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A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2018

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was back on Twitter Tuesday, sounding the alarm about a potentially stolen election in South Florida. “Incompetent law breaking election officials lead to chance for lawyers to steal an election Dem lawyers aren’t here to make sure every vote is counted. They’re here to get as many votes for their client as […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2018

During the campaign battle against Sen. Bill Nelson, Gov. Rick Scott‘s operation routinely chided the third-term Democratic incumbent for being “confused” or otherwise detached from what’s going on. Remarkably, just two days after accusing the Nelson campaign of “fraud” on Fox News Sunday, Scott’s campaign is pivoting to a new message for Tuesday: The Senator is barely […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2018

With Jacksonville’s leading Republican officeholders all in for the Ron DeSantis campaign, October fundraising for their 2019 campaigns was on the back burner. And why not? Though Jacksonville has a Democratic plurality, and statewide candidates Bill Nelson, Andrew Gillum, and Nikki Fried all won here, local Republicans have no reason to doubt their ability to hold serve based on […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2018

On MSNBC Monday morning, Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum‘s recount attorney, Barry Richard, suggested the gubernatorial candidate was seriously considering legal action. Host Hallie Jackson noted that some counties will struggle to meet the 3 p.m. Thursday deadline for completing the recount. Richard said that, if that happens, “the candidates involved have to decide which way to […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2018

For a second straight Legislative session, a Clay County Republican will be key to the budget process. Just as Sen. Rob Bradley chaired Senate Appropriations in 2018, chairing the powerful House Appropriations Committee is state Republican Rep. Travis Cummings of Orange Park. Cummings replaces former House budget chair Carlos Trujillo, who left the Legislature after being […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2018

Susie Wiles, campaign manager and transition team leader for Ron DeSantis, spoke to Florida Politics Saturday. She and the candidate are both in Jacksonville, not in Tallahassee at the recount headquarters, a seeming measure of the confidence the DeSantis campaign has about the recount going their way. In the gubernatorial race, DeSantis still leads Democrat Andrew […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2018

On Saturday, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham warned in a press call that attempts by Florida Democrats to steal the Florida election wouldn’t work. “Enough is enough, and it’s time to declare Rick Scott the winner after the recount,” Graham said. Graham had made similar comments on Fox News’ Hannity Friday. “We believe Rick won fair and square,” Graham […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2018

North Fort Myers Republican Matt Caldwell continues to lose ground in the Agriculture Commissioner race to Democrat Nikki Fried. The current deficit is over 3,000 votes. However, for Caldwell there is a caveat. And that caveat rests in potential vote count rigging. On Friday, Caldwell’s campaign filed legal action against the Supervisor of Elections in majority Democratic Broward […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2018

Congressman Matt Gaetz, one of presumed Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ transition chairs, called on Friday for the suspension of Broward County’s supervisor of elections. Broward Supervisor Brenda Snipes was just found to have violated the constitutional rights of Floridians. It would be outrageous to allow her to continue this fiasco. @FLGovScott needs to do his job, suspend her, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2018

The full power of the federal government may be brought to bear on Florida’s election drama, which will likely include three statewide recounts. Pres. Donald Trump, meanwhile, can’t stay away from the subject, which has obsessed him on Twitter as he heads to Paris for a summit. The President had joked about a Russian conspiracy at first, before […]

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Marco Rubio: Democratic lawyers working to ‘steal election’ in Florida

Rick Scott campaign taunts Bill Nelson for recount silence

October slump: Governor’s race chills local political fundraising in Jacksonville

Lawyer says Andrew Gillum mulling legal action amid Florida recount

House budget chief Travis Cummings optimistic about Ron DeSantis era

‘Busy day for lawyers’: Susie Wiles talks Ron DeSantis’ recount

‘Enough is enough’: Lindsey Graham decries vote count ‘shenanigans’

As Nikki Fried expands lead, Matt Caldwell sues Broward elections supervisor

‘Un-American and unacceptable’: Matt Gaetz wants Broward SOE suspended

‘Embarrassment to our country’: Donald Trump just can’t stay away from the Florida recount