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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 5, 2018

On Tuesday evening, the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum urged Republican rival Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump to “stop demonizing the FBI,” regarding its “probe into Russian electoral collusion and interference.” “Congressman DeSantis and President Trump should allow the agency to do its work,” Gillum said. “Here in Florida, we’ve done everything we can to aid […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 5, 2018

If you are in Duval County and have a Republican state Representative — like House District 11’s Cord Byrd or HD 16’s Jason Fischer — you face a novel situation: a chance to vote for a Democrat in the general election. Democratic candidates have uphill battles in both districts. In HD 11, where Byrd faced a primary challenge, the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the third-term Republican representing Florida’s 6th Congressional District, is in the Governor’s race, and the battle to replace him will be hard fought and pricey. The Democrats, who nominated Amb. Nancy Soderberg (a pragmatist who was key to Clinton Administration foreign policy), believe they have a pickup opportunity in the seaside district that […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2018

With confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh already proving contentious on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott again slammed Sen. Bill Nelson for not meeting with the SCOTUS nominee (which Nelson’s team spotlighted in August as a schedule conflict). And, as has been the case when messaging on this subject before, Scott depicted Nelson as a tool of the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2018

The University of Florida and Florida State University are bitter rivals, but their jerseys in this weekend’s football games both bore the same logo: the iconic Nike swoosh. Nike was not a controversial manufacturer for most fans until this weekend, when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took center stage in the athletic gear giant’s latest […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2018

In Green Cove Springs Monday morning, Gov. Rick Scott introduced supporters under the banner “Veterans for Scott,” a group that will likely include hundreds of veterans across the state who support his Senate bid, with staging opportunities for local markets. However, a week after the primaries, talk hasn’t been so much about the race for Senate as […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and second-place finisher Gwen Graham ran tough campaigns against each other in the Democratic primary, but Gillum allowed Monday that Graham is “in the mix” for the Lieutenant Governor spot on the ticket. The decision must be made by Thursday. Gillum is reportedly considering Graham, former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, Lauren Book, state Reps. Kristin Jacobs and Amy Mercado, and Palm […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 3, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum appeared on a number of talk shows Sunday morning, and the questions ranged from controversies spawned by Republican opponent Ron DeSantis (the “monkey it up” statement) to the out-of-state racist robocalls disawowed already by a DeSantis spox. His Jacksonville stop Monday revealed that those questions were far from retired. Gillum addressed the “tone” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2018

In April, we reported the next move of former Jacksonville Mayor and University of North Florida President John Delaney: work with a strategic alliance between Rogers Towers and the Fiorentino Group. The Fiorentino Group. one of the top lobbying firms in Florida, has clients across the state though Jacksonville-based groups make up the bulk of their client sheet. Delaney, who […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum pledged Wednesday to “stay high” in the race against Ron DeSantis, and avoid the Republican’s “gutter politics.” Appearing on Shepard Smith‘s show on Fox News, Gillum was asked to address DeSantis’ contention Wednesdau on the same network that voting in Gillum would “monkey this up” — “this” being the state’s performance economically during the Rick […]

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Ron DeSantis camp hammers Andrew Gillum for hiding truth about NYC, Costa Rica trips

Ken Organes, Nathcelly Rohrbaugh optimistic about flipping state House seats blue

Nancy Soderberg, Mike Waltz gear up for big-money, high-stakes congressional race

Rick Scott scolds Bill Nelson for not meeting with SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Rick Scott won’t tell colleges how to handle controversial Nike deals

Rick Scott, stumping for Senate, again addresses racial politics in Governor’s race

Andrew Gillum: Gwen Graham ‘in the mix’ for LG pick

Andrew Gillum calls on Ron DeSantis to disavow racist robocalls ‘in his own voice’

Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney to ramp up lobbying work

Andrew Gillum pledges to ‘stay high,’ avoid Ron DeSantis’ ‘gutter’ politics