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A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

The Jacksonville District 2 City Council race continues to get more interesting by the day. First there was Lisa King, the Democrat who made the runoff, trolling Republican Al Ferraro in an attempt to get him to debate. Now, in the wake of third-place finisher Jack Daniels endorsing his fellow Republican, King alleges that Daniels might not be above […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

The Southside Businessmen’s Club featured a sheriff’s debate during its weekly meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the San Jose Country Club, and everything about the event embodied southern gentility at its best. Local political standouts, like Bill Bishop (looking dapper in a navy blazer and a green polo) and Jay Farhat, were on hand to […]

Melissa RossApril 15, 2015

Appearing in front of a fire station on the city’s Northwest Side, Mayor Alvin Brown touted the endorsements of the city’s Brotherhood of Police Officers and Firefighters, saying he’s got the better plan to improve Jacksonville’s public safety. The organizations primarily represent African-American police and fire personnel. As recently as December, their blessings were not […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

If conservative activists got together, held a Frank Luntz style focus group, and created a candidate from a prototype, he would look a lot like United States Representative Ron DeSantis, who looks very much like he’s going to run to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. Check the boxes. Young. A telegenic wife. An Iraq War veteran. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

March fundraising numbers for Jacksonville campaigns show surprises in the mayoral race and PAC accounts. Though the most interesting narrative is that of Alvin Brown‘s fundraising, there are other strands worth mentioning. The big story for some observers, such as David Bauerlein with the The Florida Times-Union, was Shad Khan dropping $100K into Brown’s Taking Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

Former Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Hazouri isn’t in danger of losing votes to his Republican opponent, social conservative Geoff Youngblood, in the progressive Jacksonville enclave of Five Points. Hazouri, though, has to make a sale to those younger voters nonetheless, many of whom were pre-embryonic when Hazouri was mayor. An avuncular figure whose opponent in the First Election, Mincy […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2015

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in a reserved room at the Jacksonville Zoo, the Northside Business Leaders hosted a candidate forum at its regular meeting, which involving the two runoff candidates to replace Bill Bishop in District 2 (Republican Al Ferraro and Democrat Lisa King), Reggie Gaffney, running in District 7, and the two Sheriff’s candidates, Mike Williams and Ken […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2015

For those who follow Jacksonville’s City Council (both masochists and those who are interested in public policy outcomes), outgoing District 8 Councilwoman Denise Lee has done as much as anyone to make those events “Must See TV.” The most iconoclastic Democrat on Council, she was one of two Dems to vote against the latest iteration of […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2015

In a move that will not strike observers of the Bill Bishop campaign apparatus as a complete surprise, Rob and Jill Storey of the RLS Group, who were among the senior leadership of the Bishop campaign, have joined the Alvin Brown campaign in consultant roles as of Monday afternoon. The Brown campaign cites this as proof of their […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2015

A great deal of speculation among Duval County conservatives has revolved around how “ready for Hillary” Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is. The Lenny Curry campaign, in fact, sent out an email speculating that Brown was “dreaming” of his next “Clinton D.C. job.” Despite former President Bill Clinton already having had made a trip to Jacksonville to rally the troops […]

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Was Jack Daniels pay to play?

Jax Sheriff candidates talk Ferguson, North Charleston, and reform at a country club

Jacksonville’s black firefighters, police endorse Alvin Brown

Ron DeSantis: NE Florida’s best hope for the Senate?

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises

“Captain Chaos” Tommy Hazouri meets, greets in Five Points

Northside Business Leaders host Jax sheriff and council candidates

Jax District 8 race is one between two connected Dems

Alvin Brown campaign adds former Bill Bishop senior leadership as consultants

Alvin Brown campaign relatively neutral on Hillary Clinton announcement