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Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018

America’s men and women in law enforcement have fallen under attack by a fringe movement that seems focused on radically reinventing our way of life. However, the threat of that new reality is no longer just a faraway possibility, it’s a choice facing voters in the state of Florida right now — a choice that, […]

Scott PowersSeptember 17, 2018

Eight outside political committees and groups provided almost $1.2 million support to U.S. Rep. Darren Soto‘s defeat of his predecessor former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in the Aug. 28 Democratic primary for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Apparently highlighting the outside help for Soto was the George Soros–backed Latino Victory Fund, which claimed on primary day that […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 2, 2018

Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum during a round of political talk show interviews Sunday morning called for racist rhetoric to be toned down in Florida’s gubernatorial campaign. He also spoke to Republican opponent Ron DeSantis’ now-infamous “monkey this up” comment made on Fox News the day after the primary election. “I do find it deeply regrettable, […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschAugust 27, 2018

Marco Rubio brought us to this. The long slog to Tuesday’s primary election for Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates was the usual series of false starts, histrionics, re-inventions, pandering to bases, and — new this time — dealing with the shadow of Donald J. Trump. But if one could pick a starting point for the […]

Scott PowersAugust 20, 2018

A political action committee fully funded by New York billionaire and progressive financier George Soros is pushing Brendan Ramirez in the Florida House District 30 Democratic primary. United for Progress Political Action Committee dropped at least two mailers late last week touting Ramirez as “Progressive Leader. Health Care Champion.” It was sent to Democrats in […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

The Andrew Gillum campaign for Governor reached a milestone Friday, when a $250,000 contribution to Forward Florida pushed the total investment of the George Soros family to a million dollars. This is the third quarter-million contribution made by Soros to the committee; he has given $950,000 total since the beginning of the campaign cycle, with Alex Soros donating an additional $50,000. […]

Staff ReportsJuly 5, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, firmly in the mix of the Democratic gubernatorial field with less than 60 days before the primary, will court Jacksonville voters Thursday evening at a town hall event. The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m at the Gateway to Heaven church located at 7700 N. Pearl Street. Attendees, especially those who have […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is fond of reminding audiences that he’s the only “non-millionaire” in the Florida Governor’s race. But Gillum has the help of two prominent billionaires, with one of them (George Soros) again in late June ponying up $250,000 to Gillum’s Forward Florida political committee. This is the second quarter-million contribution made by Soros to […]

Ryan NicolJuly 1, 2018

Jeff Greene is the newest Democrat to enter the Florida governor’s race. And as he tries to play catch-up, the billionaire is sharing his thoughts on the primary race, including some tough talk about his opponents. Greene was one of several Democratic candidates for Governor to appear at this weekend’s Leadership Blue conference at The Diplomat […]

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