Tag: Ben Jealous

Staff ReportsNovember 6, 2018
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According to national elections forecaster Nate Silver and other folks at FiveThirtyEight.com, Democrat Andrew Gillum has a 3-4 chance of prevailing against Republican Ron DeSantis in Florida’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. That estimation, however, doesn’t mean Gillum is polling at 75 percent. In fact, Silver figures Gillum will walk away with about 51 percent of […]

Ryan NicolJuly 5, 2018
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David Richardson has added more ammo to his case that he’s the progressive choice in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, with the endorsement of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida (DPCF). The group is a chartered caucus of the Florida Democratic Party which works to promote progressive candidates throughout the state. “David Richardson has been a relentless […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2016
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In a move that hopefully we’ll help him with black voters, former NAACP head Ben Jealous officially endorsed Bernie Sanders’ candidacy for president on Friday afternoon. “I’ve been in touch with a range of grassroots black leaders throughout the South to get them involved with this campaign,” said Jealous on a conference call, promising that […]


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