A.G. Gancarski, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2016

Donald Trump has his new Jacksonville campaign headquarters at the corner of Park and King, in what residents of the Riverside neighborhood are calling an “unattractive nuisance.” Hillary Clinton is opening one on Atlantic Boulevard this month. Even as these current front runners show organizational strength, other candidates are making quieter yet just as significant inroads. Consider Ted […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2016

With the nation’s eyes on New Hampshire, what better time is there for a Jacksonville City Council power grab than Tuesday night? A bill to facilitate a referendum to extend consecutive terms for Council members (and constitutional officers, including the mayor and the sheriff) from two to three will be the highlight of the agenda, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2016

Watching the Sunday talk shows, if I didn’t “know” that Jeb Bush was considered washed up, I would have thought the other campaigns saw him as a real force in Tuesday’s balloting. On ABC’s “This Week,” both Donald Trump and Marco Rubio laid into Jeb. Trump countered Bush scoring points on him in a Saturday night debate exchange […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2016

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ABC’s “This Week” featured the two GOP New Hampshire front runners, Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (in an exclusive interview), jockeying for position ahead of the Tuesday vote. ABC, which hosted Saturday night’s final GOP debate before the New Hampshire primary, promised coverage centered on the election. Trump led off, and clearly, as on “Face […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2016

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On “Meet the Press” Sunday, Donald Trump looked to protect his “2 TD lead” in New Hampshire by taking aim at Jeb Bush. Talking about being “underbudget” in terms of campaign spending (despite all of those lovely red hats) thanks to “people like [Chuck Todd] putting me on” shows like “Meet the Press,” Trump zinged the free […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2016

It’s said that New Hampshire is the graveyard for pollsters; is it true for oddsmakers also? Sports Betting Dime laid odds for Donald Trump on the GOP side and Bernie Sanders on the Dem side, and Trump is “favored” by 13.5 and Sanders by 14.5 … a slightly more bearish read than most of the recent polls. Odds […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2016

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Marco Rubio may have finished third in Iowa. But as the Las Vegas Review Journal nod indicates, he won what the Miami Herald calls the Sheldon Adelson primary. A sketchy process? Depends on who you ask. Most observers are skeptical. But don’t worry, the Review Journal’s process is A-OK. Or at least as A-OK as […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2016

The First Coast News story about HB 1095, state Rep. Lake Ray‘s “Prevention of Acts of War” bill, had an interesting headline: “Bill would let governor use military force against refugees.” While the prospect of Gov. Rick Scott leading a “Red Dawn”-style counter-insurrection against rogue refugees makes for a fun imaginative exercise, Ray immediately took to social […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2016

Thursday’s Jacksonville City Council Committee of the Whole on the HRO expansion was “different than I’d intended,” Council President Greg Anderson said. Despite the procedural theater initiated by Council Vice President Lori Boyer, which included two failed attempts to have the Tommy Hazouri bill withdrawn, Anderson was positive about the outcome of the first of three […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2016

On Friday, the Community Rehabilitation Center and the CRC Foundation, organizations run by Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, were served by agents of the FBI with subpoenas issued by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Neither CRC, the foundation, nor any employee or director of CRC are the targets of a federal investigation, contends a […]

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Mario Cristobal. Image via AP.

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