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A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

More and more Jacksonville Democrats are lining up to endorse first-time candidate Tracye Polson in House District 15. HD 15 is currently Rep. Jay Fant‘s seat, but he opted to leave it months back to run for state Attorney General. Polson — the cash leader in the race — hopes to turn the typically deep red seat […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

Hours before President Donald Trump rallies for his gubernatorial campaign in Tampa, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News Channel to outline the state of the race. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024268892942856192 Even on a day that began with Trump savaging fellow DeSantis backers the Koch brothers, DeSantis couldn’t help but take a victory lap that doubled as a preview of […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

Christian Whitfield, a Republican whose last run for elected office resulted in a 34-percentage-point loss to state Rep. Kim Daniels in 2016, is launching a bid for Jacksonville City Council. Whitfield is running in At-Large Group 1, a citywide position now held by former Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche. Brosche was at odds with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown continued his recent media blitz on Jacksonville outlets by taking calls on WJCT‘s First Coast Connect Tuesday morning. Brown, who had managed not to say anything newsworthy in two television appearances over the weekend, described himself as “the Democrat who’s going to stand up to Donald Trump” and “challenge the status quo” — […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

The Koch brothers back Gov. Rick Scott‘s run for Senate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis‘ run for Governor. However, in classically contrarian fashion, President Donald Trump, who will appear with Scott in Tampa Tuesday before a fairgrounds rally in the evening, devoted two tweets this morning to blast the Koch brothers. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024236805477097472 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024239166429769729 The timing on this blast […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine rolled out a meaningful video endorsement Tuesday, via San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto. Cruz rooted the endorsement in Levine’s reaction in the immediate wake of last year’s hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico. “Out of nowhere,” Cruz related, “I got a phone call from this guy I had never heard […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

The left-leaning American Bridge group on Tuesday is rolling out a new 80-second digital ad spotlighting U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis‘ perceived evasions to answering questions about the Parkland school shooting. The spot will be seen on Facebook and Instagram and will be geotargeted to young voters in the area around the Donald Trump rally in Tampa. “Young voters […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

Ambassador Nancy Soderberg scored another key endorsement Monday in her bid for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, when the local Indivisible United Florida 6th District endorsed her candidacy. “Nancy exemplifies the leadership qualities we seek in an individual to represent the constituents of this district in Washington DC,” said Becky Berman, Co-Leader of Indivisible United Florida 6th […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

The Andrew Gillum campaign for Governor reached a milestone Friday, when a $250,000 contribution to Forward Florida pushed the total investment of the George Soros family to a million dollars. This is the third quarter-million contribution made by Soros to the committee; he has given $950,000 total since the beginning of the campaign cycle, with Alex Soros donating an additional $50,000. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

Casey Black DeSantis, one of the most recognizable faces on Jacksonville television with long runs at two local news operations, will be introduced to state audiences starting Tuesday in a new ad from the Ron DeSantis campaign for governor. The ad’s copy is heavy on references to President Donald Trump, which is unsurprising in light of the […]

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Endorsements pile up for Tracye Polson, as three more Dems fall in

Ron DeSantis: Donald Trump endorsement ‘separates the wheat from the chaff’

Christian Whitfield launches bid for Anna Brosche’s Jacksonville City Council seat

Historic controversies haunt Alvin Brown on Jacksonville radio hit

Before Tampa appearances with Koch-backed Ron DeSantis & Rick Scott, Donald Trump blasts Koch brothers

Mayors stick together, as Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto backs Philip Levine

New American Bridge ad slams Ron DeSantis for having no answers to school shootings

Local ‘Indivisible’ group behind Nancy Soderberg in CD 6 Dem scrum

Million-dollar man: Soros family spends seven figures on Andrew Gillum

Casey DeSantis humorously portrays hubby as family man in new Governor’s race ad