Duval GOP chair warns against ‘RINOs’ as mayoral election nears
Dean Black.

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'The Democrats surely tremble in your presence!'

Early voting ends Sunday in the Jacksonville mayoral election, and the chair of the county Republican Party warns that the race is “razor thin.”

In a memo to Duval Republican Executive Committee members, Dean Black contends that Republicans are “coming home as expected.”

“We won’t be able to convince every RINO to support the ticket,” Black writes. “But we expect the number of ‘crossovers’ to continue to slide.”

Black cites polling from the University of North Florida from last month, which he said contended that only “7%” of Republicans intend to vote for Democrat Donna Deegan. Though the Duval Republicans have spent “millions” on the “get out the vote” operation,” they are relying on that public polling for their narrative apparently.

Though Democrats have at this writing a 5,000 vote advantage, good for D+4.3%, Black says the numbers are in line with the local party’s “strategic expectations” ahead of “Victory Monday.” A goal is to ensure the party controls 13 of 19 City Council seats, as it does now, giving it a supermajority. That could be useful if Deegan becomes the first Democrat to win a mayoral election since 2011.

“This effort is unprecedented for our local party. Never before has such a robust campaign been executed by our local party. We’re operating efficiently and intelligently and smashing records in the process,” Black writes. “The Democrats surely tremble in your presence!”

While Democrats may be trembling, intraparty beefs continue. Black bashes former chair Robin Lumb and his “Jax Integrity” group for “writing a 30+ page manifesto and grievance” against Black and other party leaders.

This move is working, said Black, to “divide and distract Republicans.” He vows to “ignore Robin and his band of agitators.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


10 comments

  • Slade

    May 13, 2023 at 10:04 pm

    Those of us that helped to build the Duval party are disgusted and embarrassed by “General” Foghorn Leghorn and his minions.

    Dean gets to call me a RINO when his Do Boy Alex stops dropping negative mail against Republican candidates on behalf of Daniel’s JaxBiz PC.

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  • Duval GOP Crossover

    May 13, 2023 at 10:07 pm

    Republicans are sick of Dean black and pancake pantinakis. Norm endorsed Ramon Day. Matt carlucci, Randy DeFoor, Scott Wilson, Ellen Glasser all support Donna. The Duval gotv is broken. It’s only mail and tv with 3 candidates. They are out of volunteers. The negative campaign has broken them. And when Dean loses on Tuesday, expect a riot at the next REC to impeach him and pancake pantinakis. All those negative ads to lose. Tim baker walks away with the $$$.

  • CHARLOTTE JONES

    May 13, 2023 at 10:21 pm

    ANY REPUBLICAN THAT WILL VOTE FOR DONNA DEEGAN IS TRULY A RINO AND NEVER WAS A TRUE REPUBLICAN. DONNA DEEGAN SUPPORTS ABORTION, THE LGBTQ × AND ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVING EVERYTHING, AND THE WORST BLACK LIVES MATTER. NAT GLOVER WAS PAID TO DO A VIDEO. NO DEMONKRATT WOULD CROSSOVER TO VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN. TO SUPPORT DEEGAN AND HER RADICAL POLICES IS A DISGRACE. YOU CAN HATE DEAN BLACK BUT DO YOU HATE HIM THAT MUCH FOR DUVAL COUNTY TO BECOME CHICAGO OR PORTLAND. HER CABINET AND POLICY WILL BE JUST LIKE JOE BIDEN .SHE WILL BE THE WORST MAYOR IN THE HISTORY OF DUVAL COUNTY.

    • Elliott Offen

      May 13, 2023 at 10:48 pm

      👆Far right propaganda by disordered sub-ape.

  • Billy the Bamboozler

    May 13, 2023 at 11:01 pm

    Better to drop a nuclear weapon on that city and start over. Make it Orlando or Miami 2.0.

  • Earl Pitts American

    May 13, 2023 at 11:06 pm

    Good evening Duval Republicans,
    What the Republican Party in Duval is up against is something they dont understand how to defend against.
    Which is why they are throwing out the RINO word because they dont know a word for what their real problem is.
    The real problem is Donna Deegan is a “Hot MILF” and a lot of their normaly reliable Republican voters are suffering from “The Hot MILF Syndrom”: where normally level headed Republicans will cross party lines because of the unatainable fantasy of boning the Hot MILF.
    So put yourself in Dean Black’s place – what can you say? Well Hell you cant talk directly to the real problem of your boys wanting to bone the Hot MILF so “RINO’s” is pretty much the only word you got to throw out there and as a result nobody understands what the hell you are talking about.
    Next time do you think Dean Black is going to recrute himself a Hot MILF to run Republican for the win?
    Well you would logically think so. However Republicans are slow to try new things that work, because they have this better than thou “fake honor issue”, which keeps them in the looser bracket.
    Its too late now Dean.
    My, Earl Pitts American’s, sage advice for Dean is next time around man up and recuit and run yourself a Hot Milf. Let the desire to “Bone The MILF” work for you.
    Now I, Earl Pitts American, should charge Dean a Million Dollars for my sage advice which just guranteed a Republican win next time. But Dean, my boy, this one is on the house.
    You are welcome Duval Republicans,
    Earl Pitts “MILF Factor Explainer” American

  • Floriduh

    May 14, 2023 at 3:44 am

    Another Qanaon Qristian. Always punch a Nazi

  • MK

    May 14, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Here is a guy who didn’t even have an opponent to run against in his election. Yeah let’s warn people about centrists and people who seek compromise for the greater good. This guy is a racist and has no business in the legislature.

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