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Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2018

Election Day is in sight, in Northeast Florida and everywhere else, and we preview the competitive races, as well as the ones decided shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. For Jacksonville, a lot is riding on this. Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams invested real political capital in the gubernatorial campaign of Ron DeSantis. Win, […]

Phil AmmannOctober 25, 2018

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Duval County is now a few days into early in-person voting, with the first of two Souls to the Polls weekends about to commence. Do Democrats feel lucky? It depends on who you ask. The Blue Wave that offered so much potential early on may or may not be a tsunami at this point. The […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 21, 2018

Referring to a dubious bank deposit from 2016, Republicans are blasting Democrat Andrew Gillum with a new website calling out his “lobbyist-fueled slush fund.” On Friday, the Republican Party of Florida launched ReleaseTheReceipts.com, a website that calls on the gubernatorial candidate — and front-runner in several polls — to “tell the truth about his luxury […]

Phil AmmannAugust 28, 2018

Senate President-designate Bill Galvano is cheering Ed Hooper on his victory in Senate District 16, which consists of parts of Pasco and Pinellas counties. Hooper, a former state legislator from Clearwater, handily defeated Palm Harbor restaurateur Leo Karruli in the Republican primary, 79 to 21 percent. “I would like to extend my congratulations to Ed Hooper tonight […]

Phil AmmannAugust 28, 2018

On Tuesday, election night parties will be held all over Florida. For some, it’s a chance to pop some champagne corks, celebrate and gear up for the general election. For others, it will be a somewhat more somber affair, the last hurrah of a long, hard-fought primary campaign. Want to party like a politician? Here’s […]

Phil AmmannAugust 28, 2018

On Tuesday, Election Night parties will be held all over Florida. For some, it’s a chance to pop some champagne corks, celebrate and gear up for the general election. For others, it will be a somewhat more somber affair, the last hurrah of a long, hard-fought primary campaign. Want to party like a politician? Here’s […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2018

Early/mail vote results a precursor for the fall? Are Democrats still seeking to flood the voting booths and turn enough Congressional districts blue to win the House? Will vulnerable Democratic Senators be able to survive and flip a couple of Republican seats to gain control of that chamber as well? Lately, a Republican incumbent in […]

Phil AmmannJune 14, 2018

Ashley Moody is adding the endorsement of two more Florida sheriffs, now with 42 of 49 Republican sheriffs supporting the former Hillsborough County circuit judge as the state’s next Attorney General. New endorsers are Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk and Sheriff Mike Williams of Jacksonville, according to an announcement Thursday from Moody’s campaign. “Judge Moody is the […]

Phil AmmannJune 11, 2018

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Republican Aakash Patel has weighed his options for 2018 after incumbent Hillsborough County Commission Chair Sandy Murman decided to let a deadline pass without filing papers to resign from her District 1 seat. Patel’s decision? Run for the open District 7 seat in 2018 For just over a year, Patel has been running for District 1, filing […]

Phil AmmannJune 10, 2018

File this under womansplaining. Florida’s most influential gun advocate is countering reports that hundreds of people may have mistakenly received the state’s concealed weapons permits without proper background checks. “The media isn’t getting it right, and anti-gun Democrats don’t want to get it right,” says Unified Sportsmen of Florida Executive Director Marion Hammer, a past president […]

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Jacksonville Bold for 11.2.18 — Can Jax afford Andrew Gillum?

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New GOP website blasts Andrew Gillum for ‘lobbyist slush fund’

Senate President-designate Bill Galvano congratulates Ed Hooper on big SD16 win

It’s not the party, it’s the after party: Where to find Tampa Bay candidates on Election Night

It’s not the party, it’s the after party: Where to find candidates on Election Night

Delegation for 8.24.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Jacksonville, Collier sheriffs latest to endorse Ashley Moody for AG

Aakash Patel now running for countywide seat on Hillsborough Commission

Calling it ‘political attack,’ NRA (wo)mansplains weapons permit snafu