Andrew Gillum shared a stage with laid-back Mr. Margaritaville Saturday, but struck a somber note a day after a gunman killed two people in a Tallahassee yoga studio. Appearing with headliner Jimmy Buffett, the Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee for governor pledged to a sun-baked crowd at an outdoor amphitheater that his election to the
If Election Day were today, Democrat Nikki Fried would eke out a victory over Republican Matt Caldwell in Agriculture Commissioner race. That’s according to a new survey from St. Pete Polls conducted Thursday. The poll, commissioned by Florida Politics, found Fried leading by just under a percentage point with 6 percent of voters still undecided. (Read more in FloridaPolitics.com)
Charlotte County Democrats are sponsoring a Facebook campaign that reveals FL-17 Congressional Candidate Greg Steube’s contributors include big polluters Mosaic Mining and Big Sugar. The campaign also notes that Veterans for Common Sense gives Steube a grade of zero and that Steube does not even live in the 17th District.
Former President Barack Obama will attend a rally at the Ice Palace film studio near Downtown Miami, where he will urge voters to cast their ballot for Gillum – who is seeking the become the state’s first black governor and the first Democrat to win in two decades – as well as U.S. Sen. Bill
The Human Rights Campaign is pouring $520,000 into a digital advertising campaign in Florida in the final days of the 2018 election cycle. HRC, which brands itself as America’s largest LGBTQ rights group, said in a press release that it hopes to target “equality voters — voters who are willing to make issues of LGBTQ
Mr. Trump has expended more political capital on Mr. DeSantis than on most other candidates this year, so the president would inevitably own a loss. Neither party is counting out Mr. DeSantis, but he is trailing slightly behind Andrew Gillum, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, in most public polls; the president has scheduled another rally on
Andrew Gillum is going to the end of the road to campaign for Florida governor. On Thursday, he’ll be on a Key West beach. Not relaxing, but looking for last-minute votes in a city where he’s likely to find mostly registered Democrats. Unlike the rest of the island chain, the Southernmost City runs blue. (Read
The Florida Democratic Party ramps up the Get-Out-the-Vote effort on Facebook.
Jimmy Buffett is strumming for free again to help get out the vote for statewide Democratic candidates. This time, however, Buffett’s melodies will favor Bill Nelson, who’s hoping to keep his U.S. Senate seat, and Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Governor. (Read more in FloridaPolitics.com)
Former GOP Rep. David Jolly (Fla.) is one of a number of Republicans voting for Democrat Andrew Gillum over GOP candidate Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial election, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
We’ve edited together some of the best soundbites from Andrew Gillum’s visit to Punta Gorda on Oct. 30th. Hear what he has to say about Trump, the environment, his opponent, education and the upcoming election.
President Donald Trump is obsessed with the Florida governor’s race. He’s making two trips here this week, has been tweeting about it since December and trashed Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum as a “stone cold thief” on Fox News on Monday night. (Read more in TampaBay.com)
Dozens of people in the audience captured the excitement inside St. Mary Primitive Baptist Church as Andrew Gillum encouraged every person to vote and bring friends to vote in the election.
‘Bring it home’ Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum visits Punta Gorda Andrew Gillum was greeted with shouts of “Bring it home!” at the St. Mary’s Primitive Baptist Church in Punta Gorda on Tuesday by a crowd clearly wanting change. (Read more in Sun) (Watch Video on NBC-2)
Watch Andrew Gillum at St. Mary Primitive Baptist Church in Punta Gorda Tuesday afternoon.
Andrew Gillum: “On MSNBC‘s The Rachel Maddow Show tonight, I talked about how we’re fighting for votes in every corner of this state — because if we vote, we win!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=AldHNaNdMcc Since the start of her campaign for agriculture commissioner, Nikki Fried has pushed the premise that she offers a fresh perspective the state needs — someone who is not a Tallahassee insider. The Broward County attorney and Democratic candidate for commissioner of agriculture and consumer services has put out a new TV ad
Among likely voters, 49 percent surveyed picked Democrat Andrew Gillum in the governor’s race over Ron DeSantis, who finished at 43 percent. Gillum has consistently led polls, however, the gap has varied and the outcomes have mostly stayed within the margin of error. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate race remains tight with Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill
A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds DemocratU.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Rick Scott in a dead heat. The survey also shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum leading Republican Ron DeSantis by just one percent. The poll found the two major Senate candidates winning 46 percent of the vote each among likely voters, with
Stop 1: Sarasota Early Vote Event at Bethlehem Baptist Church Event time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1680 18th St, Sarasota, FL 34234 Stop 2: Manatee County “Come Vote With Me” Early Vote Event Event Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Location: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd W,
Inside the Power Circle barber shop, Roderick Stokes paused from cutting a customer’s hair to talk about how he’s never heard black voters talk about politics as much as this year. “When Ron DeSantis made that monkey comment about (Andrew) Gillum, that was the main topic in the barbershop for a long time,” he said.
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