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Danny McAuliffeOctober 5, 2018

The polls are close, and so is the money chase between the top two candidates running for Florida Governor. Democrat Andrew Gillum has raised $16.4 million between his campaign and committee accounts since the week of his upset primary victory in August. That sum includes the $3 million investment into his campaign from the Democratic […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 3, 2018

It’s no secret Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is partially campaigning on a tax hike. What’s unknown: how Florida’s electorate receives it. And money is being spent on both sides to determine that outcome. On Wednesday, Gillum released an education-themed television ad in which he says, “Not one person, family, or small business pays more in […]

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 24, 2018

Another public poll is showing Andrew Gillum ahead of Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race. Gillum, the Democratic option for voters in November, is up on Republican DeSantis by 4 percentage points, according to the survey released on Monday from the University of North Florida. The lead is narrowly outside the poll’s near-4 percent […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018

The Republican Governors Association is entering the Florida election with a television commercial debuting Wednesday that declares that Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum is so far out there, “he’s on another planet.” The new 30-second spot, “Too Far,” outlines Gillum’s positions favoring universal health care, a tax increase on corporations to pay for expanded education funding, […]

Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2018

Democrat Andrew Gillum is opening the fall Florida Governor’s race with the leanest of leads over Republican Ron DeSantis, according to a new poll released Tuesday from Quinnipiac University. The poll, the first Quinnipiac has conducted since last Tuesday’s primary, reflects the results of last week’s Public Policy Polling survey: Gillum has an edge built from Florida’s […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 4, 2018

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Ron DeSantis is recommending an Orlando-area GOP official resign for posting a meme on Facebook that claims Andrew Gillum is a socialist and wants African-Americans to be “paid back” for slavery. DeSantis, the newly minted Republican gubernatorial nominee, said on Tuesday that Orlando County Republican Committee Member Kathy Gibson, who shared the now-deleted meme on […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2018

Calling Ron DeSantis a “yes man” for President Donald Trump, the Democratic super PAC American Bridge is launching the first attack ad of the Florida fall governor’s race, with an internet video mocking DeSantis’s praise for the president. The 54-second video, “DeSantis: Trump’s Yes Man,” signals that while Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum may be […]

Scott PowersJuly 25, 2018

Meeting with state film industry leaders in Orlando Tuesday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine renewed his call for a determined push to bring the movie business back to Florida, using it as an example of 21st-century enterprises Florida is rebuffing. “What’s amazing to me: this is low-hanging fruit,” the former Miami Beach mayor said. “This […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 23, 2018

President Donald Trump will host a July 31 rally in Tampa where he is expected to tout his support for Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The rally will take place at 7 p.m. at the Florida State Fairgrounds. It’s the eighth time the President has come to the Tampa […]

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Andrew Gillum, Ron DeSantis have each hauled in more than $16M following primary

Dueling ads seek to frame Andrew Gillum’s corporate tax proposal

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

‘It’s still early’: Andrew Gillum leads Ron DeSantis 47% to 43% in new UNF poll

Republican governors ad pegs Andrew Gillum as ‘way out there’

Quinnipiac poll: Andrew Gillum starts with 3-point lead over Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis: GOP official ‘should resign’ for circulating ‘disgusting’ slave-related Facebook post

American Bridge launches first anti-Ron DeSantis ad of the fall

Philip Levine: Quest for film business is part of 21st-century economy

Donald Trump plans Tampa rally for Ron DeSantis