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Staff ReportsNovember 6, 2018

According to national elections forecaster Nate Silver and other folks at FiveThirtyEight.com, Democrat Andrew Gillum has a 3-4 chance of prevailing against Republican Ron DeSantis in Florida’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. That estimation, however, doesn’t mean Gillum is polling at 75 percent. In fact, Silver figures Gillum will walk away with about 51 percent of […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018

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Sean Combs is known by many names — Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Brother Love, the list goes on — but he’s encouraging Floridians to cast a ballot for someone very specific in the race for Governor: Andrew Gillum. “I am so proud to endorse Andrew Gillum, who will become the first black Governor of Florida,” Combs […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018

Democrat Andrew Gillum is up two points in the latest poll of the Florida Governor’s race. A St. Pete Polls survey of the race released Saturday put Republican Ron DeSantis behind Gillum 48-46 percent, a lead just barely outside of the poll’s 1.9 percent margin of error. Nearly 4 percent of the sample is undecided, while another […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 2, 2018

Jimmy Buffett is strumming for free again to help get out the vote for statewide Democratic candidates. This time, however, Buffett’s melodies will favor Bill Nelson, who’s hoping to keep his U.S. Senate seat, and Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Governor. The event, free of charge, is open to the public. Buffett’s “small acoustic set” will […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 1, 2018

A new poll from Alabama-based research firm Cygnal isn’t much of a surprise: Florida’s races for Governor and U.S. Senate are in a statistical dead heat. But the survey is one of few to suggest Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis has the edge in his race against Democrat Andrew Gillum. The poll put DeSantis ahead […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 1, 2018

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Coming off his best weekly haul to date, Democrat Andrew Gillum added nearly $3 million to his gubernatorial bankroll in a single day. Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor, on Tuesday reported nearly $900,000 in contributions to his campaign account and more than $2 million to his political committee, Forward Florida. In total, Gillum has raised more than […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 30, 2018

While Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum have fundamental differences in how state government should be shaped for the next four years, each will face the important task of ensuring it continues to operate. That’s why the nonpartisan research and policy group Florida TaxWatch is again publishing its “Governor’s Transition Decision Handbook,” a cheat-sheet aimed […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 30, 2018

The latest poll from the University of North Florida’s public opinion outfit has Democrat Andrew Gillum six points ahead of Republican Ron DeSantis in the race for Florida governor. The six-point lead is outside of the poll’s 3 percentage point margin of error. Released Tuesday from the Public Opinion Research Lab at UNF, the survey has 49 percent of likely […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 29, 2018

Before he was a statewide candidate, Ron DeSantis denounced the cozy relationship between the federal government and some private businesses. But it now appears the Republican nominee for Governor is willing to be wined and dined by those linked to the very same practice. Among the hosts of a Monday night fundraiser for DeSantis is William “Wilber” James, co-founder and general partner of […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 19, 2018

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, announced on Wednesday a second series of hires for his general election campaign. Eleven more Gillum staffers and consultants are officially on board, the campaign announced Wednesday. The campaign earlier this week unveiled a 19-person leadership team. Familiar names — like staffers from unsuccessful primary campaigns and from other […]

Tag: Florida race for governor

Nate Silver pegs Florida Gov. race at 3 in 4 chance of Andrew Gillum victory

Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs endorses Andrew Gillum in new video

Latest poll: Andrew Gillum v. Ron DeSantis going down to the wire

Jimmy Buffett to hold Saturday concert for Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson

Here’s a poll that shows Ron DeSantis leading race for Florida governor

Andrew Gillum raises just shy of $3M in a day

Looking ahead: Florida TaxWatch publishes guide for ‘whoever’ wins gubernatorial election

Poll gives Andrew Gillum 6-point lead over Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis used to criticize Obama-era energy investors. Now one is hosting his fundraiser

Andrew Gillum continues filling out campaign staff