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Ryan NicolMay 14, 2018

Democrat Gwen Graham now says she’s committed to picking a Democrat as her lieutenant governor, after previously saying she was open to selecting former Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly for the role. An earlier report from POLITICO Florida’s Marc Caputo highlighted Graham’s comments on Jolly to the Miami-based “Strange Days” podcast. Jolly has been rumored to enter […]

Drew WilsonMay 12, 2018

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is opening up another office for his gubernatorial campaign on Saturday in Broward County. The new regional office, located in Plantation, is the fourth one for the South Florida Democrat. His other offices are in Kissimmee, St. Petersburg and Tampa. The campaign said it’ll kick off the opening with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2018

The campaign between Andrew Gillum and Gwen Graham is starting to get ugly, and “dark money” is helping it along. An attack on Graham comes from The Collective Super PAC, a group reportedly related to Collective Future, which had donated $235,000 to Gillum’s independent political committee, Forward Florida, through April. The Collective Super PAC is spending $782,000 in Florida, starting […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

With mounting pressure from Democrats and EMILY’s List, the campaign of Andrew Gillum on Thursday denounced “name calling” by supporters and sought to distance itself from Sunshine State News writer Leslie Wimes who on Thursday was defending calling Gwen Graham a “skank.” Any relationship between Wimes, who declares her whole-hearted support for Gillum and is […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum‘s new digital ad lays out the six key planks in what he calls a ‘bold, progressive platform,’ delivered from the son of a construction worker and a school bus driver. With shots of him in front of school buses, with his family, as mayor of Tallahassee, and in various campaign […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is turning to her life as the PTA mom and as a school district lawyer in her latest digital ad, which her campaign is reporting is backed by a significant though unspecified advertising buy. The two-minute, 13-second video is a quick biography of her, touching on her relationship with her […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is expanding his campaign’s presence in the I-4 corridor with the appointments of regional directors from Tampa Bay and Brevard County, the campaign announced Thursday. Lisa Perry, a leader in Tampa Bay area progressive activism, will serve as the King campaign’s Tampa Bay regional director. Before joining the King campaign, […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham expressed disgust toward Democratic rival Andrew Gillum Thursday after an outside group backing Gillum launched an attack ad against Graham. Graham’s response includes a reminder that Gillum had previously expressed a warning about “dark money” coming into the gubernatorial race, and she called him out on allowing dark money to attack […]

Drew WilsonMay 10, 2018

Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham’s gubernatorial campaign announced Wednesday that its April fundraising efforts yielded more than $1 million — her best total since filing for the race one year ago. “This campaign is fueled by Floridians and grassroots supporters who are passionate about sharing Gwen’s positive message and dreams for Florida. Democrats are tired of […]

Ryan NicolMay 8, 2018

The race for Florida governor is tight on both sides of the aisle, with Democrat Philip Levine and Republican Ron DeSantis barely edging out the opposition in their respective primaries. That’s according to a new poll from Florida Atlantic University’s Business and Economics Polling Initiative. However, a plurality of registered voters in both parties is […]

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Gwen Graham walks back comments about possible David Jolly lieutenant governor pick

Philip Levine opening Broward campaign office Saturday

Jacksonville Democrats slam Andrew Gillum over ‘secret money attacks’ on Gwen Graham

Andrew Gillum campaign denounces name calling after supporter calls Gwen Graham a ‘skank’

New Andrew Gillum ad pushes ‘bold progressive platform’ from son of a construction worker

Gwen Graham digital ad focuses on PTA mom, schools lawyer

Chris King adds campaign staff for Tampa Bay, Central Florida

Gwen Graham calls out Andrew Gillum over dark money after new outside attack ad

Gwen Graham clears $1M in April, has $4.7M on hand

Philip Levine, Ron DeSantis with slight leads in gubernatorial primaries, new poll shows