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Danny McAuliffeNovember 2, 2018

During a ceremony honoring the newly unveiled Civil Rights Institute at Florida State University, Desmond Meade, activist and spokesperson for the push to restore felon voting rights in Florida, told the audience that the next civil rights milestone is just days away. “Tick, tock,” refrained Desmond Meade, who also serves as the president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2018

Just like in 2016, we’re again asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and why they are running. If you are a candidate and would like to complete the questionnaire, email [email protected]. Significant other? Kids? I have a life partner of 26 […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 23, 2018

Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum is leading his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis by a 6-point margin, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released on Tuesday. Of the 1,161 likely voters surveyed, 52 percent said they’d vote for Gillum, the Tallahassee Mayor. Forty-two percent opted for DeSantis, a former congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach. Gillum’s lead is […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 16, 2018

The statewide race for the open Attorney General post is attracting national involvement. Calling state Rep. Sean Shaw a “fighter with a proven track record of standing up for the little guy,” former Vice President Joe Biden is throwing his political weight behind Florida’s Democratic option for Attorney General. In an endorsement announced on Tuesday, the […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 13, 2018

More than 200,000 Floridians have cast their ballots via mail, according to the state Division of Elections website. And with less than a month until Election Day, Republican voters hold an early returned-ballot lead. Of the number of total votes cast so far, 92,224 came from registered GOP voters, with 71,506 coming from Democrats. That […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

The Florida Association of Realtors has almost quadrupled its spending in support of Amendment 2. The association has funneled another $4 million to the Amendment 2 is for Everybody PAC since the primary election, according to state campaign finance records. The proposal, if approved by 60 percent of voters on Nov. 6, would permanently extend […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 25, 2018

Andrew Gillum is up 5 points on Ron DeSantis, according to the latest poll of the Florida gubernatorial race. A NBC News and Marist College survey released Tuesday afternoon showed Gillum, the Democratic candidate, as the choice of 48 percent of likely voters. DeSantis, the Republican, came in at 43 percent. The lead is only slightly […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 11, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott have agreed to face each other in an Oct. 2 debate, Nelson’s campaign announced Monday evening. Hosted by Telemundo 51 in Miami, the debate will be broadcasted in network stations in Miami, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm and Orlando, according to Nelson’s campaign. A set time for […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 4, 2018

With primary victories behind them, candidates are gearing up for the next two months — or the home stretch — ahead of Election Day. Gov. Rick Scott launched his post-primary weekend with an endorsement from Puerto Rico Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez: Thank you to @Jenniffer2012 and the 11 other elected officials from Puerto Rico who endorsed […]

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Felon rights restoration leader sees impending election as countdown to ending ‘Jim Crow’ policy

Donald Trump: Andrew Gillum ‘is a thief’

Meet Darcy Richardson, Reform Party candidate running for Florida governor

Q-poll: Independents, women, non-white voters push Andrew Gillum up 6 points

Former Vice President Joe Biden endorses Sean Shaw

Florida GOP takes early lead in returned vote-by-mail ballots

Amendment 2 gets $4 million boost from Florida Realtors

Andrew Gillum leads Ron DeSantis 48% to 43% in new NBC News poll

Bill Nelson, Rick Scott agree to first debate

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