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Associated PressJuly 27, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to headline a barbecue next month billed as South Carolina’s largest annual gathering of Republicans. This centerpiece appearance, in a state where success has historically been a catalyst for GOP presidential nominees, provides DeSantis with an opportunity to make his case in front of a large number of party activists, […]

Renzo DowneyMay 11, 2021

Cooper and his wife have a consulting firm and are world champion grill masters.

A.G. GancarskiNovember 28, 2017

Gubernatorial hopeful Adam Putnam is serving up the BBQ and the equally slow-roasted Florida exceptionalism stump speech Thursday in Jacksonville. The meet-and-greet — not “meat and greet” — event with the Agriculture Commissioner kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and promises Putnam will “discuss his vision for Florida’s future and how he’ll always put Florida First.” Putnam has […]

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