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Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2018

In what may be shaping up as the political “Year of the Woman,” Josie Tomkow has won the Republican primary for House District 39, which opened up over Thanksgiving with the departure of Neil Combee. Tomkow, a 22-year-old University of Florida student, took a decisive 65 percent of the vote to become her party’s nominee for […]

Joe HendersonNovember 7, 2017

Today’s question, class: If you voted for Donald Trump in the last election, would you vote for him again knowing what you know today? If you didn’t vote him then, would you do so now? Yes? No? Wednesday will mark one year since Trump turned the world upside down with his shocking, stunning, unexpected – […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 19, 2017

I expect the title of this op-ed will generate enough hate mail to keep me busy for a month. How can anyone oppose democracy? If the Founders hated democracy, who am I to disagree? The Founders recognized the inherent dangers of democratic government. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, called democracy “one […]

Associated PressMay 21, 2016

Donald Trump poured more than $7.5 million of his own money into his presidential campaign in April, bringing his total personal investment to more than $43 million since he declared his candidacy, new campaign finance reports filed late Friday show. The billionaire businessman, who swatted away 16 Republican rivals and relied heavily on wall-to-wall media […]

Associated PressFebruary 21, 2016

The Republican and Democratic presidential contenders reported on the financial health of their national campaigns even as they were in the thick of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina primary. Most of the outside groups known as super political action committees also faced a midnight Saturday deadline to report to the Federal Election Commission. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 4, 2016

Donald Trump is hitting the airwaves. The advertisement, which was first shared with The Washington Post, reiterates the New York businessman’s position on issues like the Islamic State, or ISIS, and illegal immigration. “The politicians can pretend it’s something else, but Donald Trump calls it radical Islamic terrorism. That’s why he’s calling for a temporary […]

Associated PressDecember 2, 2015

Donald Trump calls them a “crooked business.” Bernie Sanders says they’re “corrupt” organizations “buying elections.” But the barrage of insults hasn’t stopped the political groups known as super PACs and their donors from showing the two presidential candidates some love – no matter how loudly they may rail against their very existence. “I’m not going […]

Melissa RossOctober 24, 2015

While thousands packed the Jacksonville Landing to hear Donald Trump speak, outside the scene was a colorful, #OnlyinDuval spectacle, marked by protesters, police presence, and the wrapup of a Saturday morning breast cancer rally. The anti-Trump signs showed up bright and early, led by a “Dump the Trump” banner, unfurled by the group Eyes Open […]

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Josie Tomkow KOs Jennifer Spath in HD 39 special primary election

Joe Henderson: Would you vote for Donald Trump again?

Darryl Paulson: The Founders were right — democracy is flawed

Donald Trump’s campaign investment tops $43 million

Even before SC, Jeb Bush was bust while Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton received million-dollar boosts

Donald Trump releases first television ad

Super PACs dole out cash, whether candidates like it or not

Protestors have their say outside Donald Trump rally in Jacksonville