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Dr. Daniel A. Smith, In the News...

 

Quoted by Pamela Hasterok, “An election without Bill France,” Daytona Beach News-Journal, July 2, 2007.

Quoted by Steve Bousquet, “Tax change faces obstacle of legislator’s own making,” St. Pete Times, June 13, 2007.

Quoted by Cindy Swirko, “Big Issues, Big Ad Battles,” Gainesville Sun, June 11, 2007.

Quoted by Jack Stripling, “UF experts probe politics in power struggle,” Gainesville Sun, December 15, 2006.

Quoted by Anthony Man, “Ron Klein vs. Clay Shaw race for U.S. House seat cost $63.51 per voter,” Sun-Sentinel, December 11, 2006.

Quoted in “Electronic Voting: Another election mess in Florida,” The Economist, December 7, 2006.

Quoted by Phil Davis, “Voting ‘model’ under scrutiny,” Miami Herald (AP), November 25, 2006 (picked up by dozens of papers).

Quoted by Dara Kam, “Stem cell debate may move to ballot,” Palm Beach Post, November 24, 2006.

Quoted by Amy Reinink, “UF experts: Power shift's ramifications still unclear,” Gainesville Sun, November 9, 2006.

Quoted by Mitch Stacy, “Harris goes home but won’t rule out a comeback,” Contra Costa Times, November 8, 2006.

Quoted by Wes Allison, Anita Kumar and Bill Adair, “Republican loss clips Fla. Clout in House,” St. Petersburg Times, November 11, 2006.

Quoted by Mary Jo Pitzl, “Long ballot won’t deter alert voter, experts say,” Arizona Republic, November 6, 2006.

Interviewed by Theresa Marsenburg, “Amendment 3,” Capitol Update, Florida Public Television, WFSU (Tallahassee), November 4, 2006.

Quoted by Suzanne Goldenberg, “Evangelical leader quits over gay sex allegation,” Guardian (Great Britain), November 4, 2006.

Quoted by Lise Fisher, “Big money flowing into sheriff’s race,” Gainesville Sun, November 4, 2006.

Quoted by Karen E. Crummy and Kevin Simpson, “Haggard sex allegations could shape votes, political observers say,” Denver Post, November 11, 2006.

Guest appearance on North Florida Journal, “Amendment 3,” WUFT Channel 5, October 27, 2006.

Quoted by Chris Jenkins, “53% of Voters Say they back VA. Same-Sex Marriage Ban,” Washington Post, October 17, 2006.

Quoted by Linda Kleindienst and Mark Hollis, “Day after ‘oddball’ TV debate, Davis and Crist both throw out new accusations, Sun-Sentinel, November 1, 2006.

Quoted by Laurence Viele Davidson, “Florida Republicans Pin Hopes on Bush’s Aura—Jeb’s, that is,” Bloomberg.com, November 1, 2006.

Quoted by Paul E. Kostyu, “Ballot issues tend to bring out voters,” Canton Repository (OH), October 31, 2006.

Taped radio interview with Bobby O’Brien, “Florida’s Amendment 3,” WUSF (Tampa) 15 minutes, October 30, 2006.

Quoted by Kathleen Hunter, “Unlike 2004, Ballot Initiatives may benefit both parties,” New York Times, October 30, 2006.

Quoted by Christina Nuckols and Dale Eisman, “Allen uses amendment to try to gain traction,” Hampton Roads News (VA), October 28, 2006.

Quoted in, “Leave well enough alone,” Ocala Star Banner, October 27, 2006.

Quoted by Allison Stevens, “Initiatives could boost women’s voting,” Undernews Progressive Review, October 26, 2006.

Quoted by Kevin Simpson, “New Jersey ruling echoes in Colorado debate,” Denver Post, October 26, 2006.

Quoted by Sara Lubbes and Paul Quinlan, “Debate fails to shake Nelson,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, October 25, 2006.

Quoted by Mitch Stacy, “Senate hopeful Katherine Harris soldiers on,” Naples News, October 21, 2006.

Quoted by Mitch Stacy, “Harris struggling to gain ground on incumbent Nelson,” Gainesville Sun, October 20, 2006.

Quoted by Paul Quinlan, “Nelson discounts his big lead over Harris,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, October 19, 2006.

Quoted by Brent Kallestad, “Amendment 3 would make it harder to change state constitution,” Jacksonville Times-Union, October 16, 2006.

Quoted by Zac Anderson, “Strategies emerge in 16th race,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 15, 2006.

Quoted by UPI, “Eighteen states feature ballot initiatives,” UPI, October 13, 2006.

Quoted by Thomas Frank, “Long list of laws headed to voters,” USA Today, October 13, 2006.

Quoted in, “Questions, questions,” The Economist, October 12, 2006.

Quoted by Louis Jacobson, “Do Ballot Measures Really Drive Turnout?” Roll Call, October 12, 2006.

