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A.G. GancarskiAugust 16, 2018

In the GOP campaign for Governor, it wasn’t too long ago that Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was left for dead. Putnam suffered what appeared to be a mortal wound when President Donald Trump came to Florida for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. And then there were polls showing DeSantis up by 20 points. Some discussed the idea of Putnam […]

Scott PowersAugust 15, 2018

As promised last week when his campaign first unveiled the spot as an internet digital ad, Andrew Gillum is launching his “Chance” commercial — citing progressive causes from gun control to abolishing and replacing ICE, ending “Stand Your Ground” to impeaching Donald Trump — on television. The TV buy will be limited, as is Gillum’s […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2018

With one television commercial, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is managing to highlight his own efforts to help people with disabilities, bash President Donald Trump for mocking them, and accuse Gov. Rick Scott of being heartless. The new 30-second TV commercial “Sabrina” that launched Tuesday, also offers a counter to Democratic rival Gwen Graham’s announcement that […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2018

Democrats’ voter registration gains in greater Orlando is spelling bigger challenges for several Republicans running in GOP-held Florida House seats. It includes state Reps. Mike La Rosa and Bob Cortes, whose districts are turning bluer as they seek re-elections this fall. In many ways, Central Florida mirrors statewide trends in the era of President Donald […]

Scott PowersAugust 13, 2018

Seminole, Osceola and Orange counties led the state in increasing presence for Democratic voters over the past two years, while Republicans were consolidating voters in most of the state’s rural and many medium-sized counties. According to the latest voter registration data released by the Florida Division of Elections, Democrats made their biggest gains in those three […]

Scott PowersAugust 13, 2018

Republican Florida House of Representatives candidate Stockton Reeves VI has attacked the primary voting record of his Aug. 28 primary opponent Mikaela Nix, charging that she’s been a Democrat until recently and doesn’t often vote in primaries, in mailers that were delivered this weekend in House District 47 in Orange County. “MIkaela Nix wants your […]

Scott PowersAugust 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is unloading the entire progressive Democrats’ playbook into a new 30-second ad that blows through issues from Medicare for all to seeking impeachment of President Donald Trump, as the Tallahassee Mayor seeks a stretch-run kick toward the primary. The ad, which is launching on the internet but which the campaign says will […]

Scott PowersAugust 10, 2018

Democratic Florida House of Representatives candidate Joy Goff-Marcil has received the endorsement of former Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in the House District 30 race. “Joy has served her hometown of Maitland thoughtfully as their Vice Mayor and on the council where she had to tackle difficult decisions. She did so by asking the […]

Scott PowersAugust 10, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Scott Sturgill, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, and Republican Attorney General candidate Ashley Moody all came out on top in a straw poll conducted Thursday night at a Sanford Chamber of Commerce political hobnob. The victory for Sturgill, a Sanford businessman, continues his streak of straw poll wins in Seminole County in what […]

Scott PowersAugust 10, 2018

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A report published in POLITICO Florida Friday morning says U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the front-runner in Florida’s Republican gubernatorial race, has narrowed a list to nine possible Lieutenant Governor running mates including former VISIT FLORIDA President Ken Lawson and several lawmakers, including state Sen. Debbie Mayfield. The report states that POLITICO received the list from […]

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Elizabeth Martinez Strauss. Image via campaign.

‘The old he-coon walks’: Adam Putnam channels Lawton Chiles in Lake City

Andrew Gillum puts progressive ‘Chance’ ad on TV

New Philip Levine ad is about disabilities, ‘heart’

Voter registration trends suggest tougher races for Mike La Rosa, Bob Cortes

Democrats make big gains in Central Florida; Republicans sweeping rural county voters

Stockton Reeves goes after Mikaela Nix’s voting record in HD 47 primary battle

Andrew Gillum campaign on new pitch: ‘most progressive ad in Florida history’

Joy Goff-Marcil endorsed by Alex Sink

Scott Sturgill, Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody top Sanford chamber’s poll

Report: Debbie Mayfield, Bob Cortes, Ken Lawson on Ron DeSantis’ list of running mates