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A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

With Election Day on May 19, there are surprises to be found in the Jacksonville mayoral fundraising and spending reports for candidates and their PACs. Some surprises are there for the viewing The first big one: As of March 31, the most recent numbers available, Alvin Brown‘s Taking Jacksonville to the Next Level PC was close […]

Ryan RayApril 30, 2015

As lobbyists and pols alike collect their collective jaws from the floor in the wake of Speaker Steve Crisafulli’s Sine Die adjournment spectacle, the Florida Democratic Party is wasting no time in making political hay out of it. The FDP told Florida Politics that it is hitting vulnerable members of the majority in the GOP-dominated Florida House […]

Ryan RayApril 27, 2015

Former Democratic Rep. Joe Saunders is “talking to family and friends about what the future may hold” now that Rep. Rene Plasencia – who narrowly defeated Saunders in a razor-thin contest in District 49 last November – has opted to run in a more Republican-leaning adjacent district in 2016. Saunders took to social media on Sunday and later caught up with Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

A letter from the Florida Democratic Party on Monday reminded voters to get on the stick abut casting their ballot. “It has come to our attention that you have NOT YET REQUESTED your ballot for the upcoming runoff election” in Jacksonville, the letter reads. Luckily, it’s not too late. The enclosed postage-paid envelope is pre-addressed to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

Wednesday saw a rare feat: a trifecta of emails aiming at Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown from The Duval County Republican Party and the Lenny Curry campaign. In a week that has been surprisingly fast moving in terms of the campaign narrative, the Curry Camp and the Duval Republicans are messaging hard. The first email on Wednesday, from […]

Phil AmmannMarch 23, 2015

After announcing his bid for Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy received a warm welcome Monday from Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant. “Patrick Murphy is a champion for middle class families, and his commonsense approach to the tough issues facing Florida and our country has earned him praise from all […]

Peter SchorschMarch 16, 2015

According to Marc Caputo of POLITICO, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is trying to unload the Tallahassee home he co-owns with David Rivera, the former congressman under investigation in a federal campaign-finance probe. Democrats are having a field day with this story, with the Florida Democratic Party going so far as to post a mock-ad on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2015

Arriving in local mailboxes on the day of the first televised debate among mayoral candidates, a new mailer from the Florida Democratic Party slams Lenny Curry as a “Republican party boss” who “ran the Republican Party” and now “wants to run Jacksonville.” Contending that Curry is a “Republican Party Leader. Not for Us,” the mailer asserts that “of […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2015

Marco Rubio, a prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidate, floated a few “new economic ideas” during an appearance at a recent legislative conference of the International Association of Firefighters. Rubio’s plans went over with the firefighters like a lead balloon, according to a new email from the Florida Democratic Party. The email — subject: “Marco Rubio […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 10, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott is denying there was a policy banning the use of the term climate change at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as Democrats Tuesday continued to hammer him on the issue. Over the weekend, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting reported there was an unwritten policy “distributed verbally statewide” at DEP banning […]

Tag: Florida Democratic Party

Jacksonville mayoral fundraising, spending reports show GOP trend

Florida Democrats unveil text of mailers, robocalls targeting vulnerable House Republicans

Democrat Joe Saunders considers comeback in House District 49

Florida Democratic Party sends “voter alert” to Jax Dems

Email Insights: Duval GOP and Lenny Curry hit Alvin Brown three times in one day

Florida Democrats give warm welcome to Patrick Murphy’s Senate run

A quick suggestion for Marco Rubio …

Democratic Party mailer links Lenny Curry to Sarah Palin

Email insights: Dems say Marco Rubio won’t bamboozle with “tired” tax plans

Dems pull no punches as Rick Scott presses climate change gag denial