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Scott PowersDecember 15, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King on Friday decried an item in the GOP tax bill that would hit Puerto Rico with a new excise tax on goods shipped from the island to the states. The proposed 20 percent tax on shipped goods is meant to discourage and punish American companies that export their jobs overseas […]

Scott PowersJuly 5, 2017

Orlando Democratic State Rep. Kamia Brown has thrown her support Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in the Democratic governor’s race. “I have watched with great pride as Mayor Andrew Gillum has campaigned all over this state for governor,” Brown stated in a news release issued by Gillum’s campaign. “He is connecting with Floridians from every walk […]

Scott PowersJune 14, 2017

Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Chris King is crossing a line – a state line – to help out a fellow Democrat in the hottest race in the country. The King campaign announced Wednesday he is cosponsoring a phone bank in Miami on Thursday to raise money and support for Jon Ossoff, who is running for […]

Mitch PerryOctober 28, 2016

Emphasizing her centrist political persona while addressing a packed restaurant in South Tampa Friday morning, Gwen Graham said her potential candidacy for governor of Florida in 2018 would be a “transcending of the politics” that currently exists today. “I have heard from so many people who say ‘you’re exactly what the state of Florida needs,'” Graham said at […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 25, 2014

In September predicting the outcome of a major election like the governor’s race in Florida is premature, to say the least. With the election more than six weeks away, there is still plenty of time for events, both planned and unplanned, to significantly affect the outcome. Every campaign fears the dreaded October Surprise. Often it […]

Tag: Florida governor’s race

Chris King decries Republican tax bill’s excise tax hitting Puerto Rico

Kamia Brown endorses Andrew Gillum for governor

Chris King campaigning for Jon Ossoff for Georgia race

Gwen Graham says she’s poised to run a 67-county strategy for governor

Jeff Kottkamp: In a close governor’s race, watch out for an ‘October Surprise’