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A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

The fever in the room built all evening and by the time Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took the stage at about 9, he got the rock star response an electoral winner could expect. And why not? Just hours after many in the Smart Set predicted Mayor Alvin Brown would clear 50 percent to avoid a runoff, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

The fever in the room built all evening and by the time Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took the stage at about 9, he got the rock star response an electoral winner could expect. And why not? Just hours after many in the Smart Set predicted Mayor Alvin Brown would clear 50 percent to avoid a runoff, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

While waiting for Lenny Curry and his family to arrive at Southside United Methodist Church, Curry spokesman Brian Hughes asked me to get out a calculator, to demonstrate that the Democratic advantage in raw vote totals was indeed shrinking. I subtracted the raw Republican vote totals from those on the Democrat side, and the spread was 3,400, a net […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2015

Two weeks ago, we reported on a Lenny Curry ad that WJXT TV refused to run, on the grounds that it used quotes from its news personalities to support its claims about the Alvin Brown Campaign. With longtime anchor Tom Wills describing the station as “caught in the crossfire” of the “first attack ad from the Mayor’s race,” WJXT ran […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

Lenny Curry‘s Jacksonville mayoral campaign has drawn support throughout the community, but the most surprising support to some outside observers may be Curry’s support among female voters. Our poll last week had Curry up 7 points in a hypothetical head-to-head election against his Democratic opponent. Central to the appeal Lenny is making to female voters […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

Lenny Curry‘s Jacksonville mayoral campaign has drawn support throughout the community, but the most surprising support to some outside observers may be Curry’s support among female voters. Our poll last week had Curry up 7 points in a hypothetical head-to-head election against his Democratic opponent. Central to the appeal Lenny is making to female voters […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 22, 2015

Lenny Curry’s campaign was quick to get its message out about Alvin Brown’s first TV ad of his reelection campaign, telling us that the “He Cut His Own Pay” spot was “a blatantly dishonest commercial trying to hide the facts” regarding Brown having “raised taxes and fees” while his “his cuts to law enforcement have […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 21, 2015

Starting today, Mayor Alvin Brown’s “biggest lie” will be pushed on television screens throughout the Jacksonville area: that he did not raise taxes on Jacksonville families and small businesses. According to Republican opponent Lenny Curry, the new spot, paid for by Florida Democrats, ignores the fact that Brown just last year accepted a city budget with […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 19, 2015

Jackie Schutz, the communications director in Gov. Rick Scott’s office, is one of the rising stars of Florida politics. Scratch that. That is not accurate. Schutz is beyond that. She’s already a star. Mentored by at least two of the best professionals in the business, Brian Hughes and Cory Tilley, Schutz has already assembled an impressive […]

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Lenny Curry surges into May runoff on "GOP Night" in Jax

Lenny Curry surges into May runoff on “GOP Night” in Jax

Lenny Curry, family vote; Jax voter trend may be GOP

WJXT anchor Jennifer Waugh recoils against Lenny Curry ad

Lenny Curry campaign announces women's coalition fundraising Luncheon

Lenny Curry campaign announces women’s coalition fundraising Luncheon

Alvin Brown campaign refutes Lenny Curry ‘Biggest Lie’ claim

Lenny Curry: Florida Dems, Alvin Brown push “Biggest Lie” in new JAX TV spot

Please, Jackie Schutz, don’t do it