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Lloyd DunkelbergerMay 6, 2018

In their first joint appearance of the campaign, the two leading Republican candidates for governor Saturday night outlined a series of conservative stances on abortion, gun rights and education There were few differences between Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, who each took questions in separate half-hour sessions before the Florida Family […]

Ryan NicolMay 3, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is set to begin a two-day trip to the Florida Panhandle Friday. He’ll start off the tour in Tallahassee before moving on to Pensacola, Destin, and Panama City. Levine, who set up his campaign headquarters in Miami, is looking to expand his support outside of […]

Joe HendersonApril 25, 2018

Politicians do love to have their egos stroked, especially when someone whispers: “Hey, you are the answer to all the problems we face. You are the only hope for this state.” The latest example of this seems to be a story that caught legs a couple of days ago, the one where a couple of […]

Peter SchorschApril 24, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy seems to be under the mistaken impression that because he was his party’s standard-bearer in the 2016 U.S. Senate race, that he is the party’s leader. So when the Democrat watched last week’s televised debate among the four announced gubernatorial candidates, Murphy, according to a source very familiar with his […]

Joe HendersonApril 18, 2018

For those who didn’t already know it, Gwen Graham proved Wednesday she can take whatever anyone wants to dish out. Graham shared a stage with three other Democratic candidates, all male, to be Florida’s governor in a debate Wednesday streamed over FOX-13 in Tampa. A replay of the debate is scheduled to be shown over […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 14, 2018

After weeks of tweeting back and forth on the issue of immigration, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and House Speaker Richard Corcoran debated face-to-face on Tuesday and clashed sharply on the topic — as predicted. The 45-minute debate largely focused on two things: HB 9, a bill that seeks to punish local officials who do […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 8, 2018

Infamous Republican political operative Roger Stone gave House Speaker Richard Corcoran his vocal support on Thursday saying he is “bold enough to win” the GOP gubernatorial primary if he decides to run. “I have no plans to support a candidate immediately but it’s very clear to me that Corcoran does have a path to the […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 5, 2018

Does Ron DeSantis have a problem with honesty? One could argue that (at a minimum) the North Florida congressman and newly minted gubernatorial candidate is struggling with the truth on the campaign trail. Among those who might agree is Fred Costello, the former Ormond Beach mayor and Republican state Representative. Costello — who is again seeking […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine gave his stump speech and fielded questions from a small group of college students Tuesday a few blocks away from University of Florida campus in Gainesville. “You all must be really bored or really into politics to be here,” Levine said as he walked into Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center, where […]

Drew WilsonDecember 15, 2017

It’s only been a few days since November campaign finance reports were filed, but gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam and his likely Republican Primary rival House Speaker Richard Corcoran have kept the money rolling in to their political committees. Putnam’s committee, Florida Grown, has brought in another $135,000 since the start of December according to the […]

Tag: 2018 Florida governor’s race

Adam Putnam, Ron DeSantis tout conservative positions

Philip Levine to make two-day stop in Panhandle

Joe Henderson: Potential Murphy-Jolly ticket just not believable

A Patrick Murphy-David Jolly gubernatorial run isn’t the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard, but …

Joe Henderson: Gwen Graham shows she can take what ‘the men’ dish out

Richard Corcoran, Andrew Gillum clash during immigration debate

Roger Stone: Richard Corcoran is ‘bold enough to win’ Florida governor’s race

Ron DeSantis’ less-than-spectacular first week on the trail

Philip Levine talks climate change, minimum wage with UF students

Adam Putnam, Richard Corcoran pulling in committee cash in December