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Melissa RossMay 18, 2015

Public safety has emerged as a major issue in Jacksonville’s superclose mayor’s race, with incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown defending his approach to this core function of government, while challenger Lenny Curry has hammered Brown’s administration on the issue of violent crime. A recent school bus shooting incident reinforced the narrative. In particular, the Curry campaign has […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

In an event that was half policy and half retail politics, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was joined by Audrey Gibson and Mia Jones and other African-American Democrats on Monday morning. Their shared purpose: to lambaste the governor for failing to secure federal funding for local hospitals. As well, there was more than a little bit of electioneering going at […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

As the Jacksonville election approaches on Tuesday, new data gives insight into what the eventual outcome between Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown might be. Spoiler alert: It’s going to be a close one. In terms of media buys, the Democrats have been outspent, according to a well-connected Democratic source. Curry has spent more than $1 milion, with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2015

Saturday was a big day for Early Voting in Jacksonville. Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland observes that “5,355 ballots were cast on Day 13 of Early Voting,” which is the biggest number thus far. “43,724 Democratic voters, 40,832 Republican voters and 11,009 Non-Partisan voters have either cast an Early vote or a Vote by […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2015

The polls between Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry keep bouncing around within the margin of error; appropriate, given that their campaigns have been messaging to two different Jacksonvilles in many ways. That’s not their fault. Since consolidation, Jacksonville has always been a city with pretty obvious fault lines, and the smart money is on a 51/49 election. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 15, 2015

It’s been weeks since Lenny Curry brought in national firepower for a campaign event. The last time was when he brought in Mitt Romney for a fundraising event in April. But arguably, he’s saving the best for last, bringing in Marco Rubio for what Team Curry bills as a Get Out the Vote Victory Rally. In a clear […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 15, 2015

Before the third and final Jacksonville mayoral debate between Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown Thursday, the chants of “Four more years,” reminiscent of the Nixon-Agnew 1972 campaign, rang so loud they could be heard inside the empty Terry Concert Hall, where moderator Kent Justice was doing a run through before the telecast started at 8 p.m.. It seemed […]

Melissa RossMay 14, 2015

The Jacksonville political scene is being treated to Endorsapalooza in the final days before the city’s runoff election on Tuesday, as a slew of bold-faced names take sides in the Brown/Curry slugfest. And the two men at the top of the ticket are hunting big game in the endorsement stakes. Lenny Curry has bagged former […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2015

As of early Thursday afternoon, nearly 82,000 votes had been cast so far in the Jacksonville runoff election. The Democrats have about a 1,000-vote lead in raw turnout. The polls are all over the place. Internal polls have Lenny Curry up by as many as 6 points, and other polls have Alvin Brown up by a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2015

The second of three debates between Jacksonville Sheriff’s Candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams, held at Jacksonville University on Wednesday evening, is likely to be the most widely viewed of the three debates. The first one, held a week prior at First Coast News, saw Jefferson on the defensive quite often as the 30 minute discussion veered […]

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Public safety accusations fly on Election Eve in Jacksonville

Mixing politics and policy, Corrine Brown excoriates Rick Scott, GOP at UF Health

Jax mayoral race tight as early voting ends

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Optimism abounds in Jacksonville mayoral campaigns in home stretch

Email Insights: Lenny Curry to bring in Marco Rubio on Monday

Final Jax mayoral debate sees Alvin Brown on defensive

Endorsements may loom large in tight Jax mayoral race

Could 3rd Jax mayoral debate decide election?

A turning point in the Jax Sheriff campaign? Ken Jefferson makes his populist case

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