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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.
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