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Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018

Every Republican candidate seeking statewide office in Florida attended at least one of President Donald Trump’s rallies here during the week leading into Election Day. But no candidates from Florida’s tightest Congressional races bothered to show. The attendance habits shows the varying worth of appearing close to a president whose approval ratings remain underwater overall […]

Peter SchorschNovember 2, 2018

Normally, the extras flanking politicians in TV ads are about as memorable as the stock photo models on direct mailers. They flitter across your eyeballs for a second, before getting tossed into the orange bin in the garage. Sometimes they’re dressed up as tradesmen, construction workers, college students or, in the case of a recent […]

Jacob OglesNovember 1, 2018

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When President Donald Trump held a rally days before the midterms, it drew a number of prominent Republican leaders to Fort Myers. But it failed to draw a few others. U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney and Congressional hopeful Greg Steube both gave speeches from the stage promoting the president’s agenda. And from the stage, Trump praised […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2018

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Democratic state Rep. Sean Shaw, according to polling, is down in the Attorney General race to Republican Ashley Moody. But Shaw’s campaign seems to be betting that digital spots can turn the tide; it dropped two on Wednesday. As President Donald Trump makes his way to Florida for a political rally, Shaw is reminding voters that Moody stands […]

Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018

A new survey from the University of North Florida (UNF) projects a split Cabinet after next week’s midterms. The poll was conducted by UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab. It shows Republican Ashley Moody leading her Democratic opponent, Sean Shaw, in the race for Attorney General. But Democrats are faring better in the Agriculture Commissioner contest, with […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018

Republican Ashley Moody has friends with badges backing her in her latest ad: a bipartisan group of sheriffs staunchly endorsing the former Hillsborough judge for Attorney General. The video includes a quote from a literal Dixiecrat, in the form of Dixie County’s Dewey Hatcher. However, the hottest quote of the video comes from Clay County Republican Darryl Daniels, who accused […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 27, 2018

Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw may have taken the biggest risk of his campaign Saturday in Jacksonville. The candidate has scheduled a meet and greet event at 5 p.m., at the Cuba Libre Bar (2578 Atlantic Blvd. Shaw’s event is certain to overlap the end of the first half of the Florida/Georgia football game just […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday released a tough ad that Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw is “unqualified” for the job. The spot, part of a three-pack that includes statewide candidates CFO Jimmy Patronis, Agriculture Commissioner hopeful Matt Caldwell, and A.G. candidate Ashley Moody, affirms previous arguments from the Moody campaign that Shaw has no business replacing Pam Bondi. “Slick ads, false […]

Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

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Florida Police Benevolent Association leaders defended Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw against allegations he supported going easy on a “cop killer.” Shaw and the law enforcement leader also invoked the memory of Shaw’s father while dismissing the new attack. “We know from firsthand experience that Representative Sean Shaw, like his father Justice [Leander] Shaw, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2018

Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw excoriated Republican opponent Ashley Moody Wednesday, saying she should be disqualified from the race over donations he believes are dubious. At issue: Moody accepting money from private prison contractor GEO Group. In a news release Tuesday, Shaw deemed taking the money as “disqualifying,” vowing to take steps as Attorney General to investigate abuse […]

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Sean Shaw’s anti-special interest ad features some curious casting

Which Republicans snubbed the Florida #MAGA rally?

Sean Shaw calls on Ashley Moody to answer for Donald Trump

Poll shows party split in Cabinet races

In new ad, top cops give props to Ashley Moody

Risky play: Sean Shaw counterprograms Florida/Georgia with Jax meet-n-greet

Republican Party ad slams Sean Shaw as ‘unqualified’

Sean Shaw invokes father, PBA to counter ‘cop killer’ sympathy accusation; Ashley Moody sticks by ad

‘Disqualifying’: Sean Shaw slams Ashley Moody for dubious donations