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Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018

If the election were held today Florida voters would send a Democrat to the Governor’s Mansion for the first time in nearly 20 years. That’s according to a new PPP poll, which found voters preferred former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and Congresswoman Gwen Graham, both Democrats, in hypothetical head-to-heads against Republican Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Northeast Florida […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2018

Northeast Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis brought in more than $1.5 million last month for his campaign to replace termed-out Gov. Rick Scott. DeSantis’ supporting committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, took in $1 million of that sum, while his campaign account added $532,000. Only Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, in his best-ever fundraising month, outraised […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine has staked his presence in the I-4 corridor with the announced hiring Wednesday of Jonathan Santiago as his Central Florida regional coordinator. Santiago has worked as a Central Florida regional organizer on the last two statewide operations for Hillary For America’s 2016 Florida team and the Crist for Governor campaign […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King opened his new campaign headquarters in Orlando Tuesday with a declaration he has only found his stride since the response to the Parkland tragedy King also vowed the campaign has only just begun. “I feel like in the last three or four months we’ve found our stride,” King told a gathering of […]

Scott PowersApril 10, 2018

Andrew Gillum threw down the progressive populist gauntlet Tuesday evening in Orlando, reminding an audience that he’s the only non-millionaire Democrat in the Governor’s race and contending he’s the only one who can convince “people in the gap” to turn out to vote. Appearing at an organization kick-off rally held at The Abbey, a popular […]

Scott PowersApril 10, 2018

All four leading Democratic candidates for governor will be appearing in a debate hosted and broadcast by WTVT in Tampa next week, the station confirmed Tuesday. WTVT, part of the FOX Television Stations network, will host the half-hour forum at 6:30 p.m. on April 18 featuring Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, former […]

Drew WilsonApril 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is putting another $1.7 million into TV ads this month, his campaign announced Tuesday. The announcement continues the trend for the campaign, which spent $2 million on TV ad buys last month and had already spent $4 million on ads prior to March. “With the primary election only 5 months […]

Scott PowersApril 9, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has become the second Democratic candidate for governor to announce that he has received the “gun sense candidate” distinction from the national gun law reform group Moms Demand Action. “I’m deeply honored to receive the Moms Demand Action Candidate Distinction. I’ve beaten the gun lobby twice in Tallahassee, and when I’m […]

Drew WilsonApril 9, 2018

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Orlando-area businessman Chris King added nearly $610,000 for his gubernatorial campaign in March. The total puts King at $4.1 million in total fundraising between his campaign and political committee since he entered the race in March 2017. An announcement said the two accounts combined to more than $2.1 million on hand heading into April. “Democrats […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 2018

Predictions of bad weather are befouling plans for the annual Springtime Tallahassee festivities in the capital. Organizers on Friday canceled the Jubilee in the Park, which usually features arts and crafts booths from hundreds of vendors, and rescheduled the parade for 10 a.m., the Tallahassee Democrat reported late Friday. The National Weather Service was forecasting “showers and […]

Tag: Philip Levine

Philip Levine holding own against Adam Putnam, Ron DeSantis in latest poll

Ron DeSantis adds $1.5 million for gubernatorial bid

Philip Levine stakes I-4 presence with Central Florida coordinator

Opening his new campaign HQ, Chris King declares ‘The contest is only beginning’

Andrew Gillum calls for bringing along ‘people in the gap’

Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate set for WTVT in Tampa

Philip Levine ups TV ad buy by $1.7 million

Andrew Gillum gets ‘Moms Demand Action’ seal

Chris King adds $610K in March to his gubernatorial campaign account

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Weather affects ‘Springtime’