta said Thursday no decision has been made on Gov. Rick Scott's request to extend a diversion of water discharges from Lake Okeechobee. On Wednesday, POLITICO Florida reported water levels in the L-29 canal were being lowered despite Scott's request on April 28 to extend indefinitely a diversion through the Everglades to protect coastal estuaries. The same day, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman in Jacksonville would not say whether a decision had been made on the request. http://politi.co/1Om4D3D NO, TROLLS, THE CITY ISN'T SINKING -- "As Waters Rise, Miami Beach Builds Higher Streets And Political Willpower," by NPR's Greg Allen: "Miami Beach is one of the nation's cities most vulnerable to climate change - and its leaders are doing something about it. The city, a national leader in addressing climate, has begun to make improvements aimed at protecting residents from rising sea levels. "In South Florida, the rate of sea-level rise has tripled over the last decade, according to a new study from the University of Miami. The rising seas raise questions for many about whether the resort community has a future. Officials there say the answer is emphatically yes and they're moving ahead with plans for a resilient city." http://n.pr/1YoWtb0 --"Just Because Sea-Level Rise Threatens Miami Doesn't Mean the City Should Give Up," by Miami New Times' Kyle Munzenrieder:http://bit.ly/27iACs3 WHAT TO DO WITH TOILET PAPER AND SOCIALISM? -- "Venezuela Is Falling Apart," by Moisés Naím And Francisco Toro in The Atlantic: "When a Venezuelan entrepreneur we know launched a manufacturing company in western Venezuela two decades ago, he never imagined he'd one day find himself facing jail time over the toilet paper in the factory's restrooms. But Venezuela has a way of turning yesterday's unimaginable into today's normal." http://theatln.tc/1WtY95g SAUDI WATCH - "Gwen Graham adds to father's call for release of 9/11 report," by Tampa Bay Times' Alex Leary: http://bit.ly/1YpiBCm WATCH, COMMANDER! "9 Investigates: Orlando police hit watch commander's car during traffic stop," by WFTV http://at.wftv.com/1OqL4lx GET GODIVA NEXT TIME -- "Wife Battered Husband Over Candy, Flowers," The Smoking Gun: http://bit.ly/1YoXVu9 FLORIDA MAN -- "Two auction sites block Zimmerman gun sale, while Smithsonian refutes him," by POLITICO Florida's Marc Caputo: George Zimmerman's plans to auction the pistol he killed Trayvon Martin with were stopped Thursday by two online gun-auction websites that said the sale was inappropriate. ... To add to the bizarre and controversial situation, Zimmerman apparently lied when he advertised the pistol by claiming the Smithsonian Museum was interested in "owning and displaying the firearm." The museum refuted the claim on its website and via Twitter: "The Smithsonian has never expressed interest in collecting George Zimmerman's firearm. The Smithsonian has no plans to ever collect or display this object in any of its museums." http://politi.co/1WsTUrl GATOR BITES MAN FLEEING COPS -- "Man subject to Baker Act bitten by alligator while swimming across lake in Lakeland," WFTV: "An alligator bit off part of a man's forearm Wednesday night as he swam across a lake, Lakeland police said. Police said Jessie Kingsinger, 21, left his home on Long Lake Circle after a fight with his mother. His mother reported the disturbance and told police that her son needed psychological help and was having an 'episode' during the fight. ... Police said officers spotted Kingsinger near the lake, lying on the ground. Kingsinger said he knew that law enforcement was looking for him so he swam across the lake." http://at.wftv.com/1VV7Fyn GATORS + COPS. This is your reminder that, if you're running from the cops, don't jump in a lake - especially at night. 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