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Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2018

Democrat Ryan Torrens knows he’s the underdog in the race for Florida Attorney General. The 32-year-old Hillsborough County lawyer undeniably has the least amount of name recognition of any of the six major-party candidates running in the race to succeed term-limited Attorney General Pam Bondi. And that challenge has only been heightened with the entry of Tampa […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2018

Monday morning sees U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis launching his campaign for Florida governor in Boca Raton. DeSantis’ entry into the race was teased practically from the time he left the 2016 race for U.S. Senate when Marco Rubio opted to run for re-election in June. DeSantis did settle for another two years in Congress, representing […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominees Philip Levine and Chris King spoke before their largest audiences to date in the Tampa Bay region on Sunday at the Women’s March in downtown St. Petersburg. Several thousand people crammed into Williams Park for the rally, which, in an unusual twist, Levine co-sponsored. “The opportunity came up and we believe in women’s […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 22, 2018

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Against the backdrop of a sea of people marching for women’s rights in Miami, the lone female gubernatorial candidate said Sunday the state needs “a woman to clean up the mess in Tallahassee” after 173 years of men being at the helm. “Today we march for the same causes that women have marched for 100 […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2018

Kay Akins is still “pissed off” about Donald Trump‘s election more than a year ago. “It gets worse every day.” The Naperville, Illinois resident joined thousands of protesters Sunday in what felt like a seismic level of antipathy for the President of the United States, felt in both St. Petersburg and many parts of the country. A […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine has launched another television commercial – his fourth overall and second this week – with a Spanish-language ad decrying the administration of President Donald Trump‘s policies toward so-called DREAMers, the young, undocumented immigrants who essentially grew up in the United States. The 30-second spot “Injusticia” shows images of DREAMers and […]

Scott PowersJanuary 17, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is launching a new television commercial throughout Florida today accusing Gov. Rick Scott of denying climate change and vowing that any threat of oil drilling off Florida’s coast “is going to stop” if Levine is elected governor. The 30-second ad “Denial” is backed by a $375,000 broadcast and cable TV […]

Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2018

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham alleged Friday that Gov. Rick Scott and his office could be partly to blame for the 14 heat deaths at a Hollywood Hills nursing home following Hurricane Irma after the Associated Press reported the facility called him three times seeking help. The Governor’s Office quickly shot back, insisting that nursing […]

Scott PowersJanuary 12, 2018

A sometimes angry, defiant and determined Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló accused Washington D.C. Friday of “turning its back on” Americans on the island since Hurricane Maria Rosselló called on Puerto Ricans in Florida and others to respond in elections. Speaking to a packed room of about 500 people at the Kissimmee Civic Center, Rosselló unleashed a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2018

Campaigns for two major candidates competing for Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination traded verbal jabs Thursday. Former Tallahassee Congresswoman Gwen Graham has been the early leader in the four-person field, but Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine declared it’s now becoming a two-person race. That left the Graham camp feeling “threatened” by the challenge, Levine claimed in a […]

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Attorney General candidate Ryan Torrens, recognizing his underdog status, makes staff changes

5 thoughts on Ron DeSantis: The X factor in the Florida governor’s race

Phil Levine says his business background ‘scares’ GOP

Gwen Graham at women’s march: ‘We need a woman’ in governor’s mansion

Thousands gather in St. Petersburg for Women’s March

Philip Levine launches Spanish commercial on DACA

New Philip Levine TV ad focuses on off-shore drilling threat

Gwen Graham charges that receiving phone calls means Rick Scott should have acted on Hollywood Hills

Ricardo Rosselló accuses Washington of turning its back on Puerto Rico

Sparks fly as Philip Levine spars with Gwen Graham campaign