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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

Political consulting

danielle weisberg for hire

@danielleweisber

5 years

what’s it called when you have low self esteem but also think you’re better than everyone

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

And all the old white people with grandchildren named MacKayleigh & Breighannah are like yes her name is too hard to pronounce

nikki mccann ramírez

@NikkiMcR

4 years

Tucker Carlson loses it when a guest corrects his pronunciation of Kamala Harris's name

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

They're not angry, just disappointed

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

THE DAY IS SAVED Look at this very good passenger on my flight! @darth

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

7 months

I've been at this a long time. @FentriceForFL is the real deal folks Some of my fav shots from HD35 & @KeenForFL Caucus operations matter. Leaders matter. We're gonna get out of this supermajority if it kills me & it might But until then Florida is worth fighting for 💙

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

That flag surrendered itself like it was at Appomattox

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

Omg @darth I'm in Alaska and this very big boi Otto is riding the shuttle #AlaskaBoutIt 🗻

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

These are the very same people who will perfectly pronounce "hydroxychloroquine" with their labored dying breath in the ICU

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

But enough about Rick Scott

EHA News

@eha_news

3 years

🤖 A robot trying to replicate human emotions.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

Brought to you by the same person who designed the DoubleTree in downtown #Tallahassee 💎

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

7 months

Guys, the Gibson Inn in @ApalachicolaFL is doing a PEARL DROP for NYE 🍾 Like, a giant illuminated pearl in front of a giant oyster shell 🦪 I love it so much 🥹

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

"Working on campaigns"

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

I will absolutely not participate in this monstrous display of fascism and I dare @floridastate to fire me over it

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

I don't think most people understand how dire an impact the weighted vote had on our ability to modernize @FlaDems Getting rid of it isn't a silver bullet by any means but is a huge step in the right direction

Eric Jotkoff

@Eric_Jotkoff

1 year

Hearing @FlaDems Chair @NikkiFried finally ushered through historic reforms on how the party is governed, ending the weighted vote system that prevented the party from doing the things necessary to win for so long. While it is VERY arcane, it is a huge and necessary reform.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

Yes, but all the copies have a different number of pages

Matt Dixon

@Mdixon55

6 years

This is all leading up to a Brenda Snipes book deal, right?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

If you have a loved one in your life who works on campaigns, please, you really should pick up the phone... then put it back down and leave them alone and plan to bring them lunch at 3pm tomorrow

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

A room named after me (& @DanNewman2011 ) at the new @FlaDems HQ. It's where they keep the booze & the trash - really feels like home 💙

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

. @SenateVictoryFL caucus has grown in 10yrs from 12 to 17, with very real opportunity to get to 19 this cycle We're the single most successful part of @FlaDems & I'm tired of people pretending like contesting downballot seats is a new idea when they've been ignoring it for 10yrs

Howie Klein

@downwithtyranny

4 years

Florida Democratic Party Is Experimenting-- They're Going To Make An Effort To Help Elect Democrats Up And Down The Ballot

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Well this is concerning @floridastate

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

I would rank this about the 25th most offensive thing ever said to me when attempting to staff call time.

organizermemes (panda era)

@OrganizerMemes

1 year

Average politician being asked to do call time

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Happy "What About a Billboard?" Season to all who celebrate 🥳

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Every pro-death penalty elected official got one of these too, right? Right?

Jordain Carney

@jordainc

2 years

Archbishop of SF to Pelosi: "You are not to present yourself for Holy Communion and, should you do so, you are not to be admitted to Holy Communion, until such time as you publically repudiate your advocacy for the legitimacy of abortion and confess and receive absolution"

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 months

Some good days and bad days in this job. Today was one of the good ones. Congrats to @FentriceForFL and @KeenForFL 1 down, 5 more to go

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Everyone would be happier if this entire thing was just one night in the Diplomat lobby bar and an open tab We'd probably also get more done

Peter Schorsch

@PeterSchorschFL

2 years

Several prominent Fla. Democrats and activists are upset that @FlaDems is holding its annual Leadership Blue Gala at @Disney in the wake of the company’s response to passage of the #DontSayGay bill, @GabrielleRusson reports. #FlaPol

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Tallahassee showing off tonight 🌇

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

9 years

PSA: @ArtheniaJoyner had been practicing law for FORTY YEARS by the time you got your first DUI @mattgaetz @FL_narcissist

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Visual representation of my 10 election cycles as a Florida Democrat

Giles Paley-Phillips

@eliistender10

3 years

This is mesmerising

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 months

We took headshots today and I'm having a hard time deciding

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

Where in Florida is this?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 months

Thanks @steveschale ! Appreciate the opportunity to write a very long tweet.

