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Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018

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Sean Combs is known by many names — Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Brother Love, the list goes on — but he’s encouraging Floridians to cast a ballot for someone very specific in the race for Governor: Andrew Gillum. “I am so proud to endorse Andrew Gillum, who will become the first black Governor of Florida,” Combs […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018

More than $106 million later, Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum have all but wrapped the books on their eye-popping cash race for Florida Governor. Each candidate closed their campaign accounts Thursday, recording just shy of $29 million between the two of them. Florida taxpayers accounted for $4.5 million of that figure, as both […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Lakeland political leader Paul Dockery endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum today just as Republican Ron DeSantis campaigned in her hometown. “Andrew Gillum is the governor that Florida needs right now,” said Dockery, who was elected as a Republican representing Lakeland in the state House and Senate over the course of 16 years. “Our state […]

Jim RosicaNovember 3, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, also the Democratic nominee for Governor, said Friday’s mass shooting at a yoga studio “has no place in civilized society.” Gillum released a statement Saturday morning in response to the attack that claimed three lives, including the shooter’s. Five others were wounded, according to reports. “I am deeply appreciative of our law […]

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 […]

Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2018

Tampa attorney Todd Marks, a candidate for Hillsborough County Commission, said he was standing in solidarity with the county NAACP chapter in the wake of a death threat it received for its opposition to the transit sales tax slated for the general election ballot. The death threat came in via a letter, postmarked from St. […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018

Democrat Andrew Gillum is up two points in the latest poll of the Florida Governor’s race. A St. Pete Polls survey of the race released Saturday put Republican Ron DeSantis behind Gillum 48-46 percent, a lead just barely outside of the poll’s 1.9 percent margin of error. Nearly 4 percent of the sample is undecided, while another […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 3, 2018

Former President Barack Obama gave a shout out to a former foe during a campaign rally in Miami Friday. He mentioned former Republican Congressman David Jolly who recently announced he voted for Andrew Gillum for Florida Governor. “He said the reason’s simple, it’s because I’ve served with Ron DeSantis,” Obama said. “That should tell you […]

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” […]

Tag: Andrew Gillum

Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs endorses Andrew Gillum in new video

Millions: Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis’ money race for Governor

Paula Dockery endorses Andrew Gillum as Ron DeSantis campaigns across town

Andrew Gillum on Tallahassee mass shooting: ‘Senseless violence’

Rudy Giuliani, Pam Bondi to stump for Ron DeSantis

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

Todd Marks stands with Hillsborough NAACP after death threats

Latest poll: Andrew Gillum v. Ron DeSantis going down to the wire

Former President Barack Obama gives a shout-out to David Jolly

Donald Trump gets ready for one more Florida MAGA rally