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Melissa RossMay 27, 2015

“There are two things that are important in politics,” Mark Hanna, the late GOP U.S. senator from Ohio, once said. “The first is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is.” Most political observers across the state agree Lenny Curry beat Alvin Brown in the recent Jacksonville mayor’s race for several reasons. Topping […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015

Blaise Ingoglia has been a man on a mission since he upset the GOP establishment by becoming the surprise new head of the Republican Party of Florida in January. At the party’s spring quarterly meeting in Orlando this month, the native New Yorker and state House member introduced what he said will be a key to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2015

We’ve devoted quite a few posts to how Lenny Curry won the Jacksonville mayor’s race. In the Alvin Brown side of the race, however, there is no shortage of candidates who are taking fire as people find ways to lay blame for that loss. We’ve covered some of the less-than-politic statements made by Florida Democratic […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2015

Jacksonville City Councilman Robin Lumb has been chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County since December. When he came in, he stood down for re-election in At Large Group 5, choosing instead to focus on getting Republican candidates elected in March and May. Lumb brought a unique skill set to that endeavor: vast experience […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2015

Reported late on Thursday by multiple outlets, the Lenny Curry transition leadership team gives some insight into what his administration might look like. It is stocked with familiar names and steady hands who have history in Jacksonville and who have been supporters of the Mayor Elect. “In the days and weeks ahead, I will be working with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2015

In beating Alvin Brown in the Jacksonville mayor’s race on Tuesday, Lenny Curry may have shocked the world. But the former Republican Party of Florida chair did not shock the RPOF. according to a memo sent out Wednesday by Florida GOP Executive Director Brad Herold that described Curry’s victory, which was “a result of the right leader supported by a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2015

The ashes of the Alvin Brown campaign are still cooling, but one of the most interesting analyses now is from Matthew Isbell, a left-leaning political consultant who has a number of salient theories as to the Brown loss. Isbell’s theory: Brown needed to win over Bill Bishop supporters (which would have been tough, in my estimation, given […]

Bob SparksMay 20, 2015

One year ago not many figured northeast Floridians would be using the words “Mayor-elect Lenny Curry.” Yet, that’s precisely the water cooler chatter not only in Jacksonville, but among the political class across Florida. Curry, former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, was a long shot to defeat incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown, the city’s […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

Tom Cruise said in Cocktail that “everything ends badly; otherwise it wouldn’t end.” The same principle can be applied to the relationship of the Florida Democratic Party to Jacksonville, where despite clearly prioritizing victory, the state party didn’t seem altogether enthusiastic about the Bold New City of the South. The damage control started the weekend before the election, when […]

Bob SparksMay 20, 2015

One year ago not many figured northeast Floridians would be using the words “Mayor-elect Lenny Curry.” Yet, that is precisely the water cooler chatter not only in Jacksonville, but among the political class around the state of Florida. Curry, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, was a long shot to defeat incumbent […]

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Marty Fiorentino on Lenny Curry money machine: “We stuck together”

Blaise Ingoglia says Lenny Curry victory a “proxy” for RPOF strategy to win in 2016

Some 2011 Alvin Brown ops saw 2015 loss coming

Robin Lumb, architect of Duval GOP majority, talks strategy

A look at Lenny Curry’s transition leadership team

Email insights: RPOF says Dems face a “serious problem” after Lenny Curry win

Matthew Isbell: Why Alvin Brown lost

Bob Sparks: Lenny Curry shows Republicans the way to win

Florida Democratic Party operatives diss Jacksonville voters after loss

Bob Sparks: Lenny Curry shows Republicans the way to win