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Staff ReportsOctober 19, 2018

Jacksonville’s political class, with a Republican Mayor and Sheriff, is betting on red this year, all in for Ron DeSantis for Governor. And if he wins, it will be another case of “Jax on the Rise.” Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams endorsed DeSantis before the August primary, as did Duval-adjacent legislators like Sen. […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2018

As poet, novelist and pop culture icon William S. Burroughs once noted: “Control needs control to control.” That observation holds in all hierarchical structures, especially politics, and particularly after voting begins. In a typically Republican area like Northeast Florida, recent history shows it’s been rare to see so many competitive races as we are seeing […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2018

Democrat Nancy Soderberg is touting another strong quarter of fundraising in her bid to succeed Ron DeSantis in the United States Congress. The campaign announced Thursday afternoon that it had raised over $1 million in the latest quarter of fundraising, pushing it over $2.5 million raised. This time period includes August, September, and October receipts. Soderberg had over $500,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2018

The race to replace Ron DeSantis in Congress is on, and it’s looking more like a race to the center between two former White House staffers as the 30-day mark before the primary approaches. “Let’s bring the warring parties together and get things done,” asserted Democrat Nancy Soderberg early in a debate televised last week […]

Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2018

This week in City Hall, a time capsule containing artifacts from 1960 was opened. Being it’s the 50-year anniversary of Consolidation, city leaders are (understandably) in a sentimental mode. But 50 years from now? One wonders if such sentimental pulls will prevail. What kind of letters would current City Council members write to those who […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 28, 2018

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Five decades ago, Jacksonville consolidated city and county services. For 50 years since people have been arguing about whether it was a good idea. We saw it last week: a mayoral forum involving Mayor Lenny Curry and his five living predecessors (look for the replay Sunday on This Week in Jacksonville). Curry, seeking re-election, sounded […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 21, 2018

Inside seven weeks until Election Day, and it’s just a few weeks from the start of vote by mail. What that means: It’s getting late. It’s getting late for statewide candidates who come to Jacksonville and try to define themselves, struggling for attention from an indifferent media. And time is short for some candidates who […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2018

A new survey from St. Pete Polls finds Republican Mike Waltz building a lead against Democrat Nancy Soderberg in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The auto-dial poll of 981 likely voters shows that Waltz, a former Green Beret and counterterrorism adviser for former Vice President Dick Cheney, is leading Soderberg, a Clinton-era Ambassador to the United Nations, by five […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2018

Nancy Soderberg, the Democratic nominee to fill Ron DeSantis‘ open seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, rolled out two new TV spots Tuesday morning spotlighting health care differences between her and her opponent. The first one, “Hung Up,” deals with difficulties in getting health insurance. In it, Soderberg mentions her accomplishments when she served as Alternate Representative […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2018

Republican Gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis resigned his Congressional seat earlier this week, and if one Democratic poll is correct, that was fine with people in his district. Nancy Soderberg, the Democrat running for what now is an open seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, released a poll showing DeSantis was underwater. “Voters in this district have […]

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Jacksonville Bold for 10.19.18 — Betting on red

Jacksonville Bold for 10.12.18 — Control needing control

Million dollar haul: Nancy Soderberg banks big in Q3

Race to replace Ron DeSantis in Congress a sprint to the center

Jacksonville Bold for 10.5.18 — Time in a bottle

Jacksonville Bold for 9.28.18 — A good idea?

Jacksonville Bold for 9.21.18 — It’s getting late

Mike Waltz up 5 points over Nancy Soderberg in new CD 6 poll

Pre-existing health conditions at issue in new Nancy Soderberg TV ads

Ron DeSantis was underwater in district before resigning, poll asserts