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Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

Richard Corcoran must be kicking himself right now. If the House Speaker knew a month ago what the rest of the state does now — that a former employee of Adam Putnam’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services failed for more than a year to conduct national background checks on applications for concealed weapons licenses — […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

Gwen Graham’s gubernatorial campaign said over the weekend that new campaign finance reports will show another banner month for the former congresswoman’s fundraising efforts. The Graham team said it added more than $300,000 in contributions for the campaign and tacked on another $730,000-plus via Gwen Graham for Florida, an affiliated political committee. The seven-figure haul, […]

Drew WilsonJune 8, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam is heading to Hillsborough tomorrow for a campaign rally in Sun City Center. The event, hosted by the Sun City Republican Club, will be held at the Sun City Center Chamber of Commerce, 1651 Sun City Center Plaza. Doors open at 2:00 pm and the rally is scheduled to get […]

Drew WilsonJune 7, 2018

The first poll since Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene entered the Democratic primary for Governor may indicate trouble for Gwen Graham’s chances among South Florida Democrats. The survey, conducted by respected pollster Tom Eldon, polled Broward County and Palm Beach County Democrats and found Greene pulling 6 percent support in his home county, and 3 […]

Drew WilsonJune 7, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King announced Wednesday that he raised $78,661 last month and kicked in another $400,000 of his own money to bring his total fundraising past the $5 million mark. Nearly $410,000 of the May money went to his official campaign account, while his committee, Rise and Lead Florida, took in the balance. […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis said Monday that his campaign and affiliated political committee “took in more than $3 million” last month, but that may have been a little misleading. When he made the announcement, partial month records for his committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, showed it had brought in about $1.27 million as of May […]

Drew WilsonJune 2, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party bashed Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in a Friday email for running what it calls a “slash-and-burn, Trumpian campaign for governor.” The party pointed a news coverage of a recent campaign rally in Citrus County where the Donald Trump-backed gubernatorial hopeful railed against the “four liberals” on the state Supreme Court […]

Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

Adam Putnam is on a spending spree. The Republican gubernatorial candidate’s main fundraising vehicle, Florida Grown PC, tacked on another $226,000 in contributions through the first three weeks of May according to contribution reports on its website, but those gains were outstripped by nearly $3.25 million in spending. Receiving the bulk of those funds was […]

Drew WilsonMay 22, 2018

Florida Democrats want Northeast Florida U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis to come clean about the contact he had with former RNC deputy finance chair and major gubernatorial campaign backer Elliott Broidy relating to Qatar. The Florida Democratic Party is pointing to a Monday report from The Associated Press about Broidy lobbying in favor of anti-Qatar policies in Washington […]

Peter SchorschMay 21, 2018

Another month, another poll, another win trumpeted by Philip Levine’s gubernatorial campaign. A Public Policy Polling survey, released first to Florida Politics, again shows the former mayor of Miami Beach atop the primary field among Tampa Bay Democrats. The poll was commissioned by Levine’s senior adviser, Christian Ulvert. He’s the pick for a full third […]

Tag: 2018 Governors race

Time for Florida GOP to draft Pam Bondi?

Gwen Graham raises more than $1M in May

Adam Putnam holding Sun City Center rally Saturday

Jeff Greene pulling votes from Gwen Graham in South Florida, pollster says

Chris King invests another $400K in gubernatorial bid after raising $78K in May

Ron DeSantis’ May report included more than $1M in old money

Email insights: Democrats say Ron DeSantis running ‘slash-and-burn’ campaign

Adam Putnam’s committee has spent $3.25M this month

Florida Democrats want Ron DeSantis to disclose Elliott Broidy connections

Poll: Philip Levine maintains lead among Tampa Bay Democrats