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A.G. GancarskiOctober 20, 2018

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, New Jersey’s best hope for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, is spending Saturday in Florida. His first stop of the day found him at Edward Waters College in New Town, where he was part of the HBCU’s Homecoming Parade, along with supporters of Florida’s top Democratic candidates: Sen. Bill Nelson and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. […]

Jacob OglesOctober 20, 2018

With just three weeks until Election Day, the pressure to deliver votes remains high for candidates across the Sunshine State, some of whom left the trail as Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle. So where can you spot the major candidates this weekend? For Democrats, it’s all about catching up with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2018

With early in-person voting beginning as early as Monday in parts of Florida, the two major party gubernatorial candidates believe they will turn out their base. On Friday afternoon, the campaign of Republican Ron DeSantis released its voter engagement numbers, which paint the picture of a campaign that found its moorings in recent weeks after a […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 19, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden will make three stops in the Sunshine State early next week to rally for Democrats up and down the ballot. At noon Monday, the Delaware Democrat will be in Tampa holding a get-out-the-vote rally alongside U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, Attorney General hopeful Sean Shaw and nearby […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2018

One Democrat who wants to be Florida Governor and another who may want to be United States President will walk together in a Jacksonville parade Saturday morning. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum will be joined by United States Sen. Cory Booker at the Edward Waters College parade. Gillum, who resumed campaigning in Jacksonville on Thursday, will hold his […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum returned to the trail Thursday, his first active campaigning since Hurricane Michael. The Tallahassee Mayor resumed his campaign with a rally at a Jacksonville church, his first of two stops in the city Thursday afternoon, with a fundraiser in between the two public events. It’s not a moment too soon for […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2018

Entrepreneus from the Republican-leaning National Federation of Independent Businesses backed in a letter Friday the tax policies of Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis. This is a chaser to NFIB’s September endorsement of DeSantis, the “clear choice for small business owners in the Governor’s race.” The language, and concerns, were similar: DeSantis will maintain the status quo. And […]

Staff ReportsOctober 19, 2018

Jacksonville’s political class, with a Republican Mayor and Sheriff, is betting on red this year, all in for Ron DeSantis for Governor. And if he wins, it will be another case of “Jax on the Rise.” Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams endorsed DeSantis before the August primary, as did Duval-adjacent legislators like Sen. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 19, 2018

The race to succeed term-limited Republican Rep. Michael Bileca in House District 115 is shaping up to be closer than expected, according to a new poll commissioned by allies of Democratic nominee Jeff Solomon. The Kitchens Group poll found voters in the district the heretofore GOP-leaning district are split down the middle, 45-45 percent, over […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 18, 2018

California progressive billionaire Tom Steyer is again opening up his wallet to help get Democrat Andrew Gillum elected Governor. But unlike other money coming from Steyer, this cash infusion offers Gillum a bit more autonomy. On Thursday, a spokesperson with the Steyer’s NextGen America organization confirmed that $2 million is on its way to Forward Florida, Gillum’s committee. […]

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Walk it like they talk it: Andrew Gillum, Cory Booker in Jacksonville parade

After the storm: Andrew Gillum resumes campaigning

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