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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2018

Is there something to Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis‘ claims that there is a double standard regarding media coverage of controversial supporters in the Governor’s race? DeSantis’ running mate, Miami-Dade state Rep. Jeannette Núñez, said as much in Fernandina Beach Wednesday. “Ron has an excellent point,” Núñez said. “The way that the media has covered our campaign versus […]

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 […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

A backer of the Nov. 6 ballot issue to ban greyhound racing in Florida called an opponent’s statement outrageous, false, and fully-refuted by the Florida Supreme Court after the NRA Political Victory Fund circulated a warning Tuesday that Amendment 13 could one day threaten hunting and fishing rights. Carey Theil, senior advisor for the Yes […]

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.” […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 25, 2018

After gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis rolled out his environmental plan earlier this month, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is out with a new ad promoting the plan in a pitch to voters. DeSantis is competing against Democrat Andrew Gillum in the race for Governor. The RPOF’s new 30-second ad, titled “Way of Life,” is […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 25, 2018

State Sen. Jeremy Ring, the Democratic nominee for Florida Chief Financial Officer, is hitting back hard against a website that highlights his supporters with criminal pasts. Behind the site is the re-election campaign of Ring’s Republican opponent, incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis. Now, Ring is playing the same trick with Patronis’ donors, some of whom have faced their […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

Long before Republican Gov. Rick Scott entered Florida’s U.S. Senate race, Democrats vowed they would attack him for his leadership of the scandal-plagued Hospital Corporation of America and his prospering personal finances since then. A new ad dropping Tuesday delivers on that pledge. Majority Forward, a Democratic political action committee that has been pounding Scott […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

Florida Democrats are releasing their first attack ad against Republican nominee Ron DeSantis, charging that he favors letting insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer. The new TV commercial from the Florida Democratic Party blisters the Republican congressman’s participation in efforts to strike down and replace the Affordable Care Act with […]

Headlines

Jeannette Nuñez sees double standard in Governor’s race coverage, stands by Donald Trump

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

Amendment 13 backer calls claim that dog racing ban could threaten hunting ‘outrageous, false’

Andrew Gillum labeled ‘too radical’ in new ad

New Florida GOP ad promotes Ron DeSantis’ environmental plan

Jeremy Ring returns fire with list of dodgy Jimmy Patronis donors

Here comes promised Democratic hits on HCA, wealth against Rick Scott

Democrats’ ad attacks Ron DeSantis on pre-existing conditions coverage opposition