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A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2018

The most competitive race in Northeast Florida — the battle in plurality-Democrat House District 15 — continues to be an air war. Democrat Tracye Polson dropped her final bomb Wednesday. “When your opponent is a professional lobbyist, special interests can’t wait to falsely attack you,” Polson says in the broadcast spot. Polson, who’s felt compelled to respond to ads […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2018

Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis announced his long-awaited health care plan in Wednesday night’s debate, an issue Democrats had wanted answers on for the nine months since the northeast Florida candidate announced his campaign. In the plan, DeSantis vowed to protect coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, to offer better training and retention for nurses and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

For the final time in the campaign for Florida governor, Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum faced off on a debate stage in Davie Wednesday. From the opening statements, it was a war, a reflection of two campaigns feeling the pressure of the closing stretch. The two first debated on Sunday, a CNN clash seen by […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

Blaise Ingoglia, the Republican Party of Florida’s chair, says he’s feeling increasingly confident about the campaign for Governor. Wednesday night sees GOP nominee Ron DeSantis debating Democrat Andrew Gillum in Davie, roughly 24 hours after the campaign’s October Surprise dropped (seeming evidence that Gillum accepted tickets to Hamilton from an FBI agent). Ingoglia told us Wednesday to expect DeSantis, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

The Jacksonville market has been a particular strength for Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis. A former Mayport-stationed Navy man, DeSantis went on to marry a local newscaster. The candidate has performed strongly against Democrat Andrew Gillum in the region in polls. And what’s clear is that DeSantis sees the region as key to victory. DeSantis: "We have to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

Most voters with any degree of sentience know by now that Ron DeSantis is President Donald Trump‘s preferred candidate for Governor. But if they are somehow unaware, the Florida Democratic Party offered a refresher Tuesday, with a new ad (“Apprentice”), designed to spotlight “DeSantis’ “destructive” and Trumpian campaign for Governor.” “Ron DeSantis is running one of the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis has been effectively co-branded with the Donald Trump White House from the beginning. Even if he hadn’t run a campaign ad where he pretended to teach one of his children how to build a border wall, chances are he still would have been asked his thoughts on the migrant caravan currently moving […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2018

Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis took a page from the book of his dispatched primary rival Tuesday, with an early morning Jacksonville presser designed to highlight support from law enforcement. Worth noting: Jacksonville is dealing with a continued multiyear upward trend in its murder rate, a similar phenomenon to the depictions of crime-ridden Tallahassee in Republican ads. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2018

Legislation is imminent for the city of Jacksonville to extend its agreement with municipal utility JEA, a contribution/funding formula that makes up roughly 10 percent of the city’s general fund budget. The Interagency Agreement, last ratified in 2016 to extend through Sept. 2021, would have two more years added if the City Council passes the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday released a tough ad that Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw is “unqualified” for the job. The spot, part of a three-pack that includes statewide candidates CFO Jimmy Patronis, Agriculture Commissioner hopeful Matt Caldwell, and A.G. candidate Ashley Moody, affirms previous arguments from the Moody campaign that Shaw has no business replacing Pam Bondi. “Slick ads, false […]

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In final ad, Tracye Polson confronts Jacksonville political machine

‘DeSantiscare’ is a ‘sham,’ Democratic official says

Knockout kings: Andrew Gillum, Ron DeSantis throw haymakers in final debate

Florida GOP chair Blaise Ingoglia talks momentum shift in Governor’s race

Mike Pence: Ron DeSantis’ closer?

Democrats slam Ron DeSantis as Trump ‘apprentice’ in latest ad

Ron DeSantis suggests migrant caravans headed to U.S. border are fronts for drug cartels

Ron DeSantis, Sheriffs hammer Andrew Gillum’s Dream Defenders ties

Credit concerns compel Jacksonville to re-up JEA Contribution deal

Republican Party ad slams Sean Shaw as ‘unqualified’