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A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2015

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Looking at the 2015 Jacksonville Campaign, Kevin Cate asserts that Democrats can learn lessons for the future. One important lesson: outspend your opponent 2 to 1 on TV, as Lenny Curry did Alvin Brown. Cate contends that Brown suffered from a spending deficit, as well as from a “self-inflicted late start to the campaign,” both […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

With the Mayor’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, and eight city council seats up for grabs on Tuesday evening, there’s no shortage of winners and losers emerging from Jacksonville’s elections. In some cases, they’re pretty obvious; in other cases, they bear explanation. Winners Robin Lumb — The Duval GOP chairman, who took over the local party […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

A year ago, a small cadre of party insiders and money men were the only ones who could be said to believe that Lenny Curry had what it took to be mayor of Jacksonville. Up against a charismatic incumbent with high approval ratings, people said he was foolish to even try. Fast forward to May […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2015

After months of seeming ambivalence (or worse) toward the Lenny Curry campaign, Joseph Hogan, the son of 2011 mayoral candidate Mike Hogan, a Republican who is the Supervisor of Elections Elect after winning outright in March, is making it official. In a move worthy of Inigo Montoya, Hogan is endorsing Alvin Brown. This represents a […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2015

On March 31, Bill Bishop, who finished third in Jacksonville’s First Election, held a press conference on the steps of City Hall, where he said he was not endorsing Alvin Brown or Lenny Curry for Mayor. A couple of weeks later, an email went out from the Bill Bishop for Mayor campaign account. The campaign staffers endorsed Brown’s […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

UPDATE: 12:48 p.m. Governor Mitt Romney has announced his endorsement of Lenny Curry, as an email from the campaign attests, with slightly different language than that in the email we obtained.. “I have traveled our country working to advance conservative principles, and here in Florida I’ve had a partner in Lenny Curry. Lenny is committed […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

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All politics is local. Except for the Jacksonville mayoral race, in which the Florida Democratic Party has taken a lead in messaging since the First Election in March and the subsequent “amicable” departure of Deputy Campaign Manager Fabien Levy, a Louisiana operative who handled most of the media outreach up until that point. These days, Campaign Manager Isaiah […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidates Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown may be having only one televised debate, but campaign operatives for both men are willing to pick up the slack in email. Earlier on Friday, Brian Hughes, on behalf of the Curry campaign, slammed the incumbent Brown for being “one and done” when it comes to debates before the May 19 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidates Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown may be having only one televised debate, but campaign operatives for both men are willing to pick up the slack in email. Earlier on Friday, Brian Hughes, on behalf of the Curry campaign, slammed the incumbent Brown for being “one and done” when it comes to debates before the May 19 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2015

When it comes to debates with Lenny Curry, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is “one and done,” according to the Curry campaign. Brown agreed to debate Curry just once: 7 to 8 p.m. on May 13 on First Coast News. His campaign refused a May 12 debate that WJXT-TV wanted to air. “Rick Mullaney, director of Jacksonville University’s Public Policy […]

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Kevin Cate talks earned media and gives the secret to winning elections

Winners, losers emerge from Jacksonville’s elections

The making of the mayor: Lenny Curry’s rise to lead Jacksonville

Why Joseph Hogan endorsed Alvin Brown

Bill Bishop reverses course, endorses Alvin Brown for re-election

Mitt Romney endorses Lenny Curry, helms PVB fundraiser

Email Insights: Florida Democratic Party attacks “Party Boss” Lenny Curry

Email Insights: Alvin Brown slams “party boss” Lenny Curry for “false partisan accusations”

Email Insights: Alvin Brown slams "party boss" Lenny Curry for "false partisan accusations"

Alvin Brown appears “one and done” as far as debates