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A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2015

On Monday night, the Republican Party of Duval County elected Lake Ray as its new chairman, replacing Robin Lumb. Having heard that former mayoral candidate Bill Bishop was at the REC meeting, I was curious about his thoughts regarding both chairmen. So I texted him. Bishop, as almost invariably has been the case when I’ve asked him a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2015

Duval County Republican political consultant Raymond Johnson has been turning heads with recent activities, such as his planning of a “history of the Confederate flag”-themed meeting of the Westside Republican Club on Monday, which was intended to capitalize on the publicity surrounding the “Muslim-free” gun shop in Inverness. Additionally, Johnson has made news via his attempted fatwa […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2015

The first thing you would have seen walking into the Salem Center for the Monday Duval County Republican Executive Committee meeting would have been Raymond Johnson. You couldn’t have missed him. He stood directly across from the glass doors, with a poster board and a petition opposing Jack Webb, a candidate for GOP chair,. Objecting […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

On Thursday afternoon in Springfield, Jodi Williams, the Republican sheriff’s candidate’s wife, was joined by Cindy Graves and what a Mike Williams campaign news release called “women from the community with a shared concern for the future of Jacksonville and our public safety issues.” The event was short and sweet, but the crowd was enthusiastic: About 100 […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2015

Nobody likes airing dirty laundry, particularly if you are the Republican Party of Florida. In the battle of the yes-no-maybe coup of Speaker Designate Eric Eisnaugle, some Florida Republicans have tired of the of the increasingly hostile emails between RPOF chair Blaise Ingoglia and Orange County Republican Chair Lew Oliver. In the latest skirmish, Oliver’s missive […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

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Bill Bishop versus the Duval REC

Duval GOP having internal discussions about Raymond Johnson

Civil war in the Duval GOP? Or business as usual?

Women for a Safer Jacksonville mobilize for Mike Williams

Conservative talk show host: GOP should stop airing dirty laundry on Eric Eisnaugle ‘coup’

Lenny Curry Women’s Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters

Lenny Curry Women's Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters