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A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2016

The narrative established in early voting continues on Election Day in Duval County, with GOP turnout surging near 30 percent at 2:00, and Democratic turnout finally above 21 percent. This disproportionately larger Republican electorate may be driven, in part, because of the jump in GOP registration after primaries were closed in the contentious races for state […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2016

In the GOP race in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, a little last-minute ammunition was used by the John Rutherford-friendly “Conservatives United” PAC. The targets: Hans Tanzler, with $8,000 of TV, and Lake Ray, with $2,449 on robocalls Sunday and Monday reminding voters that Ray had voted to give illegals drivers’ licenses. Both of these were Aug. 29 expenditures. The […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

After a busy primary season for Susie Wiles, including a leadership role in “Yes for Jacksonville” and serving as a media liaison to Democratic congressional candidate Al Lawson, Wiles’ next move will be serving as a communications adviser to Donald Trump. Wiles, the Florida co-chair for Trump’s primary campaign, will function in a “battleground communications” role, reports The Washington Post. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

The last eight months in Jacksonville politics have been dominated by one referendum. County Referendum 1, which would allow Jacksonville to extend a current 1/2-cent sales surtax past its sunset and to dedicate it to a $2.8 billion unfunded pension liability, is that referendum. Mayor Lenny Curry and his political machine have done everything they could […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

The House District 11 GOP primary will come down to one of three candidates: Cord Byrd, Donnie Horner, or Sheri Treadwell. HD 11 includes Nassau County, as well as the Jacksonville Beaches. Its current representative, Janet Adkins, is from Nassau. However, at least one pol from the Beaches communities wants to ensure that the seat becomes a “beaches” seat, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will be in Florida Thursday and Friday, according to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Kaine will swing through Pensacola, Panama City, and Jacksonville — the first high-profile action for the Clinton/Kaine ticket in Jacksonville since Bill Clinton came through in July. Sen. Kaine has been deployed to Florida often in recent weeks, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

Here’s what we know about the primary in Duval County, as of the close of Early Voting on Sunday. Turnout, thus far, is at 14.14 percent. Of the Democrats, 33,210 of 230,529 — or 14.6 percent — have voted. Meanwhile, of the 215,025 Republicans registered, 40,423 — or 18.8 percent — have voted. Of the 120,124 NPA voters, 6,470 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

Ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, challenger Tim Canova took to MSNBC on Monday morning to say the polls, which show incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz up by 10 points, are flawed and that DWS “needs a Hail Mary pass” to win the Tuesday primary. “The polls are only focusing on likely voters,” Canova […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

The co-defendant of Corrine Brown in the One Door for Education case, her Chief of Staff Ronnie Simmons, may have to get a new lawyer after Thursday’s “conflict hearing” in his case. The hearing, slated for 1 p.m. in courtroom 5-D at the federal courthouse, addresses Simmons’ representation conflict. Simmons’ lawyer, Anthony Suarez, previously represented one of the prosecution’s witnesses. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

Among the interesting buzzer-beater donations in Congressional District 4 and 5 races: traditional GOP donor Peter Rummell, who cooled on John Rutherford in CD 4, played in the CD 5 Democratic primary against Corrine Brown. Yes, more GOP establishment money — in the form of a $1,000 check from Rummell — found its way to 5th Congressional District Democrat […]

A.G. Gancarski

Duval GOP turnout nears 30 percent at 2 PM,; Dems above 21 percent

Last-minute spending by pro-John Rutherford super PAC targets Hans Tanzler, Lake Ray

Susie Wiles takes on communications adviser role with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign

Jax referendum opponents coalesced, but too late to matter

Ahead of HD 11 primary, endorsers make impassioned pleas to Jax Beaches voters

Dem VP nominee Tim Kaine to visit the Panhandle, Jacksonville this week

New Republicans could be the x-factor in Duval County primaries

Tim Canova says Debbie Wasserman Schultz ‘needs a Hail Mary pass’

Thursday court date looms for Corrine Brown’s Chief of Staff

More GOP money finds Al Lawson, while Corrine Brown is forced to self-finance