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A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2015

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With 16 Jacksonville City Council seats up for grabs on Tuesday (three candidates ran unopposed), there were obviously winners and losers to be found across the board. This post will evaluate the five At Large races, looking at who might have outperformed expectations and who didn’t achieve what seemed possible before the election. A separate […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2015

On the African-American Christian radio station Pure Radio, a quartet of Democrats made their case to the voters Monday on a forum hosted by Anthony “Wealthbuilder” Curtis. Supervisor of Elections candidate Tracie Davis was joined by District 7 city council candidate Reggie Gaffney and incumbent council members Kim Daniels and Reggie Brown to make their case to what Daniels […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2015

On the African-American Christian radio station Pure Radio, a quartet of Democrats made their case to the voters Monday on a forum hosted by Anthony “Wealthbuilder” Curtis. Supervisor of Elections candidate Tracie Davis was joined by District 7 city council candidate Reggie Gaffney and incumbent council members Kim Daniels and Reggie Brown to make their case to what Daniels […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2015

The first week of early voting has started out badly for Jacksonville At Large Council Candidate Kimberly Daniels. This past Monday she found herself in a heated dispute at an early voting location. On Friday’s edition of her radio program 25 Minutes of Power, she clarified events, explaining that she had been “set up” by political […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2015

On Friday’s episode of 25 Minutes of Power with Apostle Kimberly Daniels, the Jacksonville at large city councilwoman addressed persistent rumors about an incident at a Northside polling place Monday, the first day of early voting. It came on her daily religious broadcast as part of a wide-ranging discussion that touched on many other issues as she sought […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

A candidate “brawl” and a messy divorce have marred the re-election campaign of Kim Daniels just in time for early voting in Jacksonville. Multiple outlets are confirming that there was a brawl between Daniels and a campaign staffer at an early voting site Monday. Some connected with the incident say other candidates were on the scene and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2015

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Councilmember Kim Daniels has one of the worst attendance records in recent Jacksonville City Council history, as a new mailer from 904WARD reminds voters, via a picture of Daniels on a milk carton with the message: “MISSING: Have you seen this milk carton?” Advising that “when Councilwoman Kimberly Daniels misses work, she betrays your trust,” the mailer reminds Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2015

Councilmember Kim Daniels has one of the worst attendance records in recent Jacksonville City Council history, as a new mailer from 904WARD reminds voters, via a picture of Daniels on a milk carton with the message: “MISSING: Have you seen this milk carton?” Advising that “when Councilwoman Kimberly Daniels misses work, she betrays your trust,” the mailer reminds Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

As 5 p.m. rolled around on an unseasonably sultry March evening, those waiting to get into the Hob Nob straw poll hosted Thursday by conservative news station WOKV saw an interesting site sight: A couple of vans with the logo of the Rev. Kim Daniels, an incumbent At Large City Council member, rolled into the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2015

As is typical with Jacksonville straw polls this campaign season, the parking lot was full and the building brimmed with people at the WBOB “Stump” event, one that some people say is “Tea Party” and others say is simply conservative. I walked in from a cold, persistent rain and saw Sheriff’s Candidate Lonnie McDonald, and we greeted […]

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Jax At Large council races: winners and losers

Quartet of Jax Dems make pitch on candidates’ forum on local gospel station

Quartet of Jax Dems make pitch on candidates' forum on local gospel station

Kim Daniels Times-Union ad funded by Jax heavy hitters

Kim Daniels breaks silence on polling place incident

Kim Daniels scandals cloud Jax Council re-election bid

New Jax PAC mailer puts “no-show” CM Kim Daniels on milk carton

New Jax PAC mailer puts "no-show" CM Kim Daniels on milk carton

WOKV Hob Nob straw poll draws 900-plus to EverBank Field

Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry discuss negative ads at WBOB "Stump" straw poll