At some point, it became clear that this election would be different. When organizers pulled out stops they normally save for presidential campaigns, when a U.S. Senate contest cost nearly $100 million, when a worldwide pop star who has never lived in Florida endorsed a candidate on Instagram, it certainly began to feel different. (Read…
DetailsNine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment they’ve been leading up to with marches, school walkouts and voter-registration events throughout the country: their first Election Day. (Read more in PBS.org)
DetailsAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue described the stakes of the Florida governor’s election next week as being “cotton-pickin’ important” at a campaign event on Saturday for Republican Ron DeSantis. DeSantis is running against Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is African American. (See VIDEO on CNN.com)
DetailsAndrew 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…
DetailsIf 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)
DetailsIn August, Jimmy Buffett performed a concert in support of Florida Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Gwen Graham, who was ultimately defeated in the primaries by Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum. Now the chief Parrot Head is putting his muscle behind Gillum: On Saturday, Buffett will headline a Get Out the Vote rally for Gillum and Senator Bill…
DetailsCharlotte 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.
DetailsI’m deeply appreciative of law enforcement’s quick response to the shooting at the yoga facility in Tallahassee today. No act of gun violence is acceptable. I’m in close communication with law enforcement officials and will be returning to Tallahassee tonight. — Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) November 2, 2018 Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew…
DetailsFormer 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsMr. 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…
DetailsAndrew 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…
DetailsThe 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)
DetailsFormer 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.
DetailsPresident 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)
DetailsOur president has been intent on stoking debate over immigration beginning with his presidential campaign. Now, to motivate his base as we approach the midterm elections, he is proposing a blatantly unconstitutional attempt to revoke—with a stroke of a pen—birthright citizenship. Why? To sow division and fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred. But here’s…
DetailsDozens 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.
Details‘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)
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