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Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joins Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis on Sunday during a campaign stop in South Daytona. The Republican leaders, along with Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi, will headline a rally at 1:30 p.m. at the Volusia County REC Headquarters. The group then heads to the Boca Raton Victory Office […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to former president Barack Obama, rallied voters at the University of Central Florida around Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, sharing a stage with politically active rapper Common and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro. Jarrett, a key figure Obama’s transition team after his 2008 election, will visit a Tampa phone bank later […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

It’s Trump Day in Florida’s Panhandle. Just days after rallying voters in Southwest Florida, President Donald Trump returns to the Sunshine State, this time to Pensacola. The event shows Trump’s continued commitment to elelcting Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis to the governor’s mansion and Senate candidate Rick Scott to Washington. The “Make America Great Again” […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam joins a parade of Democratic officials campaigning in Florida this year. The governor will be in Jupiter today rallying votes for Lauren Baer, the Democratic challenger in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, and Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Democratic nominee for Governor. Northam beat Republican Ed Gillespie in a landslide in Virginia last November. […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Legendary music man Jimmy Buffett will host a free concert in West Palm Beach today, and he’s got answers for voters with questions still bothering them so. Buffett’s advice? Vote for Democrats Andrew Gillum for Governor and Bill Nelson for Senate. Buffett’s “small acoustic set” will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Meyer Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. While Florida has seen […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

One more weekend. The 2018 mid-terms come to a close in a matter of days, leaving candidates scrambling for votes. Here’s where candidates should be this weekend, though importantly, a tragedy in Tallahassee could change any number of political plans. Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis will campaign in Lakeland alongside U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former […]

Jacob OglesNovember 1, 2018

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Democrats say U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney went too far calling Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum an “existential threat” to Florida and suggesting voters will realize it in the voting booth. Rooney appeared as a guest today on the Fox Business show Varney & Co. In a clip flagged by Media Matters, the Naples Republican called […]

Jacob OglesOctober 30, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum had a message for all scientists concerned about water quality. You may be called to serve on a water management district board of trustees in the immediate future. “Anybody that cares about our environment and has an acumen for science better get their resumes ready,” Gillum said. Gillum and running […]

Jacob OglesOctober 29, 2018

A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Rick Scott in a dead heat. The survey also shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum leading Republican Ron DeSantis by just 1 percentage point. The poll found the two major Senate candidates winning 46 percent of the vote each among likely […]

Jacob OglesOctober 29, 2018

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President Donald Trump will fly to Florida to rally voters here at least once in November, days before the midterm elections. According to DonaldTrump.com, the president will be in Pensacola on Saturday, Nov. 3. The website states he will be speaking at the Pensacola International Airport at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. You can click here to get […]

Tag: 2018 gubernatorial election
Florida state workers get an extra day off to whip up an awesome Key Lime Pie.

Rudy Giuliani, Pam Bondi to stump for Ron DeSantis

Valerie Jarrett, Julian Castro and Common boost Andrew Gillum at UCF

Donald Trump gets ready for one more Florida MAGA rally

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam campaigning today for Lauren Baer

Politicking in Paradise: Jimmy Buffett provides backup for Democratic ticket

The Last Weekend: Where will candidates scramble for votes in final stretch?

Francis Rooney calls Andrew Gillum an “existential threat” to state

Andrew Gillum tells Fort Myers scientists ‘get your resumes ready’

CBS poll: Bill Nelson-Rick Scott race a dead heat; Andrew Gillum up just 1 point on Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump will hold another Florida rally Nov. 3 in Pensacola