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Peter SchorschFebruary 16, 2018

Before we get to federal and state news, let’s take a look at local drama. In what has been the roughest week for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, his administration pushed forth to a skeptical City Council and the querulous crowd a controversial report Wednesday urging the sale of the local public utility. The valuation study […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. John Rutherford obviously won’t vote in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District between Rep. Al Lawson and former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. However, in comments made Monday morning, Rutherford made it clear that he would prefer Lawson retaining his seat to Brown, with whom Rutherford worked for four years in Jacksonville, capsizing the Democrat […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2018

In 2015, A.G. Gancarski coined a phrase: “Drive the narrative, or it drives you.” It came as a response to Alvin Brown’s failure to message efficiently in his mayoral election loss to current Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. This axiom applies to politics up and down the ballot, from city council races to the presidency. Someone […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018

The news never slows down in the Democratic primary battle in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. Just one day after former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown touted a swath of Jacksonville endorsements that included that of Lisa King, the chair of the Duval County Democrats, an NPR host from Jacksonville pilloried former Mayor Brown. “For example: let’s say you […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018

Rontel Batie is not the incumbent in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District; that’s Al Lawson. Nor is he the former mayor of the biggest city in the district: that’s Alvin Brown. Nonetheless, Batie (who carried a meager $4,314 cash on hand out of 2017, compared to Lawson’s $100,531), asserts that “this race is far […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2018

Donald Trump maligned what he called “disgraceful” Democrats in a new campaign ad Tuesday. The specific Democratic disgrace: not applauding POTUS during the State of the Union. The campaign ad, per a campaign media release, “displays the predictable and consistent, yet utterly disgraceful, behavior of Democrat Members of Congress as they reacted to President Trump’s first […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2018

Duval County Democratic Party chair Lisa King leads a wave of Jacksonville endorsements for Alvin Brown for Congress. The endorsement of King, appointed to Jacksonville’s Planning Commission during former Mayor Brown’s tenure, and other prominent local Democrats signals that Brown’s implicit desire to make the Democratic primary race with Al Lawson in Florida’s 5th Congressional District a matter […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 2, 2018

2018 is lit — as you will see. We take a look at Jacksonville native Ron DeSantis’ curious launch of his gubernatorial campaign. And we look at the five-alarm drama between U.S. Rep. Al Lawson and former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. As well, there’s room for the pending Senate race […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

A tough Democratic primary awaits Rep. Al Lawson in Florida’s 5th Congressional District against former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. And the conservative Daily Caller website may have made it tougher Wednesday, by serving up a post lauding Lawson for applauding President Donald Trump during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union. (The SEO title, meanwhile, was the misleading “CBC Member Applauds […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

The second day of former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s primary challenge to Rep. Al Lawson in Florida’s 6th Congressional District brought Brown his first endorsement. Emanuel Cleaver II, a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, endorsed Brown Wednesday. “Alvin Brown has been my friend for more than two decades. However, I am not just supporting him for […]

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Why John Rutherford prefers Al Lawson to Alvin Brown

Jacksonville Bold for 2.9.18 — Drive, or be driven

NPR host Al Letson blasts Congressional candidate Alvin Brown

Congressional candidate Rontel Batie: ‘This race is far from over’

Donald Trump ad disses ‘disgraceful’ Democrats for SOTU ‘disrespect’

Duval Democratic Party chair endorses Alvin Brown for Congress

Jacksonville Bold for 2.2.18 — Hot like fire

Al Lawson applauds Donald Trump, gets hammered by Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown scores endorsement from former Congressional Black Caucus chair