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A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2015

On most warm, sunny Saturday mornings at Jacksonville Beach, the sands were jam-packed. Equally jam-packed on this Saturday morning: the Lenny Curry Beach headquarters where Curry supporters convened and stood elbow to elbow as the space was transformed into what the Curry campaign hopes will be a “game changer” for their campaign. A leit motif of the […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2015

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has made his brand as not being your typical Republican. While he positions himself to seek the GOP presidential nomination, though, he’s found himself in a difficult stance balancing his isolationist views versus a public alarmed about combating terrorism. The Kentucky physician attempted that Saturday morning in Nashua, N.H., on Day […]

Guest AuthorApril 18, 2015

Sometimes conspiracy theories aren’t crazy. Sometimes they’re right. Rick Scott, poor boy turned multimillionaire, got rich and famous ruthlessly employing an unprecedentedly remorseless profits-over-people strategy for private health care delivery in the United States. The rags-to-riches experience does different things to different people. In Scott’s case, he was left so driven to succeed he ended […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The Alvin Brown campaign sent a statement to us this evening on the “endorsement” email that came from the Bill Bishop for Mayor email account this afternoon, two hours before it was retracted. The email account was controlled by Rob and Jill Storey. The RLS Group, which was managing Bishop’s campaign through the First Election, recently moved over to […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

It was just a few days ago that Chris Christie unveiled his plan on reforming Social Security but it’s that plan – and his boasting that his appeal as a candidate is based on speaking about such hard truths – that dominated Christie’s much anticipated appearance at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Conference […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The monthly meeting of the Jacksonville Tiger Bay Club included an At Large Council candidate forum. Three races have runoffs, and five of the six candidates were on hand. Ju’Coby Pittman, of Group 5, was without her challenger, and therefore did not have much to say much. Both candidates in Groups 1 and 3 were on […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. with comments from Duval SOE Jerry Holland “Who do we support for mayor now?” That question was at the top of an email from the former “Bill Bishop for Mayor” campaign ([email protected]). Given Bishop’s repeated declaration of neutrality, it was a surprise. Of course, the email wasn’t from Bishop himself, but from […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

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Although he hasn’t been dominating the headlines like some of the other so-called GOP presidential front runners, Rick Perry made a credible case for himself Friday at a Republican Party forum. He’s much healthier than during the race four years ago when he was recovering from back surgery. In an extremely energetic, intense, focused and […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

Although he hasn’t been dominating the headlines like some of the other so-called front runners in the GOP presidential sweepstakes, Rick Perry made a credible case today at a Republican party forum that he is worthy as any candidate to be considered for nomination in Cleveland at the RNC next summer. One thing is for sure […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

There are a number of Republicans who are “testing the waters” regarding a potential run for the presidency in 2016, and some of them are in New Hampshire this weekend. That would include South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton, and George Pataki, the former three-term governor of […]

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Beaches leaders slam “nonexistent” Alvin Brown as Lenny Curry HQ opens

Rand Paul takes on GOP critics over going to war

Daniel Tilson: Gov. Scott, Florida House turn whiff of healthcare conspiracy into full-fledged stench

Alvin Brown campaign addresses “Bill Bishop for Mayor” email endorsement

Chris Christie talks a lot about his style in New Hampshire

Kim Daniels, HRO talk enliven Jax Tiger Bay council forum

Bill Bishop staff endorses Alvin Brown, violates campaign law, plans clarification

Rick Perry makes case for GOP presidential run, but remains undeclared

Rick Perry tells GOP in New Hampshire: We survived Jimmy Carter, we’ll survive Barack Obama

George Pataki still is not running for president