Blake DowlingFebruary 16, 2019
6min196
Is arming teachers a good idea?
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Blake DowlingFebruary 16, 2019
Scott PowersOctober 12, 2018
5min516
Orlando lawyer and medical marijuana champion John Morgan posted a video on social media Friday morning declaring his full support for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and attacking Gov. Rick Scott and Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis, mainly over marijuana. “Electing this guy [Gillum] is so critical to everything marijuana in Florida,” Morgan declares in the five-minute […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 8, 2018
5min199
With just weeks out from the election, every candidate is doing something over the weekend. For some, the crowds are growing, and the number of doors knocked is increasing. Here’s what some pols are doing on Saturdays and Sundays ahead of Nov. 6. Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum drew a large number of attendees in Stuart […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 1, 20183min285
With only a handful of weekends left until Election Day, everyone’s doing something. On Twitter, Democrats outshined Republicans this weekend. But the GOP, which held its largest fundraising event of the year on Saturday night, isn’t lacking by any means. The signs are coming for Rick Scott‘s Senate bid: Rick Scott signs getting installed thanks […]
Jacob OglesOctober 1, 2018
5min304
The Andrew Gillum campaign fired youth outreach director Manny Orozco-Ballestas. The former Gillum staff emailed Florida Politics with the following statement: “I am embarrassed, angry, and disappointed in myself. This is painful and frustrating all at the same time. As a young person, you never imagine it will happen to you, until it does. I […]
Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018
4min365
The Sierra Club is launching an internet video ad blasting Gov. Rick Scott in advance for the prospect he might approve a natural gas power plant project in Florida, charging that such a decision would increase climate change and mean bad news for Puerto Rico. The last part – bad news for Puerto Rico – […]
Danny McAuliffeSeptember 4, 20184min209
With primary victories behind them, candidates are gearing up for the next two months — or the home stretch — ahead of Election Day. Gov. Rick Scott launched his post-primary weekend with an endorsement from Puerto Rico Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez: Thank you to @Jenniffer2012 and the 11 other elected officials from Puerto Rico who endorsed […]
Danny McAuliffeAugust 27, 20183min239
Here’s what your candidates were doing during the home stretch ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Please note: Most politicians reacted publicly to the passing of Sen. John McCain and the shooting in Jacksonville Sunday afternoon. Reactions to both can be found here and here. Ron DeSantis, Republican candidate for Governor: Today, I had the chance […]
Scott PowersAugust 23, 2018
3min435
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King called Thursday for his election rivals to join him in denouncing Islamaphobia and Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg for promoting it in social media. King, the Winter Park businessman running, in most polls, fifth among five Democratic candidates heading toward Tuesday’s primary election, has turned his attention toward Greenberg […]
Danny McAuliffeAugust 20, 20184min288
The election is almost a week away, and candidates are working overtime. Consider this a highlight reel of news and events from the weekend featuring Florida politicians. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was in Miami Lakes on Sunday attending the Red For Education teacher rally before teachers in Miami-Dade began school again Monday: Being here today, surrounded […]