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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 […]

Staff ReportsNovember 3, 2018

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum said he was leaving the campaign trail and returning to the capital Friday night after news of a shooting in a yoga studio that claimed the lives of at least one victim and the gunman. “I’m deeply appreciative of law enforcement’s quick response to the shooting at the yoga facility in […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is the only former Republican Party of Florida chair (so far) to run the Northeast Florida city, and Curry’s platform has proven useful to candidates from outside the area. In 2016, when then-candidate Donald Trump rallied in the city, Curry served as an emcee for a portion of the program. Earlier in 2018, […]

Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2018

Election Day is in sight, in Northeast Florida and everywhere else, and we preview the competitive races, as well as the ones decided shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. For Jacksonville, a lot is riding on this. Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams invested real political capital in the gubernatorial campaign of Ron DeSantis. Win, […]

Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018

Another pollster is showing a lead for Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum in the race for Florida Governor. Gillum is competing against Republican candidate Ron DeSantis. The latest survey from Vox Populi has Gillum earning 47 percent support to DeSantis’ 44 percent, with 9 percent of voters undecided. Big grain of salt here: The sample is made […]

Scott PowersNovember 2, 2018

Eva Longoria Bastón and America Ferrera will be among celebrity Latinas and others supporting the Andrew Gillum‘s Democratic gubernatorial campaign at a rally with R. Jai Gillum in Kissimmee Sunday morning. The Latino Victory Fund, a national political committee funded by George Soros, announced it is arranging an early-vote rally at the 65th Infantry Veterans Park, in […]

Scott PowersNovember 2, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum will take his rolling tour through at least three stops in South Florida Friday, campaigning with Democratic Florida Agriculture Commissioner candidate Nikki Fried and Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, among others. His campaign schedule has his bus tour hiting Coconut Creek in the morning, Boynton Beach in the afternoon and […]

Peter SchorschNovember 2, 2018

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Florida’s leading Democratic candidates on Friday in Miami at Ice Palace Film Studios. Obama will join U.S. Sen. Bil Nelson and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democrats’ U.S. Senate and gubernatorial nominees, for a rally sure to demonstrate the former President’s continuing popularity among the base. That means the […]

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam campaigning today for Lauren Baer

Politicking in Paradise: Jimmy Buffett provides backup for Democratic ticket

Andrew Gillum heads back to Tallahassee after yoga studio shooting

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

Lenny Curry talks GOP prospects as election nears

Jacksonville Bold for 11.2.18 — Can Jax afford Andrew Gillum?

New poll: Andrew Gillum ahead by 3 (but survey leans Democratic)

Latina actresses joining R. Jai Gillum for Kissimmee rally Sunday

Andrew Gillum bus tour cruising South Florida

President Obama to campaign for Bill Nelson, Andrew Gillum today