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A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

Before Wednesday night’s debate between Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry, I bumped into the Republican candidate outside the debate hall on the Florida State College at Jacksonville South campus. He was enthusiastic about having the opportunity to debate Mayor Brown, saying that it was the “right thing for the mayor to do.” A somewhat surprising statement, given the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

On Wednesday evening, a debate that no one expected to happen at Action News Jax will take place. Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown are going to face off, after a decision on the part of the Brown camp to accept the invitation to debate on Wednesday afternoon, exactly six hours before the 7 p.m. start time. That changes things […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

After a morning of what has been described as spirited internal discussion, the Alvin Brown has reversed course and accepted the debate invitation of Action News Jax to debate Lenny Curry Wednesday night, Informed sources said the Brown camp’s decision was fueled by a belief that Brown is a better debater than Curry and would benefit […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

As early voting in Jacksonville enters its third day, Duval Democrats maintain an advantage in that turnout, but Republicans’ vote by mail advantage still offsets it. As of noon on Wednesday, the GOP lead was 2,006 votes. A total of 19,550 Republicans have voted, as have 17,544 Democrats. Meanwhile, 4,997 NPA voters are in the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

At this writing, the Alvin Brown campaign has no plans to reverse course and appear with Lenny Curry in tonight’s “debate” on Action News Jax. The word debate is in quotes, given that Curry will be alone on the stage, with what amounts to an hour when he can express his vision for Jacksonville without fear of reprisal […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls and commissioned by Florida Politics, Republican challenger Lenny Curry holds a four point (49 to 45 percent) lead over Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, the incumbent Democrat With Election Day less than two weeks away, just 6% of voters remain undecided. The party splits are vivid, with both candidates getting strong […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

In a move that can only be construed as a rejection of Alvin Brown by Jacksonville’s right-of-center establishment, The Florida Times-Union on Tuesday afternoon endorsed Lenny Curry for mayor. The Brown campaign, though, said it doesn’t think it matters all that much that the T-U endorsed the “party boss.” “The endorsements that will always matter most are […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

The specter of offshore drilling is real. And Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown wants to do something about it. A release from the Mayor’s office states that “after previously informing the U.S. Department of the Interior of his opposition to seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast, Mayor Alvin Brown today announced that he will file a proposed resolution with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

“To the left, to the left,” went the Beyonce lyric, and so too goes the claim from the Republican Party of Duval County toward Mayor Alvin Brown, the self-styled “conservative Democrat“ whom they accuse of “reaching out to the radical left” in a “desperate act to save his faltering campaign.” Specifically, the email says, by inviting “super […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

One of the most important relationships of Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s political career has been his relationship with billionaire Willie Gary. The “Giant Killer” (pictured with Mayor Brown and his wife in 2008 at the Willie Gary Football Classic, which Brown was CEO of for a few years) has won his share of cases. But recently, […]

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