Quoted by Sara Lubes, “Harris explains views to Jews,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 12, 2006.

Quoted by Christopher Cooper, “Big Tobacco Spending Big Money to Fight State Bans, Taxes,” Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2006.

Quoted by Lauren Phillips, “Easy GOP Primary Win puts Crist ahead in Fla. Governor Race,” New York Times, October 9, 2006.

Quoted by Paul Quinlan, “Nelson decides to play it safe,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 8, 2006.

Quoted by Amy Reinink, “Campaigning heating up as election nears,” Gainesville Sun, October 8, 2006.

Quoted by Nathan Crabbe, “Game draws political candidates, supporters,” Gainesville Sun, October 8, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Cheney rallies the GOP in Sarasota,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 7, 2006.

Quoted by Brian Friel, “Direct Democracy: Version ’06,” National Journal, October 7, 2006.

Quoted by Anthony Man, “US Rep. Shaw softens strong support for Speaker Hastert,” Sun-Sentinel, October 5, 2006.

Live radio interview with Kathleen Dunn, “Mark Foley Scandal,” Wisconsin Public Radio (1 hour), Milwaukee, October 5, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, Kevin Dale, and Cory Reiss, “Blame Game Grows Intense,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, October 3, 2006.

Quoted by Jonathan Kaplan, “Missouri Dems count on minimum wage, stem cells to topple Talent,” The Hill (Washington, DC), October 2, 2006.

Quoted by Linda Kleindienst, “Party hopes voters remember her role in the 2000 election and lash back,” Sun-Sentinel, October 2, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Political bigwigs coming to town,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 29, 2006.

Quoted by Mitch Stacy, “Harris mum on strategy to finance Senate campaign,” Contra Costa Times (CA) (AP), September 27, 2006.

Quoted in, “Graham fights proposition that would make amending constitution more difficult,” Gainesville Sun (AP), September 16, 2006.

Quoted by Kevin Simpson, “Colorado ballot offers two choices on gay marriage,” Denver Post, September 14, 2006.

Taped radio interview with Kevin Allen, “Selection of gubernatorial running mates,” WUFT (Classic 89), September 15, 2006.

Quoted by Kevin Simpson, “Votos de varios matices en asuntos de homosexuals,” DenverPost.com, September 14, 2006.

Quoted in “First poll numbers have Shaw in the lead,” U.S. News and World Report, September 13, 2006.

Quoted by David Fleshler, “Despite primary loss, Big Sugar still a player in governor’s race,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 10, 2006.

Quoted by Lise Fisher, “Sheriff’s race will be history in the making,” Gainesville Sun, September 7, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Democrats put faith in their choices and hope to regain ground in Florida,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 6, 2006.

Taped TV interview, “2006 gubernatorial primary,” WUFT (Channel 5), September 6, 2006.

Quoted by Adrian Sainz, “Voters have no major problems in Florida primary election,” St. Petersburg Times, September 6, 2006 (AP wire).

Quoted by Laura Wides-Munoz, “Experts: Primaries run smoothly, thanks in part to low turnout,” San Jose Mercury News, September 6, 2006 (AP wire).

Quoted by Jack Stripling, “Harris wins primary race despite gaffes,” Gainesville Sun, September 6, 2006.

Quoted by Jessica Palombo, “Students asked to end weekend with primary vote,” The Independent Florida Alligator, September 5, 2006.

Taped TV interview, “Rod Smith and north Florida,” WUFT (Channel 5), 5 September, 2006.

Quoted by Nathan Crabbe, “Will execution Bush wants take place?” Gainesville Sun, September 4, 2006.

Quoted by Dan Tracy, “GOP cash secured decade of power,” Orlando Sentinel, September 3, 2006.

Quoted by Mitch Stacy, “With a comfortable lead in the polls, Harris stays out of sight,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 2, 2006 (AP wire).

Quoted by Anthony Man, “Michael Schiavo takes on politicians, uncertain if he will impact elections,” Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 2, 2006.

Quoted by CBS, “With a big lead in the polls, Harris out of sight,” CBS 4, September 2, 2006.

Quoted by Mitch Stacy, “Harris ad looks past primary to attack Nelson,” Jacksonville Times-Union, August 31, 2006.

Quoted by Zac Anderson, “Candidates point to Charley grit,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 27, 2006.

Quoted by Amy Reinink, “Candidate without a primary election can catch break,” Gainesville Sun, August 27, 2006.

Quoted by Janine Young Sikes, “Al Sharpton to mobilize voters at UF appearance,” Gainesville Sun, August 23, 2006.

Quoted by Wes Allison, “He's ahead, but he's not resting: Sen. Bill Nelson keeps raising money and working voters, though a recent poll puts him 35 percentage points ahead,” St. Petersburg Times, August 22, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Sarasota Politics: ‘America’s Craziest?” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 22, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Timing couldn't be much worse for Hudson campaign,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 18, 2006.

