Peter SchorschJanuary 21, 2020
5min1092
Poll obtained by Florida Politics has Buchanan up 20 points.
Tag: Data Targeting
Peter SchorschJanuary 21, 2020
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2019
6min493
In a move that may or may not lend credence to rumors that he is running for Jacksonville Mayor in 2019, Democratic City Councilman Garrett Dennis demanded a tranche of records from Republican Mayor Lenny Curry last month. Dennis wanted “expedited attention” for his request for information, including secondary employment forms for mayor’s office employees, non-payroll payments to city […]
Guest AuthorNovember 26, 2018
15min611
The moment she figured it out, Melinda Fryman’s face fell. It was the look anyone who has watched Wile E. Coyote sprint over a cliff just when he thought he had finally caught the Road Runner would recognize. A few seconds of silence followed that felt like an eternity in the cramped room, surrounded by the Canvassing Board, […]
Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018
4min1316
The Ron DeSantis campaign has added a plethora of high-power politicos for the closing weeks of the race for Florida Governor, including reinforcements in campaign communications and political consulting. Under the leadership of Susie Wiles, who helmed Donald Trump’s Florida campaign two years ago, Team DeSantis has added numerous campaign veterans. Wiles started bringing on […]
Drew WilsonAugust 4, 2018
5min376
Gonzalez Republican Rebekah Bydlak turned in another $10,000 finance report Friday, adding to her already immense lead over former Republican Rep. Mike Hill in the race for House District 1. After tacking on another $10,300 in contributions, Bydlak has now raised $168,300 for her state House run, more than triple the tally of Hill, who […]
Drew WilsonMay 8, 2018
4min307
The political committee backing a ballot amendment to make a 10 percent cap on annual non-homestead property tax increases permanent brought in another $200,000 in April. Amendment 2 is for Everybody raised that cash with a single contribution from The Florida Association of Realtors, which has now funded the committee to the tune of $660,000 […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2018
4min252
On Friday, WJCT broke the news that “Data Targeting, Inc., a Gainesville firm that worked to elect Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, conducted a focus group study in late February asking participants whether they support selling municipal utility JEA.” The claim was that “a private group of investors” who are “nonpartisan” were paying for the focus group, which saw participants […]
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2018
7min588
As the race to succeed Pam Bondi for Attorney General heats up on the Republican side, a political committee associated with a candidate (Pensacola Rep. Frank White) is dishing dirt about the candidate, Ashley Moody, endorsed by Bondi. United Conservatives, a committee that has received $50,000 from White’s employer (“Sansing Holdings”) and spent money in December with Data Targeting, […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017
2min219
Budget meetings of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee were rocked in August by a well-timed poll from the political committee of Sheriff Mike Williams. The poll, released to make the case that Jacksonville voters backed Mayor Lenny Curry in his push for 100 new police officers, was rare, in that Council members called it out as […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016
1min229
“Families for Safety and Prosperity,” the political committee marketing a referendum to add slot machines to bestbet Jacksonville, added $50,000 more to what was already a $2 million war chest on Thursday. The final number of $2,050,000 all came from one source: an affiliate company of bestbet, Jacksonville Greyhound Racing. The extra $50,000 came in handy, as […]