Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun-control group co-founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said Thursday that in addition to throwing $2 million behind Democratic candidates seeking Florida Cabinet positions, it will be dedicating $1.8 million solely to agriculture commissioner nominee Nikki Fried and attorney general hopeful Sean Shaw. (Read more in TampaBay.com)
There’s so much at stake for Floridians, and I’m ready to get back out there to talk to voters about the issues that matter to them. We have just 19 days left in this race — it’s time to #BringItHome! pic.twitter.com/6nBIy98aB6 — Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) October 18, 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum returned to the trail
With 23 days left until Election Day, Florida Democrats were out across the state working to Get Out the Vote. Democrats knocked over 50,000 doors, made over 62,000 phone calls, and sent over100,000 texts — just this weekend. That brings the total outreach efforts in this election cycle to more than 9,000,000 knocks, calls or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=03G51D9MwTY R. Jai Gillum serves as a positive testimonial to her husband’s widely publicized political story arc. “One thing I can tell you about my husband is that he is a fighter,” R. Jai Gillum says in the spot. “He was the first in his family to graduate high school and college.” She also speaks
The race for Florida governor is essentially tied according to the first public poll conducted after Hurricane Michael devastated the Panhandle — and changed the course of state politics. Twenty days before Election Day, Democrat Andrew Gillum is at 47 percent, while Republican Ron DeSantis is at 46. However, among those who say they have already voted, DeSantis is
I am honored to have the endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden. Vice President Biden is a fighter who has dedicated his life to public service. #ShawforFlorida pic.twitter.com/KTV0Mg1GiT — Sean Shaw (@SShawFL) October 16, 2018 The statewide race for the open Attorney General post is attracting national involvement. Calling state Rep. Sean Shaw a “fighter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqpfy14sFTE&feature=youtu.be Andrew Gillum isn’t campaigning as his city recovers from Hurricane Michael. But that didn’t stop the Democrat’s campaign from unveiling a new attack ad on Ron DeSantis Tuesday. A new 30-second ad bashes DeSantis, the Republican nominee for governor, for his votes in Congress to raise the eligibility ages for Medicare and social security
Catherine Price, Candidate for Senatorial District 26 (Dem), is taking on her political opponent, Ben Albritton (Rep), with song. Catherine says that many voters are despondent about the state of political discourse. “People are stressed out and withdrawing from news and politics. Some have become so overwhelmed that they are not digesting information even when it is critical to their lives and the future of our state.”
John Moran is a Florida nature photographer, but lately, he sees himself as a Florida crime photographer. The crime, he likes to say, is the slime. “Scott has been so terrible on these issues, he’s really promoted the cause of environmental awareness in Florida,” says Moran, whose more serious work on the devastation is on
VoteVets, a Democratic-leaning veterans’ advocacy group backing Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate, is spending $4 million for a tough ad accusing Scott of ripping off the military’s health care company when he led a healthcare conglomerate. The ad will run 10 days in every media market. (Read more in TampaBay.com)
The Andrew Gillum for Governor campaign warned Florida television stations they will seek legal action against them if they air a Ron DeSantis for Governor attack ad. The ad in question links the Tallahassee mayor to an FBI probe of City Hall. Gillum’s campaign legal team said it misrepresents coverage by the Tallahassee Democrat and Politico
Aggressive efforts in the past year to register potential Puerto Rican voters in Central Florida has yielded an estimated 40,000 newly registered Boricuas this year, according to Hispanic outreach groups that touted the figure as unusually high for a midterm-election year. “It’s surprising to me,” said director Betsy Franceshini of Hispanic Federation in Florida. “I’ve been
A second lawsuit has been filed seeking to force Florida authorities to extend the voter registration deadline further in counties being hit by Hurricane Michael, this time brought by a coalition of groups. Common Cause Florida, New Florida Majority Education Fund and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund filed suit in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee
So @RonDeSantisFL‘s campaign is running negative TV ads attacking gubernatorial rival & Tallahassee Mayor @AndrewGillum in the markets that are being hit & threatened by Hurricane Michael. Gillum responds: “I again would encourage my opponent to just subside with the politics…” pic.twitter.com/nnMOuteaa3 — Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 10, 2018 Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP
Allen Ellison for Congress Campaign Committee announced today its hire of Daniel Sohn as the campaign’s new Campaign Manager. “I have known Daniel for several years and I have found him to be knowledgeable of the district and Florida’s Political Process. Despite his professional success, I am thrilled to have him lead my team because
Tom Steyer’s group put in some serious voter registration work in 2018. NextGen America, which is backed by the progressive billionaire environmentalist, announced in a press release Tuesday that its Florida offshoot, NextGen Florida, registered over 50,000 Floridians to vote ahead of the Nov. 6 general election. The group also said in the release that
Colleen Branam of St. Petersburg was one of the 3.5 million voters in Florida with an independent streak. She was registered with no party affiliation, the fastest-growing segment of Florida’s electorate in recent years. But when Branam realized that independents can’t vote in Florida’s closed primaries and her voice would be limited to November, she
There are only 30 days until election day. Floridians are voting. And Mayor Gillum’s vision for a Florida that works for everyone is driving enthusiasm and energy across Florida. After an incredible weekend of energy — from FAMU Homecoming to cheering crowds in West Palm Beach to field office openings to a 1000+ person rally in conservative Martin County — Mayor Gillum is riding a wave of momentum.
Have you noticed the yard signs and letters to the editor asking for you to vote “yes” on Amendment 6? Amendment 6 is confusing because it contains three proposals: (1) to expand the rights of victims; (2) to raise the retirement age of judges from 70 to 75; (3) to force courts and judges to
The voter registration deadline is fast approaching. October 9 is the last day to register to vote in the midterm elections. The Brennan Center for Justice informs us that voter purges are occurring at a high rate in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Purges are commonly used to clean up voter lists when someone has
Activists who believe in second changes mailed postcards to voters today-the day Vote By Mail ballots were sent out by the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections. The group has helped the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition increase voter turnout for Amendment 4, which would restore eligibility to vote for people with prior felony convictions, excluding murderers