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A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2018

The Jacksonville Jaguars were losing at home when news broke of six people shot just blocks from the stadium. Shootings are nothing new to Jacksonville, often called the murder capital of the state. However, this one had a particular political weight, right down to the investigating sheriff, who was apparently in Tampa offering support to […]

Jacob OglesOctober 22, 2018

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Florida’s gubernatorial candidates took the debate stage—and met one another—for the first time in a debate hosted by CNN in Tampa. Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum traded barbs on President Donald Trump and the crime rate in Tallahassee, often delivering low blows amid high-minded policy points. DeSantis stressed his record as an Iraq […]

Jacob OglesOctober 22, 2018

Hours before a Florida gubernatorial debate on the network, CNN released a poll showing Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum with a 12-point edge over Republican Ron DeSantis. DeSantis officials pushed back against the CNN survey, which Republicans say “polled an electorate never seen in Florida.” The same poll asked voters their stance in Florida’s U.S. Senate […]

Joe HendersonOctober 22, 2018

If the goal of either side in the Florida Governor’s debate Sunday night between Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis was to change minds, that probably didn’t happen. During a spirited hour-long debate on CNN in which no punches were pulled, both candidates to be Florida’s governor kept their respective cool, got in their talking points […]

Drew WilsonOctober 21, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and former Congressman Ron DeSantis are set to square off in their first gubernatorial debate this evening, and a new poll shows Gillum is heading into the televised head-to-head with a 6-point lead. The poll, conducted by Tom Eldon’s SEA Polling & Strategic Design, found Gillum, a Democrat, up 48-42 percent […]

Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

Blackish star Tracee Ellis Ross and Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels hit the campaign trail in Miami this weekend for the Democratic ticket. The entertainer-activists joined R. Jai Gillum, wife of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, during a community forum on criminal justice reform at the Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social and Economic Institute. There, speakers leaned […]

Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

An internal poll shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis holding a two-point edge over Democrat Andrew Gillum heading into a CNN debate Sunday evening. The new poll shows DeSantis at 47 percent, with Gillum at 45 percent and another 7 percent of voters unsure. A memo from Susie Wiles, DeSantis for Governor campaign chair, said […]

Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has landed the endorsement of the Miami Herald. “The tenacity, political smarts and commitment to public service that propelled this Tallahassee mayor to victory from the bottom of the pack of better-known candidates in August’s Democratic primary speak volumes,” writes the editorial board. “We think that each quality will serve […]

Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

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Donald Trump makes a lot of news on Twitter, but Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum says the president still won’t tweet to him directly. Gillum pushed back at a presidential tweet that didn’t reference the Tallahassee mayor by name but clearly called his record into question. Trump today tweeted: “Ron @RonDeSantisFL DeSantis is working hard. A […]

Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

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Jeff Bell, president of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association, went on Fox News today to lambaste Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. Specifically, Bell called out the Democrat for signing a pledge with the Dream Defenders. “From a law enforcement perspective, when you have a potential candidate for the next governor whose willing to […]

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Luether Boelter was arrested overnight in Minnesota on charges of shooting two lawmakers. Image via AP.

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