Steve Schale

@steveschale

6 months

My buddy @BethMatuga was the general consultant on the Dems’ FL HD 35 win that recently elected @KeenForFL . She’s borrowing my blog to tell that story - and share some important lessons for Dems going forward. It’s worthy of your time:

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

Today I picked a piece of bread out of the basket that looks like #Florida , which is just what I kneaded

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Incidentally, the picture on the left was the last time Clyde's was cleaned

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@TLH_History

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

I wonder which Florida public university that kid will get to run

Amanda Terkel

@aterkel

1 year

NEW -- Ron DeSantis fires staffer who retweeted video with Nazi imagery by @akarl_smith

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

So, this piece of property needs to be a bodega. Who's with me?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

10 months

As a person who has worked in Florida Democratic politics for 23 years, I strenuously object to Ron DeSantis claiming he decimated us all by himself We helped too!

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

I went to Costco with the best of intentions but it has been ~a day~ and I just kind of gave up when I got inside so I guess this is dinner

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

So the (roughly 4) folks who were (pretending to be) upset about @nikkifried putting her picture on gas pumps won't cash them on principle, right?

Katy Tur

@KatyTurNBC

4 years

Donald Trump is putting his name on the stimulus checks.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

7 months

Happy Leader, happy life 💙 @FentriceForFL Thanks for giving me another bite at the apple

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

The Forgotten Coast has meant so much to me for the last 20 years. Warm, happy memories filled with friends & food, sun & sand. A slice of paradise running along Hwy 98. It's why I got a place in #Carrabelle - to make more of those memories. I'm so, so sad for @franklintdc

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

When I moved to #Tallahassee in 1999, this kind of thing on South Monroe was hard to imagine ☀️ Kudos to @CityofTLH @ProofBrewingCo @TLHDowntown for making it a reality 🍻

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

7 months

When you're a Republican in Florida and lose one (1) election:

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Bookmarking this for October 2022

Drew Savicki

@DrewSav

3 years

Amazing how quickly Critical Race Theory dropped out of the news.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

Big shout out to the woman who just phone banked me from @FlaDems Me: I worked there for many years, you can count on me to vote Her: Great! Can we get you to volunteer this weekend? Me: I'm out of town Her: You're not out of town until November

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Actually this is the Silver flight from TLH to FLL

History Defined

@historydefined

2 years

Inside of an Airplane, 1930

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

Weirdest Christmas ever, but 3 months ago she was in the ICU so I'll take it 🎄

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

What an honor! I was thrilled to deliver the first @FSUMAAPP commencement address in the Florida House chamber (I took some liberties at the rostrum)

Applied American Politics and Policy at FSU

@FSUMAAPP

2 years

Thank you @BethMatuga for your compelling commencement address to all our graduates and their families.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

If this isn't the most apt metaphor for the half measures the Governor has taken I don't know what is

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@KevinCate

4 years

How not to use gloves by @GovRonDeSantis .

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

7 years

🎉A packed house in #Plains , #Georgia for Mrs. Carter's 90th. 🎆🎊 If you've never been, make the pilgrimage

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Great congratulations to all the Florida Democrats who - on the last day of fundraising no less! - have so much time to form our circular firing squad a whole week early 🎉

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

Oh ok but when I drink bourbon and climb up on the bar everyone's like Beth get down it's 11am

Emmy Bengtson

@EmmyA2

5 years

Anyway, here’s Kirsten Gillibrand, sitting on the bar and drinking a bourbon in Iowa City, talking to a room full of caucus goers about the Green New Deal. (via @TheDailyIowan )

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

I worked for a Democratic member of Congress who had threats painted on the sides of his home and driveway by Tea Partiers. I know because I pressure washed them off

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@chadfelixg

6 years

When did the Tea Party surround the homes of politicians, chase people through the streets and out of restaurants, assault bystanders, climb on statues, destroy protest locations with trash, fill hallways and intimidate Senators, try to break down doors or interrupt hearings?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

The sun sets on fundraising 💸 See y'all in 60 days 🗓️

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

7 years

Let's hear it for these very good doggos, Adam and Eva! Dogs save elderly Michigan woman from freezing to death outside home

