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A.G. GancarskiApril 23, 2015

One of the arguments the Lenny Curry campaign has made in recent weeks is the overt linkage of Alvin Brown to Hillary Clinton. In a mass email sent Thursday morning with three calls to action designed to drive donations to the Curry campaign, that case is again made explicitly that Alvin Brown is a “Clinton Crony.” “Hillary Clinton […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 23, 2015

The Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown campaigns have both made concerted plays for Jacksonville voters to cast votes by mail, and we are seeing a surge in votes from Republicans and Democrats alike. As of 8:30 Thursday morning, 4,799 absentee ballots were cast. The break is still toward the Republicans, but a more even split is emerging between […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 22, 2015

On a sun-drenched Wednesday afternoon at the Southbank Riverwalk, former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney, “here in his capacity as former mayor,” formally endorsed fellow Republican Lenny Curry for mayor. That ended a silence some had thought conspicuous and broke with his long-standing policy of not endorsing in Jacksonville mayoral races, as reported here Tuesday night. Before the event, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 22, 2015

A new Alvin Brown radio spot is in heavy rotation on black-oriented radio stations in Jacksonville, in an ambitious, $5,000 a week ad buy designed to drive turnout in the black community. The spot contrasts “our Mayor” with “Republican party boss Lenny Curry,” a man who is running a “dirty campaign,” who wants to “turn back the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

On Jacksonville’s Southbank, the Lenny Curry campaign on Wednesday is unveiling a “major press announcement by the Lenny Curry for Mayor campaign. DON’T MISS IT! Lenny Curry will be joined by special guests with a special perspective on Jacksonville’s future.” Curry has been joined by special guests before. Rick Perry. Pam Bondi. Adam Putnam. All of those figures are […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

After a second poll since the First Election showed the campaigns of Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry in a very close contest on Tuesday, both campaigns had quick reaction. The Curry side, represented by Brian Hughes, optimistically predicted further gains with undecided voters, a position consistent with its contention that voters not in the mayor’s camp are […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

Back in the 1990s, they used to say that “Earth Day is Every Day.” In reality, it’s April 22. And ahead of that day of observance, the Alvin Brown campaign has sent an email spotlighting what it calls “Lenny Curry’s political ties to the billionaire Koch brothers who dump tens of millions of gallons of polluted wastewater […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

With four weeks to go in the Jacksonville mayoral race between Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown, the latest poll results show the candidates within the margin of error. The poll was conducted this past week by a statewide business organization and given to FloridaPolitics.com. It sampled 400 registered voters and had a 4.9 percent margin of […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

UPDATE: 12:48 p.m. Governor Mitt Romney has announced his endorsement of Lenny Curry, as an email from the campaign attests, with slightly different language than that in the email we obtained.. “I have traveled our country working to advance conservative principles, and here in Florida I’ve had a partner in Lenny Curry. Lenny is committed […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2015

Absentee voting has already started in the Duval County runoff election, and Lenny Curry wants his voters to know it, if an email from the Curry mayoral campaign is any indication. “While the election is on May 19th, you don’t have to wait until then to vote,” the email says. “You can mail in your absentee […]

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Vote by mail is picking up in Duval County

John Delaney endorses Lenny Curry, cites “Jacksonville Values”

Alvin Brown radio spot: “Lenny Curry is running a dirty campaign”

What would John Delaney endorsement mean in Jax mayoral race?

Jacksonville campaigns react to latest poll

Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry and “billion-dollar polluters”

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Mitt Romney endorses Lenny Curry, helms PVB fundraiser

Email insights: Lenny Curry makes play for absentee votes