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Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

One more weekend. The 2018 mid-terms come to a close in a matter of days, leaving candidates scrambling for votes. Here’s where candidates should be this weekend, though importantly, a tragedy in Tallahassee could change any number of political plans. Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis will campaign in Lakeland alongside U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is the only former Republican Party of Florida chair (so far) to run the Northeast Florida city, and Curry’s platform has proven useful to candidates from outside the area. In 2016, when then-candidate Donald Trump rallied in the city, Curry served as an emcee for a portion of the program. Earlier in 2018, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2018

A controversy Gov. Rick Scott likely didn’t want to deal with in the closing days of his Senate campaign: Birthright citizenship. But on Friday, that controversy landed on Scott’s doorstep, with Sen. Lindsey Graham on the campaign trail with his fellow Republican. The South Carolina U.S. senator is pushing a key point in President Donald Trump‘s agenda: Moving […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2018

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott brought U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham to Jacksonville, in a potential preview of a Senate partnership. In front of a crowd of roughly 100 people at a Christian school on the Westside, the South Carolina Republican extolled Scott’s reliability as he stressed issues he’d be reliable on (including Supreme Court votes, support for Israel, and […]

Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2018

Election Day is in sight, in Northeast Florida and everywhere else, and we preview the competitive races, as well as the ones decided shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. For Jacksonville, a lot is riding on this. Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams invested real political capital in the gubernatorial campaign of Ron DeSantis. Win, […]

Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott is ahead by 5 percentage points in his bid to oust Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, according to a new poll from Vox Populi. The results show Scott earning 48 percent support, with Nelson nabbing just 43 percent. Of the 9 percent of voters who are undecided, most are leaning toward […]

Jacob OglesNovember 1, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday called on law enforcement in Florida to assess the security at religious institutions in Florida, the same day an accused shooter entered a not-guilty plea in federal court to charges he killed 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue. He also called on the Florida Legislature to double Jewish Day School security […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 1, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott directed another $3 million to Pinellas County for red tide relief Thursday, bringing the total so far for Pinellas to $6.3 million. The funding comes from the Florida Department of Environment Protection’s red tide emergency fund. Scott is infusing another $3 million into that fund to make sure other Florida counties can access […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2018

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Has momentum in the top-of-the-ticket races shifted toward Republicans? Or did CNN simply change the way it polls? That’s the question to consider. New polling from CNN Thursday shows that Florida’s races for Governor and Senate are effectively dead heats among likely voters. But Republicans, per the survey, are closing strong. Sen. Bill Nelson clings to […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has been easing his way back onto the campaign trail, including a cameo at President Donald Trump‘s southwest Florida rally Wednesday. Scott will return to Jacksonville Friday afternoon, for a rally at a local church for his Senate bid. Accompanying him: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who undoubtedly will make a strong case as to […]

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The Last Weekend: Where will candidates scramble for votes in final stretch?

Lenny Curry talks GOP prospects as election nears

Undecided: Rick Scott to ‘review’ Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship proposal

Lindsey Graham: Rick Scott’s fortune is a ‘blessing from God’

Jacksonville Bold for 11.2.18 — Can Jax afford Andrew Gillum?

Latest survey gives Rick Scott 5-point lead over Bill Nelson

Rick Scott calls for security improvements at Jewish Day Schools

Florida tees up another $3 million for red tide relief in Pinellas County

Losing ground? Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson shed support in CNN poll

Storylines surround Rick Scott, Lindsey Graham Jacksonville campaign stop