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A.G. GancarskiAugust 16, 2018

In the GOP campaign for Governor, it wasn’t too long ago that Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was left for dead. Putnam suffered what appeared to be a mortal wound when President Donald Trump came to Florida for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. And then there were polls showing DeSantis up by 20 points. Some discussed the idea of Putnam […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 26, 2018

Attorney General Pam Bondi is leveraging her relationship with President Donald Trump in an attempt to give her Cabinet colleague Adam Putnam a boost in his gubernatorial campaign. Putnam’s campaign announced Thursday night that it will begin airing an ad featuring Bondi’s’ support for the Agriculture Commissioner. But having the Attorney General’s support, one could argue, means […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 23, 2018

President Donald Trump will host a July 31 rally in Tampa where he is expected to tout his support for Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The rally will take place at 7 p.m. at the Florida State Fairgrounds. It’s the eighth time the President has come to the Tampa […]

Peter SchorschApril 23, 2018

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, arguably the leading GOP candidate for Florida governor in 2018, will have ads on the air for the first time, according to Medium Buying. “I’m Adam Putnam. For me, it’s always been Florida first,” the 60-second version of the ad begins. In the ad, Putnam talks of growing up in Bartow, raising cattle […]

Peter SchorschMarch 17, 2018

Mark Foley is my friend. Let me be very clear about that. I knew him while he served in Congress. And I stayed in touch with him after he resigned after it was revealed that he sent sexually suggestive emails and instant messages to high school boys in the page program for years. And while many […]

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