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Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

A new poll from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) shows former U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Graham atop the Democratic field in Florida’s gubernatorial race, with Jeff Greene‘s support ramping up. FAU’s survey has Graham earning 20 percent support, giving her a significant but not quite outside-the-margin-of-error lead over former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, […]

Ryan NicolJuly 24, 2018

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is out with a new digital ad campaign that aims to highlight her policy agenda as she tries to unseat Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The first of the series of three ads is a 15-second spot that focuses on Mucarsel-Powell’s environmental advocacy. “Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, an immigrant, a Latina, worked with the […]

Ryan NicolJuly 23, 2018

Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham and ‘Team Graham’ were all hands on deck Sunday, as she and her family were on cleanup duty in Big Pine Key. Graham was there to join the Conch Republic Marine Army (CRMA), a group formed after Hurricane Irma slammed the Keys last year. The group was formed after several volunteer groups combined […]

Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

Former Democratic Rep. Jim Waldman dumped six figures into his Senate District 34 bid, but his self-funding was outpaced by another major haul for incumbent Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer. Waldman’s $150,000 campaign loan was disclosed on his new campaign finance report covering July 7 through July 20. Alongside the loan came another 16 checks, including […]

Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

Winter Park businessman Chris King edged out the other four Democrats running for Governor in his new campaign finance report thanks to another $1 million in self-funding. In addition to the cash infusion, King raised about $15,000 from small-dollar donors between his campaign account and political committee, Rise and Lead, Florida. His expenditures, however, wiped […]

Ryan NicolJuly 23, 2018

Attorney Kubs Lalchandani is accusing his Democratic primary opponent, Michael Grieco, of “race-baiting” over a set of mailers sent to voters by the Grieco campaign over the weekend. But Grieco says those allegations are bogus. Grieco is competing with Lalchandani and former Miami Beach City Commissioner Deede Weithorn for the House District 113 seat. As […]

Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is out with another ad backing his campaign to be the next Governor of Florida. The 30-second ad, titled “Ella,” tells the story of the Levine campaign’s Tampa Bay director, Ella Coffee, who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after accepting her position. The ad is the latest in a […]

Ryan NicolJuly 20, 2018

Delores Hogan Johnson, one of four Democrats competing in House District 84, has now been endorsed by the man she’s running to replace. Democratic state Rep. Larry Lee Jr. announced his endorsement of Johnson Friday. Lee decided back in March that he would not run for re-election in HD 84. “I am endorsing Delores Johnson […]

Ryan NicolJuly 20, 2018

Democrats competing for Florida’s 27th Congressional District were together once again Thursday night, battling it out in the race’s third debate. The event was held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove. Longtime WPLG political reporter Michael Putney served as the debate’s lead moderator. Those onstage included former Knight Foundation Program Director Matt Haggman, former University of Miami academic adviser Michael […]

Ryan NicolJuly 19, 2018

David Richardson, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is calling for an investigation into primary opponent Donna Shalala‘s handling of sexual assault cases when she was president of the University of Miami (UM). Shalala led the school in 2014 when two university football players were accused of raping a 17-year-old student in a campus […]

Tag: 2018 Democratic primary

Poll: Gwen Graham edges Philip Levine, Jeff Greene surging

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell launches new digital ad campaign

Gwen Graham gets hands-on during cleanup duty in the Keys

Jim Waldman antes up as Gary Farmer piles on committee cash

Chris King tosses another $1M into gubernatorial campaign

Kubs Lalchandani accuses HD 113 primary opponent of ‘race-baiting’ mailer

New ad says Philip Levine ‘leads with his heart’

Delores Hogan Johnson endorsed by outgoing HD 84 representative

Democrats running for South Florida congressional seat face off at third debate

David Richardson calls out Donna Shalala over UM sex assaults