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A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

Hot on the campaign trail for Florida Governor, Philip Levine offers a political truism: Six weeks can be “an eternity.” Anything can happen. Firmly in the top-tier of Democratic hopefuls in the race, the former Miami Beach mayor swung through Jacksonville over the weekend, part of a three-city tour of the state. Saturday afternoon, Levine met with […]

Brendan FarringtonJuly 15, 2018

Abortion rights could be stripped away under a new-look U.S. Supreme Court, former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham told a group of women Friday, and she said that as the only woman running for Florida governor she’s in the best position to preserve those rights in the state. Graham met with more than 20 women […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 13, 2018

Panama City Mayor Greg Brudnicki is supporting Gwen Graham’s quest for the Governor’s Mansion. Brudnicki endorsed the lone female Democratic gubernatorial candidate on Friday, citing her congressional service as his rationale for support. Graham was elected to the 2nd Congressional District in 2014 and served two years before opting out of a re-election bid after […]

Ryan NicolJuly 11, 2018

“As with every election year, all eyes are on Florida.” That was the message regarding a potential future fight for abortion rights at Wednesday’s Gwen Graham event in Miami. Graham gathered with supporters to accept the endorsement of NARAL, one of the nation’s largest pro-choice political action committees. NARAL National Political Director Nicole Brener-Schmitz spoke at the […]

Ryan NicolJuly 10, 2018

The last time a Democrat served as governor of Florida, Bill Clinton was still president. In a new campaign ad, Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham says it’s time for that to change. Titled “Twenty” (see below), Graham critiques Republican leadership of the state for the past two decades, and argues she is the candidate best […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 9, 2018

Following President Donald Trump‘s announcement Monday night that Brett Kavanaugh is his nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Democratic candidates for Florida Governor coalesced around one message: there’s a lot at stake in November. Per The Associated Press: “The 53-year-old Kavanaugh is a longtime fixture of the Republican establishment. He has been a […]

Guest AuthorJuly 9, 2018

This cycle, our firm has worked with dozens of Republican campaigns from Cabinet positions to Congress. One advantage of our workload has been an opportunity to see the results of dozens of polls and focus groups conducted by several national and Florida-based research firms. Without sharing specifics on data, campaigns or researchers, I want to […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2018

Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene entered the race for Florida Governor late, days before qualifying ended late last month. Since active, the Democrat has made up for lost time, running television ads in markets like Jacksonville where the only other opponent to buy time has been Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine. Can Greene run a sprint […]

Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is out with a new ad highlighting a key hire made during his four-year tenure as Miami Beach mayor. The 30-second ad, titled “What a Leader Does,” is on former Lauretta Hill, who was appointed deputy chief of police at the Miami Beach Police Department in 2014. She has since […]

Scott PowersJuly 3, 2018

With a combined haul of more than $633,000 for her campaign and independent political committee, and with all of it coming from outside donors – sort of – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is declaring her early June fundraising swamped her four Aug. 28 primary opponents. Graham’s campaign is reporting it raised $152,291 and her […]

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Ambassador Cabrera and Minister of Public Security Ábrego officially inaugurate the new U.S.-funded vehicle maintenance facility in Metetí. Image via U.S. Embassy in Panama.

Philip Levine: In politics, six weeks is ‘eternity’

Gwen Graham: Election could reverse Florida abortion rights

Panama City mayor backs Gwen Graham

Gwen Graham accepts NARAL endorsement

Gwen Graham: Republican governor streak must end

Democratic gubernatorial candidates on SCOTUS pick: Elect one of us

Joe Clements: The ‘big picture’ predictions on Election 2018

Jeff Greene says Democratic opponents ‘not electable,’ generate ‘no excitement’

Philip Levine touts record on police reform in new ad

Gwen Graham tops Democratic rivals in outside contributions, but not June fundraising