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

How about if @TallyPD puts on all their riot gear and does something about this?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

Term limits at the state leg level are the most insidious cause of dysfunction save for #gerrymandering They destroy collegiality that makes the process possible, encourage people to run for things for which they aren't qualified, & place an unnecessary focus on fundraising 💸

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@AsteadWH

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Warren is asked about term limits at town hall in Iowa and she rejects them on premise that it empowers lobbyists and k street. cc: @jbouie

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

YIKES 👀

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

11 months

"Stop being so dramatic, they're not literal Nazis"

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@realJonRiley

11 months

Missouri Republicans at a literal book burning. They think flamethrowers should be legal but history books should be destroyed.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

This is one of the best visualizations I've ever seen

Bill Nelson

@SenBillNelson

1 year

July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded, according to @NASA data. The undeniable impact of the climate crisis is being felt worldwide, reinforcing the critical need for @POTUS ' groundbreaking climate agenda.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Finally, Tallahassee has been canceled

WTXL First to Know Weather

@WTXLFirstToKnow

3 years

The area's tornado watch has been discontinued. Some rain in existing bands can still be locally gusty.

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@BethMatuga

1 year

There should be a summer camp for middle aged adults where you read all the books you were assigned in high school and talk about them around a campfire and walk in the forest and do mild stretches and float in a calm river Like rehab but for all the nuanced you missed as a teen

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

I keep seeing this tweet pop up in my TL & all I can think is... Have you ever MET a real live campaign volunteer?? Because most of them definitely do NOT treat it like a hobby (unless their hobby is overwhelming intensity)

Meagan Day

@meagankday

5 years

Most campaign staffers treat the job as a career stepping stone, while their volunteers treat it as a hobby or community service. Bernie's campaign is motored by people who see it as a vehicle for transforming their own lives and society. They're dead serious and it's paying off

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Good one, #Tallahassee

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

I'm an atheist but Ash Wednesday goes hard. An entire day to walk around with ashes on your head and when people ask why you get to tell them how their body will eventually decompose in the earth

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

11 months

After my master's, the @FSUMAAPP director asked me to teach a fundraising class. "1 semester, if you hate it I'll never ask again" That was 15 years ago 🎉 & i can't imagine life without it. Thanks to all my students-many of whom are now big deals-& @BradKile for keeping me 💙

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

I can scarcely remember a caucus who, though mightily outnumbered, fought harder against injustice & inhumanity These people make 29 thousand US dollars a year. They're understaffed, overworked & the armchair QBing isn't helpful They're people, not robots who do your bidding

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

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Jimmy Patronis

@JimmyPatronis

1 year

Hearing rumors @WeAreFarmers might pull out of Florida. If that’s true my office is going to explore every avenue possible for holding them accountable. Don’t get to leave after taking policyholder money. Can’t write auto if you’re not doing homeowners either. Zero communication!

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Great news from @FlaDems Chair @Manny_A_Diaz , who inherited a shit show unseen since 2005ish - health insurance reinstated retroactively @Fla_Pol

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Happy questionnaire & interview season to all who celebrate! Reminder: incumbents have a ready-made questionnaire! It's called a "voting record" Also - I cannot stress this enough - more than 1 candidate in an interview is actually a "surprise debate" & you should not do that!

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

Notre Dame was the very first place I went on my very first day in Paris last year. Something made me stay & go to noon Mass Seems silly to be crying over a church I've been in just once in my life, but here we are

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

I don't know how y'all drop your kids off at school every day. I really don't know if I could. I think I'd be physically unable on days like this

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

I now have "day pajamas" and "night pajamas" so my 38 pair of @Costco PJs doesn't seem so silly anymore, DOES IT?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

9 months

I would simply continue my Silver Airways flight to Ft. Lauderdale

Aviation

@webflite

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What would you guys do in this situation?

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

6 years

Not even standing room left at Temple Israel. Place is completely packed. Well done, Tallahassee 💗

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

In my 22 years this has to be the biggest gift Democrats have been given in a midterm so I'm very excited to see how we're going to squander it

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

@NoLieWithBTC

2 years

JUST IN: Ron DeSantis’ plan to punish Disney for supporting LGBTQ rights by repealing their special district governing authority would raise taxes on Florida families in the Orlando area by $2,200 each, per @miamiherald .

