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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Republican Senate candidate Ron DeSantis got to serve up a little red meat on the two Democrat front runners thanks to Bernie Sanders‘s debate performance Sunday. His statement, released late Monday, compels the two Democrats to “choose” between Obamacare and the vision expounded by Sanders, which DeSantis says is even worse. “With ObamaCare failing to deliver on […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Where do we go from here? And when we get there, can we Build Something That Lasts? The 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. speech referenced above was given at the 10th annual session of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It epitomized King’s late period in terms of calling for social justice for African-Americans. Among other calls […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

One of Monday’s stories: UK parliamentarians debating a possible Donald Trump ban from the UK. Not worried: Susie Wiles, his Florida campaign co-chairman. Wiles, who notes that the effort is led by a member of the Labour Party, asserted in a statement that this controversy, as happens during campaign season, is overblown. “As has happened so often […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

On Monday, Carlos Lopez-Cantera reacted to the Obama Administration’s prisoner swap with Iran and sanctions relief, which he condemned as “freeing up over 100 billion dollars for the terrorist regime of Iran.” “I am thankful Americans are coming home, but it is important to address the dangerous game the Obama Administration is playing with our nation’s foreign policy. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Wu-Tang Clan’s immortal question “Can it all be so simple?” does not apply to the race to be the next Jacksonville City Council vice president. By the end of Tuesday, four candidates will have emerged. What looked to be at first glance a binary contest for City Council vice president-elect now appears headed toward a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

On Monday, members of Great Britain’s House of Commons are debating a striking (albeit nonbinding) proposition in the usually moribund Westminster Hall. Should GOP Presidential front runner Donald Trump be banned from the United Kingdom? For hours Monday, British parliamentarians debated it, even though no binding vote would happen on this day. Still, such a debate […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Paul Renner is seen as Northeast Florida’s best hope for a Florida House Speaker anytime soon. And his PAC reflects the power that he has, as recent fundraising totals show. Through the end of December, the PAC had raised almost $347,000, with almost $33,000 in December. Big dollars came in from General Motors, U.S. Sugar, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

In life, the Gospel Teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. ineluctably informed his political perspective and stances. Nearly half a century since his passing, Dr. King is a canonical figure in American politics. This is true also in Jacksonville, where the annual MLK parade is one of the biggest events for politicos to show out […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2016

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House District 14 will be decided in November. Chris Whitfield officially filed on Friday after announcing his entry at the GOP Debate Watch Party on Thursday. The Democratic side has two candidates, one being former HD 14 Rep. Terry Fields, who has already seen GOP money go his way in early fundraising. Fields is opposed […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2016

With polls tightening in early states between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the Clinton side is increasingly conscious of bringing the base back home. To that end, apparently, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has told Jacksonville’s arm of the Clinton campaign that “she will soon come speak with the Duval County Democrats,” according to the Jacksonville Florida for Hillary […]

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Ron DeSantis questions whether Patrick Murphy, Alan Grayson “feel the Bern”

Lenny Curry PAC draws parallel between Jax mayor, MLK

Susie Wiles discusses Donald Trump UK ban debate

Carlos Lopez-Cantera condemns as “dangerous game” Barack Obama’s Iran policy

Jax Council VP race to Balkanize on Tuesday

U.K. House of Commons debates Donald Trump ban on MLK Day

Florida Foundation for Liberty, Paul Renner’s PAC, dazzling with January money

At Jax MLK parade, the personal is political, and The Dream lives on

GOP candidate Chris Whitfield in HD 14 derby

Feeling the Bern: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to come to Jacksonville?