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Danny McAuliffeSeptember 27, 2018

The Democratic Governor’s Association is continuing its investment in Andrew Gillum. DGA on Thursday announced another $1 million is on its way to Forward Florida, a PAC affiliated with Gillum, Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee. That means Gillum has received $3 million from DGA, a group backing Democratic state leaders, since his upset victory in a crowded five-way […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 27, 2018

Hillary Clinton will stump with Andrew Gillum on Oct. 23 in South Florida, the Gillum campaign announced Thursday. The former First Lady and former Secretary of State has a history with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gillum. In 2016, the Tallahassee Mayor spoke on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. It was rumored then that […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

Andrew Gillum is hitting televisions across the state with a new television spot: “Health care is a right, not a privilege.” The 30-second ad began airing in major media markets on Wednesday, according to the campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. “I believe that Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege,” Gillum says in the ad. […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

The Florida Association of Realtors has almost quadrupled its spending in support of Amendment 2. The association has funneled another $4 million to the Amendment 2 is for Everybody PAC since the primary election, according to state campaign finance records. The proposal, if approved by 60 percent of voters on Nov. 6, would permanently extend […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

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Yet another poll is showing Democrat Andrew Gillum leading Republican Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race. Gillum, the Tallahassee Mayor, has a 9-point lead on DeSantis, 54-45 percent, according to a survey released by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday. Notably, Gillum’s edge is well outside the 4 percent margin of error. The lead is Gillum’s […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

More support from California progressive billionaire Tom Steyer is on the way for Andrew Gillum. Advisers to Steyer, who finances left-leaning organizations NextGen America and For Our Future, told the New York Times on Tuesday that approximately $5.2 million has been directed to aid Gillum’s bid for the Governor’s Mansion. About half will go to […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

Florida’s Republican and Democratic nominees for Governor are raking in money from across state lines and from various interests as they head into the home stretch of the election. Republican candidate Ron DeSantis has raised through his campaign account more than $1 million since the week of the Aug. 28 primary, leaving him with nearly […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 25, 2018

Andrew Gillum is up 5 points on Ron DeSantis, according to the latest poll of the Florida gubernatorial race. A NBC News and Marist College survey released Tuesday afternoon showed Gillum, the Democratic candidate, as the choice of 48 percent of likely voters. DeSantis, the Republican, came in at 43 percent. The lead is only slightly […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 25, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is drawing fire for his connection to Dream Defenders, a leftist group that argues “police and prisons have no place in ‘justice,’” among other things. A new television ad backed by the Republican Governors Association claims, “Gillum got through the primary thanks to a radical group called the Dream Defenders.” […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 24, 2018

Another public poll is showing Andrew Gillum ahead of Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race. Gillum, the Democratic option for voters in November, is up on Republican DeSantis by 4 percentage points, according to the survey released on Monday from the University of North Florida. The lead is narrowly outside the poll’s near-4 percent […]

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Andrew Gillum doubles down on health care in new ad

Amendment 2 gets $4 million boost from Florida Realtors

‘Voters like him better’: Andrew Gillum up 9 points on Ron DeSantis in latest poll

Tom Steyer’s NextGen America to spend more than $5 million on Andrew Gillum

Wife of Marvel’s Isaac Perlmutter donates $1.5 million to Ron DeSantis campaign

Andrew Gillum leads Ron DeSantis 48% to 43% in new NBC News poll

Andrew Gillum labeled ‘too radical’ in new ad

‘It’s still early’: Andrew Gillum leads Ron DeSantis 47% to 43% in new UNF poll