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Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 2016

Matt Gaetz may have enjoyed an easy victory in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, beating State Sen. Greg Evers and others in the crowded Republican primary Tuesday night. But in reality, the double-digit win — 37-21 percent over second-place Evers — was far from simple. Much of Gaetz’s triumph came by way of an aggressive digital media effort, spearheaded […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry served as master of ceremonies at Wednesday’s Donald Trump event. And though he didn’t have much to say after Trump discussed Jacksonville’s “devastated” economy and businesses looking to leave the First Coast to do business overseas, Curry still got to hear from citizens, who sent messages to his mayoral email account using some of the most pointed language […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio traveled throughout Florida Thursday reinforcing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsement in local markets. Try as he might to ignore it, however, Donald Trump is a topic that keeps coming up in press gaggles, as it did in Jacksonville. The first question Rubio got, after an endorsement from the local and federal Chambers, had to […]

Tom JacksonMay 26, 2016

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Bernie Sanders might be the only person in America who still doesn’t “care about [Hillary Clinton’s] damn emails.” But the State Department inspector general’s withering report on the matter certainly has everyone else’s attention. And now even those buried deep for more than a year in Ready-for-Hillary denial knows, irrefutably: Everything the Democratic Party’s presidential […]

Associated PressMarch 16, 2016

When the editor of a gay-oriented newspaper in Florida requested records that he thought should be public, he cast a wide net, asking that the email of every employee of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office be searched for specific gay slurs over a five-month period. The sheriff’s office initially told Jason Parsley that his request […]

Melissa RossMarch 4, 2016

As top Republicans bemoan the prospect that divisions within their party could lead to a Hillary Clinton presidency, her campaign is rolling out the support of top military brass with a series of veterans and military families town halls across Florida in the run up to the March 15 primary. Brig. Gen. John Douglass, Rear […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 31, 2016

Online advertising flooded into my computer and phone during the holiday-selling season: banner ads, email advertising including spam, Facebook ads, sponsored tweets, rich-media ads, pop-ups and pop-unders, and my personal favorite: pre-video ads that slow me down when I’m checking out the sports highlights from the previous night. As a sales guy, I understand that […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2016

The Obama administration confirmed for the first time Friday that Hillary Clinton‘s unsecured home server contained some of the U.S. government’s most closely guarded secrets, censoring 22 emails with material demanding one of the highest levels of classification. The revelation comes just three days before the Iowa presidential nominating caucuses in which Clinton is a […]

Peter SchorschDecember 16, 2015

With Christmas just around the corner, and New Year close behind, so arrives a flurry of politically themed holiday greetings, each providing a little bit of cheer (not to mention a few chuckles) to usher in 2016. One standout comes from Georgia-based political consultancy Stoneridge Group, a conservative firm for candidates looking for “bleeding-edge campaign […]

Phil AmmannOctober 26, 2015

Hillsborough County Commissioners Sandy Murman and Ken Hagan possibly violated Florida Sunshine Laws when they failed to produce public records requested months ago. However, after a 10 News investigation, WTSP reporter Noah Pransky says one Commissioner is apologizing while the other blames county workers. The situation stems from an inquiry into the murky relationship between […]

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Aggressive digital strategy made Matt Gaetz’s CD 1 primary victory look deceptively easy

Blistering feedback for Lenny Curry on Donald Trump event

Marco Rubio talks Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and hacked DNC emails

Tom Jackson: After IG report, only Bernie Sanders doesn’t care about Hillary Clinton email treachery

Obtaining police emails can take months, cost thousands

Hillary Clinton campaign to host veterans town halls across Florida

William Steiger: Online advertising: Overwhelmed or overjoyed?

Government says 22 Hillary Clinton emails “top secret”

Stoneridge Group sends “redacted” Christmas message, pokes fun at Hillary Clinton emails

After several requests, Hillsborough commissioners produce Beth Leytham emails they said didn’t exist