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

If you are a person burdened with this terrible "challenge" please for the love of God call me and I'll fix it for free in like 19 seconds

Dave Wasserman

@Redistrict

4 years

In conversations w/ Dem campaign folks past few weeks, their biggest challenge now is identifying effective late uses for all the $$.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

#Tallahassee still showing off 💅

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

"Iconic"

Skip Foster

@skipfoster

5 years

One of the most iconic buildings in Tallahassee – the DoubleTree Hotel – is at the center of new allegations revealed by a federal grand jury late Wednesday in the city's ever-growing public corruption case.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Hospital sucks but a service dog named BeBe brightened my dad's day! 😭🐶

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

I think @AndrewGillum brings up an important point about this business It's easy for your personal worth to hinge on electoral outcomes - not a great proposition for most Florida Democrats Not like a have a solution but I wish it wasn't so & I often have to remind myself

POLITICO Florida

@politicofl

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Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic rising star who was a hopeful for the Florida governorship, opened up for the first time Monday about his experiences battling alcoholism and depression since entering rehab.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

@BlairBraverman @QuinceMountain I bought one but my kingdom for a Grunch-specific t-shirt! 🙏

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Calling all 💸 finance people 💸 I need to hire a junior finance staffer based in Ft. Lauderdale Benefits include getting to hear me say tweets IRL 🗣️ Pls send resumes to beth @bethmatuga .com Thanks!

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

2 years

Hi @MarriottBonvoy I've been trying to book the Aloft Tapestry Park in Jax and I'm not certain but I think $2 billion per night is a little much

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

Dear @TheHighwomen , @brandicarlile @nataliehemby @MarenMorris @amandashires Thanks to you, I have discovered @iamyola & my life is better Thank you for helping me find more amazing gals who write & sing amazing music ♥️💃💅👍 PS please start on the next album now!

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

Male operative: intern on 2 municipal races that dad got them, field director for easy win county race = ready to run a gubernatorial Female operative: 5 years in fundraising, fought for a dept dir title where she did everything = perfect for finance dir on losing congressional

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@RylieECooper

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men will be a field director on 1 race and decide it’s time to open their own consulting firm. women will be a fellow at least 3 times and an organizer 4 times before finally deciding it’s time to be a rod. and that’s on imposter syndrome, baby!!

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@BethMatuga

1 year

It's almost like there's a finance person running the joint! Hire more finance people to run things! ( @megmeedra is killing it)

Mary Frances McGowan

@maryfrancesmcg

1 year

New: @DemGovs announced raising nearly $34 million in Q1 and Q2 of 2023 across all entities, “nearly double” to what was raised during the last comparable election cycle in 2019.

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

5 years

And we're off to the #MargaritaBall 💃

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

10 months

I have such a fear of dying on the road bc the police report would be so embarrassing "Ran off I-75 in an overdue rental car while on a video off zoom and eating a baconater from Okahumpka service plaza"

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

I just discovered that when I record my lectures a transcript is automatically produced, so if you've ever wondered what my @FSUMAAPP fundraising class is like...

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

Hello it is I, a 40 year old woman in her pajamas flying a drone in her kitchen on Friday night 💅🛸

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

Whom amongst us has not wanted to end all videoconferences like this?

The Hill

@thehill

4 years

Former FEMA Administrator walks off during MSNBC interview: "I don't have time to listen to bullshit, people"

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

After a pandemic hiatus, Ravioli Fest 2021 is in the books! 🇮🇹🍝 #RavioliLady Started -> going -> went

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

1 year

The Fontainebleau valet/parking situation should be launched into the sun

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

Tough week

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

I have almost 30 (!) @FSUMAAPP grad students for a very short summer semester but it's so nice to be back in a classroom and they laughed politely at my jokes

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

I've lived in Piney-Z for 16 years & never had time to make it to the bridge on Lafayette Heritage Trail Park. What a balm for the soul! 🌳☀️🍃 Here are some #wallpapers , but go see for yourself 🧭 @CityofTLH @LeonCounty @wildlife_fl @iheartTLH

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

4 years

I like presidents who don't get covid

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

11 months

"I SAID, it's close enough!" *gestures broadly at the panhandle* - @TLHAirport gift shop supplier

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Beth Matuga

@BethMatuga

3 years

They say the most dangerous time of year in Florida is the 60 days the legislature is in session. This year Republicans took it literally In the last 20 years I can't remember a more vicious, bigoted, deranged session If I had kids I'd get them out of this state

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