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PEDICINI AND POWER NEED TO GO AS THE RPOF BEGINS TO LOKK LIKE DRUNKS ARE RUNNING THE RPOF
Pedicini and Power
If ever there was the final reason the RPOF establishment in Tallahassee must end their multimillion-dollar relationship with Tampa based political operative Anthony Pedicini, it is the loss of Republican Florida State Senate District 14.
Tomkow
In that race Republican establishment candidate Josie Tomkow, who had Pedicini as her political operative lost to Democrat Brian Nathan despite scandalously outspending Nathan with over $1.3 million compared with Nathan's $120,000.
It is appalling to Republican America First activistsis that the $1.3 million from the Republican establishment donors are going to Tomkow, who happen to be married to Pedicini’s long time fellow hatchet man at SIMWINS, Thomas Piccolo.
Piccolo used to brag on Pedicini's political consulting firm’s (SIMWINS) page that he secured victories for Democrats by splitting Republican votes…an image of that was captured before SIMWINS scrubbed their website.
Maples
Add that Republican candidate Jon Maples loss to Democrat Emily George in a Florida State Representative District where President Donald Trump’s, Mar a Lago residence is located, it is becoming apparent that changes are needed at the RPOF offices in Tallahassee before November.
If there was two examples that the RPOF is being run like a bunch of drunks led by Power and RPOF Executive Director Bill Helmich, it is the Tampa defeat of another Pedicini candidate and a RPOF establishment led campaign defeat in West Palm Beach.
In the West Palm Beach special election, the Republican candidate in the special election ended up losing the District to a Democrat challenger, despite an endorsement coming from President Trump himself.
In the defeat of a Republican in Tampa by a Democrat, it witnessed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis not endorsing the Pedicini led campaign of Tomkow.
“The reality is when I get behind a candidate, I’m telling voters that this is somebody that shares my values and that shares our goals for the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.
“You have a candidate who does not do that, I am not going to be supporting them, and that’s what happened in that race.”
DeSantis said he wasn’t willing to support a candidate who has taken “really bad votes” and played “games.”
Those two special elections losses in Tampa and West Palm Beach can no longer have Power being Chairman of the RPOF, as he runs in a Republican primary for the U.S Congress. Power must go.
The Republican losses in Tampa and West Palm Beach are clear messages that Republican America First grassroots activists are staying at home on election day in opposition to the Power run establishment RPOF. They might even be sending a message to the RPOF swamp in Tallahassee that they don’t care if a Democrat wins.
Castor and Pedicini
Pedicini is hated by Republican America First activists throughout the State of Florida and are appalled that $millions of dollar's over the last few years are being funneled into the Tampa base RPOF political operative Pedicini, who is closely connected to Tampa's Democratic liberal Mayor Jane Castor.
Pedicini and Cruz
Pedicini is also closely connected to Democrat operative Anna Cruz and a lobbyist for Ballard Partner, while being known as Mayor Castor's "First Lady."
Jensen/Benderson/Beruff/Neal turning Florida into Paradise Lost
Republican America First activists troughout Florida, especially in Manatee County are disgusted that Pedicini is continuing to receive $millions from the Republican establishment donors. Donors, who are “Pay to Play” developers backing Pedicini's handpicked candidates turning Florida into Paradise Lost.
Heisse and Wayman
Manatee County has become the epicenter of those being purged by the oligarchy operating out of the Tallahassee swamp. For example, Trent Wayman and Jacki Heisse who were elected as local representatives of the Manatee County Republican Executive Committee, were removed from their roles and succeeded by MREC State Committee members appointed by Power.
Over a 150 Republucan America First activists were purged from the MREC by Power's RPOF in Tallahassee..
Power and his hanpicked MREC State Committeeman DePriest
Power appointed Jennings DePriest and Jayne Kocher to replace Wayman and Heisse. Power also appointed Mark Gallagher to be the MREC Chairman.
PEDICINI CONTINUES TO GAIN $MILLIONS DESPITE MAJOR LOSSES
Pedicini's SIMWINS political operation was the political consultant of Tomkow’s campaign that raised over $1.3 million, which included over $400,00 in-kind contributions for staff and consulting from the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
If ever there was example that the Florida Republican establishment operating out of the Tallahassee swamp is not acting like a bunch of drunks, it is the Republican establishment controlled RPOF and the Republican State Senate and State Representatives Finance Committees investing over $400,000 in-kind contributions to the Tomkow campaigtn managed by Pedicini.
