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Jacob OglesSeptember 2, 2018

Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum during a round of political talk show interviews Sunday morning called for racist rhetoric to be toned down in Florida’s gubernatorial campaign. He also spoke to Republican opponent Ron DeSantis’ now-infamous “monkey this up” comment made on Fox News the day after the primary election. “I do find it deeply regrettable, […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 2, 2018

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Politicians across the state Saturday condemned robocalls put out by racist groups against Andrew Gillum, the first black major party nominee for Governor. “The vile and racist robocalls attacking Andrew Gillum represent an attack on every Floridian and have no place in our politics,” said state Sen. Linda Stewart, an Orlando Democrat. “This disgusting attempt […]

Scott PowersSeptember 1, 2018

Gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum‘s rallying cry — “bring it home” — may be embraced by the entire Democratic Party as it heads into the fall elections. Democrats — including Bill Nelson, Sean Shaw, Nikki Fried and Jeremy Ring — rallied in Orlando Friday to kick off statewide fall campaigns. Gillum, just days removed from his surprising primary upset, repeated […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 1, 2018

Tuesday’s primary elections are in the rear-view mirror. So, what did we learn? First, never count out the underdog. Our Mayor here in Tallahassee kept fighting the good fight all the way to the end … and got the W. Andrew Gillum shrugged off a 2-year FBI investigation in his backyard, the highest crime rate […]

Drew WilsonAugust 31, 2018

Equality Florida Action PAC, the political arm of the state’s leading LGBTQ rights organization, announced Friday that it’s backing Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum over his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. “Andrew Gillum has been a consistent champion for LGBTQ equality, and Floridians will see the stark contrast between his record on equality and […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

Andrew Gillum is breaking ahead of Ron DeSantis in the governor’s race, fueled by the early preference of Florida’s independent voters, according to the first publicly-released poll of the general election campaign season. A new poll produced by Public Policy Polling gives Gillum, the progressive Tallahassee mayor who rocked the Democratic Party on Tuesday, 48 percent, […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 30, 2018

An upset win from the victor’s perspective is depicted in a new video released by the Andrew Gillum campaign on Thursday. The quick turnaround — Gillum won Tuesday evening — makes the short worthy of a watch; those who followed the primary election results pile in know the Tallahassee mayor looked ill-fated early on, trailing […]

Drew WilsonAugust 30, 2018

The nations largest public employee union has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) announced its endorsement Thursday, two days after Gillum defied every pre-election poll and came out on top in the five-way Democratic primary for Governor. “Andrew Gillum understands the issues facing Florida’s working families because […]

Peter SchorschAugust 30, 2018

What a difference four years makes. The last time Florida saw a primary was in pre-Trump Time — and pre-Bernie Time too. But the shadows of both President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders loomed large over the selection of GOP nominee for Governor Ron DeSantis and Democratic pick […]

Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2018

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) is out with a new digital campaign targeting Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum, attempting to highlight past controversies during his time as Tallahassee’s mayor. The ad begins with text asking, “Who is Andrew Gillum?” It then attempts to answer that question with a series of newscasts covering reports on Gillum’s political past. […]

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Andrew Gillum on Sunday talk shows calls for rising above racial rhetoric

Linda Stewart, Lori Berman among pols denouncing Nazi robocalls against Andrew Gillum

Democrats join Andrew Gillum, vowing to ‘bring it home’

Blake Dowling: Primaries are over; time to buckle up

Equality Florida’s PAC endorses Andrew Gillum for Governor

Here’s the first post-primary poll of the race for Florida governor

Andrew Gillum releases behind-the-scenes footage of election night

Public employee union endorses Andrew Gillum, Nikki Fried

Winners and losers emerging from Florida’s 2018 primary elections

RGA digital campaign asks: ‘Who is Andrew Gillum?’