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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2018

Per Rasmussen Reports, Democrat Andrew Gillum has a six point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in the gubernatorial race. The Rasmussen poll of 800 likely voters was conducted Monday and Tuesday. Gillum was buoyed by female and NPA voters, and held his own with men and white voters, while DeSantis continues to show difficulty reaching out beyond his base. […]

Michael MolineSeptember 14, 2018

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A leading Senate budget writer claimed vindication Friday in a lingering dispute with House leaders over whether to allow local school boards to capture all of the value of rising property values when setting local tax rates. Rob Bradley, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission, underscored the point during a presentation on the state’s three-year fiscal […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

As Florida Politics was preparing to release the results of our final post-primary, statewide survey focusing on the nexus of 2018 elections and medical marijuana, POLITICO Florida published a story putting Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Matt Caldwell squarely on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to Florida’s popular medical marijuana law. […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 13, 2018

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is pledging $5 million to help elect candidates throughout Florida this November. In a statement obtained by Florida Politics, the group says the money will go toward “advertising, communications and get-out-the-vote efforts in Florida to support candidates dedicated to lifting up the middle class.” “Having to work two full-time […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 13, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is out with his first TV ad of the general election titled, “My Grandmother’s Voice.” Gillum begins the minute-long ad recounting advice given to him by his grandmother. Gillum then explains how those messages motivate his run to be the state’s next Governor. “I can still hear […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2018

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President Donald Trump has responded Thursday morning to mounting reports of high death tolls in Puerto Rico in the wake of last year’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria, contending in tweets that 3,000 did not die as a result, and such reports are the result of Democrats trying to make him look bad. “3000 people did […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 13, 2018

Politics in America has become quite the spectacle recently. Florida, of course, has never been known for boring elections. Consider our last gubernatorial election, where former Republican Governor Charlie Crist ran as a Democrat against Republican Rick Scott, a millionaire who oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the history of Florida (and is currently running […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018

Only a few times during his unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial run did Chris King discuss his evangelical Christian faith, and almost no one paid any attention. Now a new national profile of King appearing in New Republic magazine is exploring whether Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum might turn his running mate loose preaching Gospel from the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis rolled out environmental proposals, a key component of his general election messaging, on Wednesday. DeSantis’ plan includes Everglades restoration, along with protection of beaches, the state’s water supply (including the use of reclaimed water), parks, springs, and air. Among the proposal’s highlights: advocacy for a fracking ban and opposition to offshore […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2018

For the first time in the two-week-old general election campaign for Florida Governor, one candidate is nearing a lead outside the margin of error. According to a recent poll from the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Democrat Andrew Gillum is four points up on Republican Ron DeSantis. The spread is 47-43, with Gillum ahead in every major media market but […]

Tag: Andrew Gillum

Independent voters push Andrew Gillum up six points over Ron DeSantis, says new Rasmussen poll

Deal on local property tax rates helped stabilize Florida’s budget

Polling: GOP candidates on wrong side of medical marijuana smoking ban

SEIU to put $5 million toward Florida elections

Andrew Gillum releases first TV ad recalling ‘grandmother’s voice’

Donald Trump: Puerto Rican deaths fake news; Darren Soto: Trump dancing on graves

Thomas Kennedy: The real extremist running for Florida Governor

National profile: Might Chris King’s Christian background emerge in campaign?

Ron DeSantis proposes bans on fracking, offshore drilling; Democrats skeptical

Andrew Gillum leads Ron DeSantis in latest Florida Chamber poll