The Tamkow campaign figures include Tomkow’s over $750,000 reported by Florida Division of State Election in her campaign finance reports, and as reported in the Tampa Bay Times .
There is also over $550.000 as of January 13 in Tomkow’s political committee, Friends of Josie Tomkow.
Tomkow’s opponent Nathan, meanwhile, raised $120,000 between his personal account and political committee, Building Back Florida. Nathan spent about $85,000 as of March 19.
According to the Florida Division of State Elections of the over $320,000 reported raised by Tomkow over $260,000 went to Pedicini's SWIMWINS LLC.
That $260,000 to Pedicini does not include what Pedicini has received from the over $550,000 Tomkow’s, Friends of Josie Tomkow’s PAC. Those figures have not been reported, as of this date on the Florida Division of State Election website. Rest assured expenditures to Pedicini will be in the high six figures.
PEDICINHAS RECEIVED $MILLIONS TO ELECT FLORIDA REPUBLICAN DEEP STATE ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATES
Republican America First activists are disgusted that Pedicini has received over $6.3 million from the Ramba/Power's led RPOF and the Florida House Republican Campaign Committee the last few years to elect Deep State establishment Republican candidates operating out of the Tallahassee swamp.
Pedicini is who the Florida Trident calls the "HATCETMAN with shady money and shadier tactics." According to the Florida Trident, Pedicini has received $millions from the RPOF. Florida Trident report: Tampa campaignconsultantAnthonyPedicini often wins big with shady politics, shadier money - WMNF 88.5 FM
The TRIDENT reports that the Power RPOF political operative “Pedicini succeeds with a brutal political machine fueled by an endless amount of money from political committees he controls that is often used to fund disinformation campaigns against his clients' opponents. These campaigns regularly employ deception, such as false allegations or fake support from ideological enemies, to mislead voters."
SPECIAL ELECTION NO BIG DEAL TO POWER
Republican Party of Florida Chairman Power reaction in a text message Power’s to this debacle was, “We have this before; special elections aren’t just that: special.”
PEDICINI SAYS HE JUST MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ELECTION
Pedicini’s reaction to another one of his loses was that, “Special elections are indeed special. But, as a political practitioner, we are uising the results as a lesson -- how to improve our tactics and strategies that will allow our clients to outperform the atmospherics and events beyond our control. What utter "atmospherics" bullshit
Andrade
All defeated handpicked Manatee County Commissioners in 2022 and 2024 by Pedicini were financed by “Pay to Play” developers Carlos Beruff, Pat Neal and their cronies, who turned the Commission into a total Shit Show.
Helmich/Ramba/Power
Also, hidden behind the Pedicini lawfare is that The Sarasota Phoenix reported that a trio of Tallahassee based lobbyist, who are lobbyist David Ramba, the lobbyist and RPOF Chairman Power and the
lobbyist RPOF Executive Director Helmich, are part of a Deep State Republican Party establishment operating out the Tallahassee swamp to take down the America First movement.
These three Tallahassee based lobbyists called "The Tallahassee Trio", who are the “Big Dog” Ramba, the RPOF Chairman Evan Power and RPOF Executive Director Bill Helmich must go.
Ramba allowing Power, Helmich and their cronies to operate the RPOF like a bunch of drunks has to end. . David Ramba – A Lobbyist And enemy of we the People - UltraMAGAPatriots
THE "TALLAHASSE TRIO" HAVE DEMONIZE THE RPOF"
The RPOF under the Deep State shadow leadership of Ramba have been purging MAGA America First activists, who have now become inactive on election day in special elections in 2026, due to being lied to, deceived, and intimidated as members of the RPOF by the "Tallahassee Trio", which has resulted in loses in Tampa and West Palm Beach.
If Pedicini and Power are not long gone a disaster could be looming in the Florida Republican Party come November.
Even Pedicini and Power ‘s mouth piece at FLORIDA POLITICCS, Peter Schorsch will not be able to save the establishment Republicans operating out of the Deep State swamp in Tallahassee with “puff pieces” come November.
Jon Susce
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