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Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Candidates vying to succeed Rick Scott in the Governor’s Mansion will get a chance to plead their cases to Florida voters in a pair of debates set to take place a few weeks before the Aug. 28 primary elections. The Children’s Movement of Florida and the Florida Press Association announced the debates, to be held […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham said Tuesday that Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet need to bring back the voting rights restoration process implemented by Gov. Reubin Askew and used by her father, Gov. Bob Graham. Graham’s demand came after a federal judge blocked Florida’s “fatally flawed” process of restoring voting rights and gave Scott […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2018

It’s a great time to be Philip Levine, the former mayor of Miami Beach who is now the for-sure front-runner for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s wide-open gubernatorial race. The latest poll — the second in a week — shows Levine leading former congresswoman Gwen Graham and way ahead of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Entrepreneur […]

Joe HendersonMarch 27, 2018

A new Public Policy Polling survey mirrors the result of a recent Gravis poll that showed former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has pulled ahead in the Democrats race for the gubernatorial nomination. Crickets everywhere took notice. First, Levine has filled the air waves lately with TV ads, spending an estimated $5 million from his considerable […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2018

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is leading another poll of Democratic voters. Released Tuesday, a survey of 613 likely Democratic voters from Public Policy Polling (taken from Mar. 13-15) shows Levine ahead of the field. Levine is the choice of 22 percent of those surveyed, slightly leading Gwen Graham at 19 percent, and well ahead of Andrew Gillum (8 […]

Scott PowersMarch 26, 2018

Bob Butterworth, Florida’s longest-serving Attorney General, has endorsed Gwen Graham for Governor, her campaign announced Monday. Butterworth, whose tenure lasted from 1987 through 2002, cited Graham’s plan to hold drug companies accountable for fueling the opioid crisis. “Gwen Graham is the only candidate for governor who has put forward an actionable plan to hold drug […]

Peter SchorschMarch 22, 2018

A group of Florida trial lawyers are throwing their support behind Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham and are encouraging their colleagues to do likewise, according to letter obtained by Florida Politics. The letter details how many in the legal community were disappointed by major losses at the top of the ballot in past gubernatorial elections […]

Drew WilsonMarch 21, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham on Wednesday urged Gov. Rick Scott to put an end to visitor strip searches at state prisons. “Let’s call this what it is: Sexual harassment,” Graham said in an email. “It needs to end now. We can make prisons safer without humiliating women who are just trying to visit their […]

Scott PowersMarch 20, 2018

The Republican gubernatorial campaign for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is touting new poll results from Gravis Marketing Tuesday morning that show he has taken the lead. The same poll also is being cited by the Democratic gubernatorial campaign of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum as it shows him moving up into second place on the Democrats’ […]

Scott PowersMarch 20, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham announced Tuesday that if she’s elected Governor she would support local governments such as Weston and Coral Gables that seek to defy the state’s 2011 law forbidding local gun ordinances. Such a position could put Graham at odds with the Florida Legislature and also potentially with the Attorney General over […]

Tag: Gwen Graham

Gubernatorial primary debates set for Aug. 1 and 2 at the University of Miami

Gwen Graham: Rick Scott and Cabinet should take a page from Reubin Askew

Phil Levine comes to the ‘burg; here are a few first impressions

Joe Henderson: Philip Levine leads Dems but it’s too soon to say it matters

Another poll shows Philip Levine leading Democratic primary

Gwen Graham gets Bob Butterworth’s backing in governor’s race

Prominent trial attorneys rallying support for Gwen Graham

Gwen Graham vows to end prison visitor strip searches

Ron DeSantis’ campaign touts poll showing him on top

Gwen Graham says she’d support local governments defying 2011 gun laws preemption