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Scott PowersOctober 26, 2018

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Gov. Rick Scott will be returning soon to the campaign trail while still making recovery efforts from Hurricane Michael his first priority, his U.S. Senate campaign announced Friday. The announcement did not say exactly when he’ll be returning to campaigning or what events might be upcoming, other than his intention to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2018

On Thursday afternoon, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence headlined a Jacksonville rally for Ron DeSantis. In what clearly was the Republican attempt to counter the appearance of former veep Joe Biden for the Democrats earlier this week, Pence’s arrival was another signal of how nationalized the race between DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum is. However, Duval Republicans seem to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2018

A new poll of the Florida gubernatorial race finds former congressman Ron DeSantis with a slim lead over Democratic rival Andrew Gillum. The internal poll, conducted by 1892 and obtained by Florida Politics, shows DeSantis with a 1-point lead over Gillum, 47-46 percent, with third-party candidates siphoning off 2 percent and 6 percent still undecided. […]

Phil AmmannOctober 25, 2018

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Duval County is now a few days into early in-person voting, with the first of two Souls to the Polls weekends about to commence. Do Democrats feel lucky? It depends on who you ask. The Blue Wave that offered so much potential early on may or may not be a tsunami at this point. The […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2018

Remember the powerful line from Michelle Obama, “When they go low, we go high“? Before Wednesday night, when the two candidates for Florida governor spent an hour making it uncomfortably clear how much they detest each other, Democrat Andrew Gillum had, for the most part, adhered to the motto articulated by the former First Lady. […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 25, 2018

A family member of one of the victims killed during the Parkland school shooting is acting as Ron DeSantis‘ latest surrogate, as the Republican gubernatorial candidate attempts to discredit his opponent’s relationship with police in the days leading up to the election. Andrew Pollack, whose daughter Meadow was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]

Joe HendersonOctober 25, 2018

Remember the good old days of 2014 when the biggest dispute in the Florida Governor debate was whether Charlie Crist should be able to use a fan? Now, after two debates between current candidates Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis, it’s clear that the gulf between Florida’s major parties has never been wider and about half […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

For the final time in the campaign for Florida governor, Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum faced off on a debate stage in Davie Wednesday. From the opening statements, it was a war, a reflection of two campaigns feeling the pressure of the closing stretch. The two first debated on Sunday, a CNN clash seen by […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018

Blaise Ingoglia, the Republican Party of Florida’s chair, says he’s feeling increasingly confident about the campaign for Governor. Wednesday night sees GOP nominee Ron DeSantis debating Democrat Andrew Gillum in Davie, roughly 24 hours after the campaign’s October Surprise dropped (seeming evidence that Gillum accepted tickets to Hamilton from an FBI agent). Ingoglia told us Wednesday to expect DeSantis, […]

Drew WilsonOctober 24, 2018

Though most statewide polls are showing Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum with a lead in the gubernatorial race, Pasco County voters are leaning decisively toward Republican nominee Ron DeSantis. A St. Pete Polls survey measuring voters’ opinions on the two Pasco County Commission up for grabs in two weeks also took the temperature of the Pasco […]

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Rick Scott heading back out on campaign trail

Enthusiasm gap? Small Jacksonville crowd for Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis’s internal polling now gives him slim lead over Andrew Gillum

Jacksonville Bold for 10.26.18 — It’s go time

‘Hurt’ comment one of lowest moments of Andrew Gillum’s campaign

Father of slain Parkland student: ‘Andrew Gillum is dangerous for Florida’

Joe Henderson: Wow, was that a Florida Governor debate or Hamilton duel?

Knockout kings: Andrew Gillum, Ron DeSantis throw haymakers in final debate

Florida GOP chair Blaise Ingoglia talks momentum shift in Governor’s race

Ron DeSantis leads Andrew Gillum in bellwether Pasco County