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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 23, 2016

On Thursday evening, in front of a standing room only crowd of 300 people at Jacksonville University, Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate William Weld expounded the message of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism. For those looking for an alternative to the two major parties, the Libertarian message – and Mr. Weld himself – provided it. Weld told […]

Scott PowersAugust 16, 2016

The Republican National Committee has begun a new campaign targeting Hispanic voters with a series of social-media offered videos discussing specific issues and urging support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The series, called “GOP Hispanics: The Week Ahead” features Hispanic speakers discussing the topic of the week. They’re being posted through social media in both […]

Tom JacksonJuly 25, 2016

If the axiom describing how the major parties go about selecting their presidential nominees — Democrats fall in love; Republicans fall in line — had held up in 2016, the Jeb! versus Feel-the-Bern campaign ahead would be only slightly less bizarre than the one we have. Instead, the parties switched roles — which, in Caitlyn […]

Diane RobertsJuly 20, 2016

The great Hunter S. Thompson observed, “the genetically vicious nature of presidential campaigns in America is too obvious to argue with, but some people call it fun, and I am one of them.” Pity he’s dead. He’d love the 2016 Republican Convention. There are grown people wearing the lavishly decorated hats usually seen only on […]

Joe HendersonJuly 20, 2016

OK, I think we get the message. Republicans spent the first two days of their convention in Cleveland trying to get one point across: They hate Hillary Clinton. Check that. To them, she is Satan in a pantsuit, but without the charm. To break it down, they believe she is a godless, soulless, flesh-eating monster […]

Joe HendersonJuly 19, 2016

If Democrats could have scripted the first day of the Republican National Convention, it would have looked a lot like the show on display Monday in Cleveland. Start with the downbeat tone that basically told America their world is approaching the last exit on the highway to hell. Or, put another way, WE ARE ALL […]

Tom JacksonJuly 18, 2016

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At long last, it looks like Republicans are going to do this thing. This unexpected, astonishing and — not to put too fine a point on it — crazy thing. They’re going to nominate for president a demagogic, bullying, uncouth, uncurious, insincere, shifty, disloyal blowhard with minuscule thumbs and an unconscionable combover. In short, out […]

Mitch PerryJuly 18, 2016

Greetings, y’all. My dateline is V.M. Ybor this morning in Tampa , NOT the Baymont Inn in Hudson, Ohio — some 30 minutes away from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, site of this week’s Republican National Convention. Circumstances have dictated that I won’t be reporting from the RNC this week, but I certainly intend to observe from afar […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 14, 2016

With Florida Republicans heading to their national convention in Cleveland next week and the Florida Democrats following with their convention a week later in Philadelphia, we caught up with Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant. She, along with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, opened a field office for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in downtown Tallahassee Thursday evening. What do […]

Associated PressMay 31, 2016

Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by months, even years, in using fast-evolving digital campaigning to win over voters, data specialists working with the GOP say. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has dismissed the science that defines 21st-century political campaigns, a tool that President Barack Obama used effectively in winning two terms and the Clinton campaign […]

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Lake Mary, Florida, celebrates their 10-7 win against Boerne, Texas during the United States Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Saturday, Aug. 24, 20204. (AP Photo Tom E. Puskar.

Standing room only for Bill Weld town hall in Jacksonville

RNC begins new social media campaign aimed at Hispanic voters

Tom Jackson: Democrats suddenly in need of a ringmaster

At 2016 RNC, yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why

Joe Henderson: RNC Day 2 — Starting to get the message

Joe Henderson: After RNC Day 1 — just not feeling it

Tom Jackson: A GOP convention unlike any other

Mitch Perry Report for 7.18.16 — Here’s the Trump-Pence ticket, America

In Tallahassee, Allison Tant talks Cleveland, Mike Pence and Patrick Murphy’s A-game

On cutting-edge voter data, Donald Trump critically behind Hillary Clinton