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Scott PowersAugust 2, 2018

Anyone hoping Florida’s five Democratic candidates for Governor would break new ground in the final debate Thursday night may have left disappointed. On stage, each candidate mainly stuck to the standards, with only a couple of questions eliciting any form of surprise. Andrew Gillum, Jeff Greene, Chris King, Philip Levine, and Gwen Graham all pulled more […]

Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2018

Gwen Graham’s campaign for governor on Wednesday announced it’s expanding its slate of TV advertising to cover the “North Florida stomping grounds” she represented in Congress. “We are excited to build on our huge base of grassroots support in North Florida by bringing our positive message to TV in Tallahassee, Panama City and all the […]

Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2018

Gwen Graham is surging to a six-point lead in the Democratic primary for Florida Governor, according to a new poll of the five-way nominating contest. The St. Pete Polls survey shows the former congresswoman and self-described “PTA mom” is the pick for 29 percent of registered Democrats who say they plan to vote in the Aug. 28 […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 1, 2018

President Donald Trump didn’t namedrop any Democrats facing primary battles as he touted Congressman Ron Desantis, Gov. Rick Scott and other Republicans in Tampa on Tuesday evening. But, by process of elimination, it’s clear that he did at one point refer to Andrew Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, as DeSantis’ potential opponent. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene made the rounds in Northeast Florida, a bus tour that included a number of Jacksonville stops. At one of them — a back-to-school backpack giveaway at Northwestern Middle School — we caught up with the candidate, who per at least one recent poll of the race is within six […]

Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine whipped out his checkbook two weeks ago to loan another $2.62 million to his campaign for Governor. The South Florida Democrat deposited that money, marked as a candidate loan, across two checks. His campaign account reeled in another $71,400 in outside cash to bring its to-date fundraising total past the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

With the Democratic gubernatorial primary fast approaching, some of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum‘s most controversial allies are pushing an ad attacking frontrunner Gwen Graham. Starting Monday: a $500,000 ad buy in Jacksonville, Tampa, and West Palm Beach via the Collective Super PAC. This is not the first ad buy hitting a negative message on Graham. The new spot, […]

Drew WilsonJuly 28, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham posted a major haul in her new campaign finance reports thanks to a $400,000 cash infusion from EMILY’s List, a Democratic-leaning group that supports the campaigns of pro-choice women throughout the country. That six-figure donation went to the former Congresswoman’s political committee, Gwen Graham for Florida, on July 17. In […]

Scott PowersJuly 26, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam continued his almost clean sweep of state law enforcement endorsements Thursday with the announced backing of the Florida Police Chiefs Association. That endorsement adds to Putnam’s list that already includes the Florida Fraternal Order of Police, the Florida Police Benevolent Association and more than 40 county […]

Ryan NicolJuly 26, 2018

The Gwen Graham campaign for Governor is expanding after opening a new office in Miami’s Wynwood District. The campaign celebrated the office’s opening earlier this week. Local elected officials were on hand as well, including Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner, former Sen. Ron Silver and South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard. “Our campaign runs on grassroots support in all 67 […]

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Democrats ease into standard responses in final governor’s race debate

Gwen Graham expands TV presence to North Florida, Gainesville

Gwen Graham rockets to No. 1 in fresh Democrat gubernatorial primary poll

Donald Trump attacks Andrew Gillum over immigration

Jeff Greene extols ‘excited’ electorate as primary enters final stretch

Philip Levine pumps another $2.6M into Gov. campaign

Jacksonville Gwen Graham backers bemoan ‘dirty campaign’ from Andrew Gillum

EMILY’s List puts Gwen Graham over $10M mark in total fundraising

Police chiefs back Adam Putnam

Gwen Graham opens new office in Miami’s Wynwood District