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A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum has been motoring around North Florida, making closing arguments. Gillum has been drawing huge crowds at most stops, and his visit to Madison County on Monday was no exception. His remarks tend to cover much of the same ground from stop to stop; however, in Madison, Gillum’s most compelling words were […]

Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018

A man accused of sending pipe bombs to liberal leaders across the country also scoured the internet for information on Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book of South Florida. FBI agents came to Book’s home to inform her of concerns that a pipe bomb may yet be sent to her, the Plantation Democrat said. “When I […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 29, 2018

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Republican President Donald Trump is continuing his political assault on Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee in Florida’s race for Governor. The latest attack: Calling Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, a thief. In a tweet fired off Monday, the President praised Ron DeSantis, the Republican gubernatorial nominee (and Trump-backed candidate), while repeating his continued claim that Florida’s capital city […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 27, 2018

This election, Republicans aren’t writing off places like Leon County, despite registered Democrats outnumbering GOP voters nearly 2-1. On Saturday, a little more than a week out from Nov. 6, volunteers with the Republican Party of Florida met in Tallahassee before splitting up for targeted door-knocking. Among them: Hunter Pollack, whose sister Meadow was killed […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 26, 2018

A second batch of records released Friday as part of an ongoing state ethics investigation suggests an undercover FBI agent paid for a fundraising dinner hosted by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum‘s political committee, Forward Florida. Adam Corey, a focal point of the FBI’s two-year-long investigation into corruption in the capital city and among the first subpoenaed in 2017, […]

Ryan NicolOctober 18, 2018

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) continues to capitalize on the ongoing FBI probe in Tallahassee, asking in a new ad if Mayor Andrew Gillum is “caught up in corruption.” The ad hits Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Governor, for his alleged proximity to the investigation, though it’s not clear whether Gillum is actually a target […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

Several Florida sheriffs lash out at an attack ad supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis as “false”, “pathetic”, and “just not true” as they ride to the aid of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. In the 30-second commercial “Tell You” released by Gillum’s campaign, five county sheriffs [all Democrats] denounce a television commercial from the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 30, 2018

A television commercial released this week seeking to address the 1990s Medicare fraud scandal has the Republican U.S. Senate campaign of Gov. Rick Scott declaring, “he took responsibility … That’s what strong leaders do; they take responsibility.” But news reports from the time of the scandal say Scott took responsibility only by resigning, and he did […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 22, 2018

Accusations Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein pushed to secret record President Donald Trump and lobbied Cabinet members to dispose the president had many loyalists calling for the Justice Department official’s termination. But U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz hasn’t joined them—yet. “Unverified gossip,” Gaetz said in a statement, “does not equal probable cause — except, it would […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

Florida House candidate Emma Collum, a Democrat, is bashing Republican House members who signed a letter urging the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court — despite an allegation of a decades-old sexual assault. Christine Blasey Ford alleges Kavanaugh drunkenly accosted her at a party when the two were back in high […]

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Andrew Gillum says don’t judge him by his ‘worst day’

Lauren Book among potential targets for accused mail bomber

Donald Trump: Andrew Gillum ‘is a thief’

Accompanied by Hunter Pollack, Republicans rally in Andrew Gillum’s backyard

Records link undercover FBI agent to Andrew Gillum fundraising panel

New ad from Republican governors asks, ‘Is Andrew Gillum caught up in corruption?’

New Andrew Gillum ad features sheriffs riding to his rescue

How much responsibility did Rick Scott really take in Medicare fraud scandal?

Matt Gaetz dismisses Rod Rosenstein story as “gossip”

Emma Collum blasts ‘repugnant’ Republicans defending Brett Kavanaugh