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Phil AmmannOctober 8, 2016

A newly released videotape showing Donald Trump making crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce is sending shock waves throughout Florida politics. “I’ve said some foolish things,” the Republican presidential nominee said overnight Friday in a taped apology posted on Facebook. “But there’s a big difference between the words and actions of […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 8, 2016

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What sort of Supreme Court justices would Donald Trump appoint? For an insight, consider the case of Kathy Johnson v. Omega Insurance Co., decided by the Florida Supreme Court Sept. 29. One of his prospective nominees was on the wrong side of that. The business model of an insurance company is to take as much […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2016

Jacksonville area Republicans and Democrats who want to turn Tuesday evening’s debate between major party vice presidential candidates into a social event are in luck. Debate parties are planned in support of both campaigns. GOP candidate Mike Pence was last in Jacksonville in September at First Baptist Church, where he discussed “precious moments” with Donald Trump. Pence’s party starts […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2016

In the mayor’s office in Jacksonville’s city hall, there was a new addition this week: a portrait of former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown to hang next to the pictures of previous mayors. Brown, informed sources tell us, was not cooperative with the process: a rite of passage for former Jacksonville mayors, generally involving a painting paid […]

Associated PressSeptember 29, 2016

Donald Trump abruptly resurrected Bill Clinton‘s impeachment on Thursday, adding the former president’s infidelities to the already-rancorous 2016 campaign. Trump warned voters in battleground New Hampshire that a Hillary Clinton victory would bring her husband’s sex scandal back to the White House. It was Trump’s latest effort to bounce back from Monday night’s debate performance, […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton was slated to take a “Stronger Together” bus tour from Panama City to Jacksonville on Friday and Saturday on behalf of Hillary Clinton, but had to cancel. The reason? Clinton’s traveling to Israel to attend funeral services for former President Shimon Peres. It marks the second trip cancellation by the Clinton campaign in recent […]

Tom JacksonSeptember 28, 2016

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Paraphrasing the driver in “Taxi” when he approached the gorgeous blonde in the bar: “You look like the kind of voter who’s heard every debate takedown in the book. … So I guess one more won’t hurt.” Let’s begin by conceding that nobody knows anything anymore. There’s not a single conventional thinker who thought Donald […]

Associated PressSeptember 27, 2016

In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a “racist lie” about President Barack Obama. Businessman Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician” as he sought to capitalize on Americans’ frustration with Washington. Locked in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2016

On Monday, former NBA and college basketball superstar Grant Hill showed up at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville. The reason? As the self-described “old school” guy said, to get the new school people to register to vote as part of the “Register to Vote Initiative”, and to ensure they vote for Hillary Clinton. “Ultimately, you’re […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton will make campaign appearances Friday in St. Lucie and Broward Counties, the Clinton campaign announced Sunday. Specific details on where and when the events will be held have not yet been announced. While the Democratic nominee campaign in South Florida Friday, her other half, former President Bill Clinton, will be all over North Florida, […]

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Renderings of the two to-be-produced Donald Trump bobbleheads. Image via National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

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