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Danny McAuliffeOctober 13, 2018

More than 200,000 Floridians have cast their ballots via mail, according to the state Division of Elections website. And with less than a month until Election Day, Republican voters hold an early returned-ballot lead. Of the number of total votes cast so far, 92,224 came from registered GOP voters, with 71,506 coming from Democrats. That […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

Several Florida sheriffs lash out at an attack ad supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis as “false”, “pathetic”, and “just not true” as they ride to the aid of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. In the 30-second commercial “Tell You” released by Gillum’s campaign, five county sheriffs [all Democrats] denounce a television commercial from the […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

Democratic House candidate Anna Eskamani is accusing Republicans and her opponent of putting fake words in her mouth in campaign advertising, and Republican Stockton Reeves said Thursday he would look into it and if that is the case he does not want it used in his name. On Thursday Eskamani accused the Republican Party of […]

Staff ReportsOctober 11, 2018

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As Hurricane Michael approached Wednesday, Florida Democrats took umbrage over a brutal attack ad in the Governor’s race. The spot running in North Florida attacked Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum over an ongoing FBI investigation in the city. The spot was first reported Tuesday evening by CNN’s Ryan Nobles. If your wondering if the storm has slowed […]

Drew WilsonOctober 9, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday informed the Florida Department of State that it was beginning the process of selecting Sen. Dorothy Hukill’s replacement ahead of the November election for Senate District 14. Hukill died Oct. 2, just days after announcing that she could no longer campaign due to a recurrence of cancer first […]

Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2018

Democratic HD 47 candidate Anna Eskamani has been on the receiving end of several campaign mailers that painting her as “everything wrong in politics” over language she’s used in public appearances. On Monday, however, she parried that attack by throwing it right back at Republican rival Stockton Reeves. “The majority of Stockton’s campaign is funded […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 5, 2018

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Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum is hoping to offset the effects of two attack ads questioning his leadership during the 2016 hurricane that struck the capital city. The chosen surrogate to mount a defense: Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil, a Democrat who earlier this week endorsed Gillum’s bid for Governor. McNeil was […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018

In Florida, responding to a hurricane is often the ultimate measure of leadership. On Thursday, Republicans began hitting Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum on the issue, charging him with failure to lead when Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee in 2016. This critique is nothing new: Days after Gillum’s surprise win in the August primary, the conservative National Review lowlighted […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2018

Given that Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis has been supported by the Koch Network since getting into the race, it’s not a surprise that it’s become an issue in the general election. The surprise is why it’s taken so long. With just 34 days before the election, the Florida Democratic Party on Wednesday excoriated the Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida continues to hammer away at Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. However, the Democrats are claiming that their counterparts went too far with one image in their latest spot: a Spanish-language salvo, “Miseria,” spotlighting Gillum’s ties to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and “the extreme left.” That image, asserts Democrats, means that Republican Ron DeSantis should […]

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Florida GOP takes early lead in returned vote-by-mail ballots

New Andrew Gillum ad features sheriffs riding to his rescue

Anna Eskamani accuses Republicans of putting fake words in her mouth

Andrew Gillum issues ‘cease and desist’ over latest GOP attack ads

Florida Republicans begin replacement process for Dorothy Hukill

Anna Eskamani: Stockton Reeves ‘everything wrong with politics’

Leon Co. Sheriff defends Andrew Gillum amid hurricane criticism

Hermine hangover: Andrew Gillum ‘unfit to lead,’ Republicans charge

Koch Network support for Ron DeSantis was issue in primary, now issue in general

Democrats charge Republicans, Ron DeSantis with exploiting Pulse victims in attack ad