Quoted by Lise Fisher, “Candidates in sheriff race are racking up monetary donations,” Gainesville Sun, August 15, 2006.

Quoted by Michele McNeil, “Past Fla. Schools Chiefs Seek Gov. Bush’s Job,” Education Week, August 9, 2006.

Quoted by Quoted by Amy Reinink, “Fringe candidates bring varied reasons for longshot runs,” Gainesville Sun, August 8, 2006.

Taped radio interview with Bente Birkeland, “Ballot Initiative Overview,” High Country Community Radio Coalition (Colorado), August 8, 2006.

Quoted by Amy Reinink, “Area emerges as a ‘battleground,’” Gainesville Sun, August 6, 2006.

Quoted by Diane Carman, “Seizing the initiative for elections,” Denver Post, August 4, 2006.

Quoted by James Miller, “Secure Ballots Fuel Races,” Daytona Beach News-Journal, August 4, 2004.

Quoted by Ron Matus, “Gov. Bush, FCAT hang over race,” St. Petersburg Times, July 19, 2006.

Quoted by Erin Emery and Kevin Simpson, “Gay rights get funding boost,” Denver Post, July 12, 2006.

Quoted by Lois Solomon, “Gay marriage foes push petition,” Palm Beach Sun-Sentinel, July 9, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Harris targeting voters in rural areas,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, July 2, 2006.

Quoted by Wes Allison, “How any chance of an oil deal died,” St. Petersburg Times, July 1, 2006.

Research cited by Katrina Vanden Heuvel and Sam Graham-Felsen, “Bold Ballot Initiatives,” The Nation, June 26, 2006.

Quoted by Jack Stripling, “Election commission rules UF didn't break law by paying Moore to speak,” Gainesville Sun, June 29, 2006.

Quoted by Sara Lubbes, “Anti-GOP feelings may be affecting local races,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, June 19, 2006.

Quoted by Diane Suchetka, “Íssue could alter Ohio’s political picture,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 11, 2006.

Quoted by Kevin Begos, “Florida Gays Flex Political Muscle,” Tampa Tribune, June 6, 2006.

Quoted by Rebecca Goldman, “Gubernatorial candidates rely on students for votes,” The Gainesville Sun, June 6, 2006.

Quoted by Arthur Kane and Karen Crummy, “Strategic Fumbles Sap Signature Tally,” Denver Post, June 4, 2006.

Quoted by Alan Elsner, “Democrats to use Minimum Wage as Election Weapon,” Washington Post (Reuters), May 23, 3006.

Quoted by Pamela Hasterok, “Did Bense burn out or run scared,” Daytona Beach News-Journal, May 14, 2006.

Taped radio interview with Amy DiFiore, “A host of Republicans jumped into Florida’s U.S. Senate Race to challenge Congresswoman Katherine Harris,” Florida Public Radio (WFSU FM 88.9), May 12, 2006.

Quoted by Anita Kumar, “GOP Can’t Elude Harris vs. Nelson,” St. Petersburg Times, May 11, 2006.

Quoted by Tom Baxter, “Harris Campaign Hits Rough Waters,” The Atlanta Constitution-Journal (syndicated by Cox News Service), May 10, 2006.

Quoted by Jeanne Cummings, “Wedge Issue: Minimum Wage; Democrats Try to Split Republicans with Midterm Ballot Initiatives,” Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2006: A4.

Quoted by Jeff Adelson, “Trying to woo blacks, GOP touts origins,” Gainesville Sun, April 28, 2006.

Quoted by Jeremy Wallace, “Harris seen by some as burden,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 27, 2006.

Quoted by Sara Lubbes, “Experts question vote on Murdock,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 27, 2006.

Taped radio interview with Amy DiFiore, “Rod Smith for Governor,” Florida Public Radio (WFSU FM 88.9), April 11, 2006.

Quoted by Dwayne Robinson, “Wellington campaign disclosures insufficient, records show,” Palm Beach Post, April 3, 2006.

Research quoted by Donna Cassata, “Gay Marriage among Looming Ballot Issues,” The Associated Press, March 30, 2006. (Picked up by the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian (UK), CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Pravda (Russia), and over 100 other news media.)

Quoted by Gary Fineout, “Slew of New Amendments Proposed—Constitutional Amendments on Everything from Property Taxes to Vouchers,” Miami Herald, March 21, 2006.

Quoted by Dara Kam, “Florida Lawmakers Weigh Curbs on Citizen Initiatives,” Palm Beach Post, March 12, 2006.

Quoted by Anita Kumar, “Feeney faces more scrutiny,” St. Petersburg Times, February 20, 2006.

Quoted by Wes Allison, Bill Adair, and Anita Kumar, “Fla. delegation looks to rebuild clout at Capitol,” St. Petersburg Times, January 22, 2006.