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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2015

The second Alvin Brown re-election TV spot, titled “Jobs,” bears resemblance to the first. For one thing, it has the same sunny imagery as the first spot. For another thing, “Jobs” was paid for by the Florida Democratic Party — as part of another 3 Pack bundled with Janet Cruz and Jeff Clemens, two South Florida politicians […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2015

It is official: Lenny Curry won the Mayoral Straw Poll at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob going away, thus raising more questions about the viability of Bill Bishop, the other Republican in the race. The numbers we are hearing: Curry got 61%, Bill Bishop just 21%, and Alvin Brown and Omega Allen got 13% and 5% […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 4, 2015

On the same day that Lenny Curry scored the pivotal NEFAR endorsement in the Jacksonville Mayor Race, he received an endorsement every bit as important from JAXBIZ, the non-profit, non-partisan political organization affiliated with the influential JAX Chamber. The JAXBIZ endorsement, arguably one of the most coveted organizational endorsements in Jacksonville politics, came after the customary due diligence from the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 4, 2015

Endorsements are flying fast and furious in the Jacksonville Mayoral Race, and Lenny Curry today scored a pivotal one — that of the politically active and influential Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, whose Board of Directors voted today to formally endorse Curry well ahead of the March 24th election. “As a small business owner, Lenny Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

Lenny Curry‘s Jacksonville mayoral campaign has drawn support throughout the community, but the most surprising support to some outside observers may be Curry’s support among female voters. Our poll last week had Curry up 7 points in a hypothetical head-to-head election against his Democratic opponent. Central to the appeal Lenny is making to female voters […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

Lenny Curry‘s Jacksonville mayoral campaign has drawn support throughout the community, but the most surprising support to some outside observers may be Curry’s support among female voters. Our poll last week had Curry up 7 points in a hypothetical head-to-head election against his Democratic opponent. Central to the appeal Lenny is making to female voters […]

Tag: Mayor Alvin Brown

Latest Alvin Brown TV ad draws scrutiny

Lenny Curry Women’s Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters

Lenny Curry Women's Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters

Lenny Curry Trounces Bill Bishop at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob Straw Poll

Alvin Brown’s no-win situation: inside the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry

Alvin Brown's no-win situation: inside the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry

JAXBIZ endorses Lenny Curry for Jacksonville Mayor

Northeast Florida Association of Realtors endorse Curry for Jax Mayor

Lenny Curry campaign announces women's coalition fundraising Luncheon

Lenny Curry campaign announces women’s coalition fundraising Luncheon