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Wyman Duggan committee picks up six-figure check from Aubrey Edge ahead of potential Jax mayoral run
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (306+ words) Rep. Wyman Duggan is expected to run for Jacksonville Mayor, and he just got a big contribution from the company of a local CEO who would like to see Democrat Donna Deegan lose next year. First Coast Energy, the Jacksonville…...
Ron DeSantis endorsed a state Senate candidate on 9/11. It could have waited.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (478+ words) Warning: This is a column about pearl clutching. I’m the one doing it. Like so many others, I hold Sept. 11 as a sacred day. My family is from the City. I lived in New York. I remember Sept. 12, when this…...
'Connecting the dots': Christopher Chestnut roots family backing Byron Donalds in persecution of Andrew Gillum, FDP's treatment of Black Democrats
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (724+ words) Christopher Chestnut says his mother Cynthia Chestnut’s endorsement of Republican Byron Donalds isn’t about “kickbacks,” and that he’s endorsing the Republican over Democrat David Jolly in the Governor’s race also. “We’re not the sellouts. We’re being sold out,” he said…...
Ashley Moody already has 50% support in new poll of Senate race
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (278+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on track to be elected in 2026, according to a survey taken this week by Quantus Insights. The Plant City Republican leads her Democratic challenger, Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, 50% to 43%. According to this data set, Nixon…...
After questions about Black support, Black leaders surge to boost David Jolly
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (226+ words) After Democratic Gainesville Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut decided to rebuke her party and back Republican Byron Donalds in the Governor’s race, Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly is rolling out a coalition of Black former and current elected officials to vouch for…...
José Javier Rodríguez, Annette Taddeo to spend weekend courting South Florida labor, faith base
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (622+ words) Two Democratic Cabinet hopefuls are spending the weekend working South Florida’s union halls and church pews, trying to build momentum in a pair of uphill statewide contests. Annette Taddeo, the Democratic nominee for CFO, will meet with labor leaders in…...
Donald Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes dubious pledge to give every adult $5,000 if GOP wins
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (601+ words) President Donald Trump pledged to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more…...
Nikki Fried downplays DSA-led divide ahead of Midterms, says Dems focused on costs, Iran war
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (501+ words) Rising costs and unpopular Middle East embroilments are blunting the socialist label Republicans keep pinning on Florida Democrats, even with a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-aligned candidate near the top of the Midterm ticket, Party Chair Nikki Fried says....
Joe Gruters says Midterm convention offers Republicans a chance to beat history
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (864+ words) Political conventions play a huge role in political outreach in presidential years. Now, Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters hopes an event in Dallas reshapes the political climate in 2026. The 2026 Republican National Convention, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, will gather…...
Union-led survey finds 3 in 4 working-class Miami Latinos squeezed by costs, sour on immigration enforcement
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (598+ words) Two South Florida unions knocked on more than 31,000 Miami doors this Spring and came away with a portrait of working-class Latinos who are losing ground on rent, groceries and gas while souring on federal immigration enforcement. The groups, UNITE HERE…...