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Scott PowersJuly 26, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is getting the endorsement of two of the largest unions at Walt Disney World and from another representing hospitality workers in South Florida, with a formal announcement set for late Thursday in Orlando. UNITE HERE Locals 362 and 737, combining to represent 23,000 at Walt Disney World and other Central […]

Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

A new poll from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) shows former U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Graham atop the Democratic field in Florida’s gubernatorial race, with Jeff Greene‘s support ramping up. FAU’s survey has Graham earning 20 percent support, giving her a significant but not quite outside-the-margin-of-error lead over former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, […]

Scott PowersJuly 25, 2018

Philip Levine gets down in the muck — literally — in his latest television commercial, pulling a cup full of algae-clotted seawater out of a polluted bay and blaming Republicans and Gov. Rick Scott for neglecting the environment and creating the messes plaguing Florida’s coasts east and west of Lake Okeechobee. The 30-second spot, “A […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene is sending out mailers as the August primary comes into focus, with one in particular appalling its intended target. The front of the mailer quotes Greene saying: “As a father, I won’t stand by while the NRA turns our kids into targets.” The graphic reinforces the text: Under the quote, graphics of […]

Scott PowersJuly 25, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is challenging thinking about what’s impossible in his first television commercial, being launched today with a modest buy that will ramp up next week. Gillum’s 30-second spot, “What’s impossible?”, seeks to define him as someone who already has a record of succeeding against long odds, as the son of the […]

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 […]

Ryan NicolJuly 23, 2018

Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham and ‘Team Graham’ were all hands on deck Sunday, as she and her family were on cleanup duty in Big Pine Key. Graham was there to join the Conch Republic Marine Army (CRMA), a group formed after Hurricane Irma slammed the Keys last year. The group was formed after several volunteer groups combined […]

Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

Winter Park businessman Chris King edged out the other four Democrats running for Governor in his new campaign finance report thanks to another $1 million in self-funding. In addition to the cash infusion, King raised about $15,000 from small-dollar donors between his campaign account and political committee, Rise and Lead, Florida. His expenditures, however, wiped […]

Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is out with another ad backing his campaign to be the next Governor of Florida. The 30-second ad, titled “Ella,” tells the story of the Levine campaign’s Tampa Bay director, Ella Coffee, who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after accepting her position. The ad is the latest in a […]

Joe HendersonJuly 19, 2018

Alex Sink understands high-stakes politics. Sink, a Democrat, became the first woman to win a major-party nomination for Governor in 2010, but she narrowly lost to Rick Scott. Sink’s late husband, Bill McBride, also ran for the state’s top office in 2002 but lost to Jeb Bush. Sink is also the only Democrat to win […]

Tag: Gwen Graham

Philip Levine getting Disney, South Florida unions’ backing

Poll: Gwen Graham edges Philip Levine, Jeff Greene surging

Philip Levine’s latest TV ad offers muck, blames Rick Scott

‘Blood on her hands’: Jeff Greene slams NRA lobbyist as mailer flap continues

Andrew Gillum challenges ‘What’s impossible?’ in first TV ad

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

Gwen Graham gets hands-on during cleanup duty in the Keys

Chris King tosses another $1M into gubernatorial campaign

New ad says Philip Levine ‘leads with his heart’

Joe Henderson: Alex Sink says Trump’s stumbles should help Gwen Graham, all Dems