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A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2018

The two Congressmen representing Jacksonville, Democrat Al Lawson and Republican John Rutherford, have become friends in the last two years. Lawson, whose 5th Congressional District sprawls from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, emphasizes working across the aisle, and in a Republican-held House that has been a useful strategy, especially for the Republican power structure that controls Jacksonville at […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2018

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani bolstered the gubernatorial campaign of Ron DeSantis on Sunday in Daytona. “America’s Mayor,” who was in prime form at his first stop for the campaign, was most quotable when bashing Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum. Calling Gillum a “socialist” and a “failed mayor running for governor,” Giuliani said the election would be a […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2018

The Rev. Jesse Jackson decades back was a transformative Democratic candidate for President. Those days are gone, but he’s still working to GOTV. Sunday’s iteration is in Jacksonville. Jackson’s visit has a different vibe than his 2016 visit. While he was hopeful that early voting turnout was juiced, local Democrats on hand were less optimistic, a pessimism […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2018

Gwen Graham, who came within just a few percentage points of garnering the Democratic nomination for Governor, has been relatively quiet during the general election campaign. However, on Saturday evening, she broke that relative silence with an unambiguous statement of support for Andrew Gillum, and a sharp rebuke of Republican nominee Ron DeSantis as potentially “the most anti-woman […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2018

Ahead of his final GOTV rally for Gov. Rick Scott‘s Senate campaign Saturday in Pensacola, President Donald Trump whetted appetites with tweets bemoaning incumbent Bill Nelson‘s failure to reach out and ask the White House for help. Trump’s tweets echo complaints the President made about Nelson at his Halloween rally in Estero. “I am here a lot and I […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2018

Florida’s 6th Congressional District, most recently represented by Ron DeSantis, has become a swing district in the most recent election. Democrat Nancy Soderberg and Republican Mike Waltz have, between them, raised more than $5 million for this race in the Daytona-centric district. Soderberg alone hauled in more than $3 million. To the end, the candidates have been raising […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is the only former Republican Party of Florida chair (so far) to run the Northeast Florida city, and Curry’s platform has proven useful to candidates from outside the area. In 2016, when then-candidate Donald Trump rallied in the city, Curry served as an emcee for a portion of the program. Earlier in 2018, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2018

A controversy Gov. Rick Scott likely didn’t want to deal with in the closing days of his Senate campaign: Birthright citizenship. But on Friday, that controversy landed on Scott’s doorstep, with Sen. Lindsey Graham on the campaign trail with his fellow Republican. The South Carolina U.S. senator is pushing a key point in President Donald Trump‘s agenda: Moving […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2018

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott brought U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham to Jacksonville, in a potential preview of a Senate partnership. In front of a crowd of roughly 100 people at a Christian school on the Westside, the South Carolina Republican extolled Scott’s reliability as he stressed issues he’d be reliable on (including Supreme Court votes, support for Israel, and […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2018

Jacksonville Republican voters may receive political mail lauding their neighborhoods, such as the recent drop from the Club for Growth. Don’t worry; there’s a catch. “Your neighborhood votes at a HIGH RATE,” the mailer extols. “Your neighbors are EXCELLENT VOTERS!” The mailer then spotlights six such neighbors with voting scores of 100 … then contrasts it […]

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The Yankees organization is generous with Helene relief in Florida. Image via AP.

Al Lawson, John Rutherford expect radical change after House flip

‘America’s Mayor’ Rudy Giuliani slams ‘failed Mayor’ Andrew Gillum

Bringing it home: Jacksonville GOTV Sunday for Jesse Jackson

As campaign nears close, Gwen Graham slams ‘anti-woman’ Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump: Bill Nelson never asked for my help

The race to replace Ron DeSantis in Congress cost $5M

Lenny Curry talks GOP prospects as election nears

Undecided: Rick Scott to ‘review’ Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship proposal

Lindsey Graham: Rick Scott’s fortune is a ‘blessing from God’

Direct mail round-up: Your neighbors are voting … why aren’t you?