Pedicini - Trojan Horse?

Anthony Pedicini - Trojan Horse?   (click on website title for more information)

How good is Republican political consultant Anthony Pedicini at what he does? Pedicini’s track record of winning Republican primaries has earned him a reputation-----a reputation for dirty politics (Google him). 

But just how reliable is he during General Elections when it’s down to one Republican and one Democrat? 

A quick analysis of his performance shows when it comes to General Elections - when Republicans really need to win - Anthony Pedicini has lost more races than he’s won.  

Some are quietly whispering that Democrats are the real winners when running against Pedicini’s Republican clients.  Take for example, the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners.

In 2018, Pedicini’s BOCC candidates lost in the General Election. Pedicini single handedly flipped the board to a democrat majority. 

His Primary Election Wins

2018 Victor Crist, Hillsborough County Commission
2018 Todd Marks, Hillsborough County Commission
2018 Larry Ahern, Pinellas County Commission
2018 Joe Wicker, Florida House District 59  
2018 Dana Young, Florida Senate District 18

His General Election Losses

2018 Victor Crist, Hillsborough County Commission
2018 Todd Marks, Hillsborough County Commission
2018 Larry Ahern, Pinellas County Commission
2018 Joe Wicker, Florida House District 59
2018 Dana Young, Florida Senate District 18
2018 Tom Lee, Florida Senate  District 20
2018 Shawn Harrison, Florida House District 63
2020 Sandy Murman, Hillsborough County Commission
2020 Danny Alvarez, Judge

Information on Strategic Image Management from their website - Pedicini’s Partner

In 2010, Piccolo helped develop winning messages and strategies for dozens of campaigns throughout Florida, including two significant victories in close seats, where TEA Party candidates were used to siphon Republican votes in swing districts to help Democrats retain or flip seats.

Joe Wicker, 2018 candidate for Florida House District 59 was pleased when Pedicini went nuclear with mailers against his Republican opponent, Ronda Storms during the primary. Wicker expected Pedicini to do the same during the General Election against his opponent, Democrat Andrew Learned, but Pedicini refused to use the same tactic on Learned. Wicker lost and Pedicini got another Democrat elected.