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The ground game is happening to mobilize black voters for the November election
As part of its effort to organize young voters to go to the polls this year, the voter outreach group NextGen America has been organizing on college campuses in swing states for the past year, including an emphasis on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. That work paid dividends in Florida for the group in August […]
Florida’s CFO candidates create chilling websites to bash each other
In modern politics today, it’s not only de rigueur for candidates to have websites touting their biography and accomplishments, but now they’re creating separate websites that attack their opponents. We’ve already seen that happening in the Florida governor’s race, and now the two men running to be Florida’s Chief Financial Officer – Republican incumbent Jimmy […]
US Sen Bill Nelson a ‘no’ vote on Kavanaugh – and Nelson’s now taking heat
Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, caught up in a tense battle for reelection against Governor Rick Scott, announced early this morning that he will vote no on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. “I will vote no on Judge Kavanaugh,” Nelson tweeted shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday. His vote would be […]
Hillary Clinton to campaign for Andrew Gillum next month – will Donald Trump come for DeSantis?
Two years after Hillary Clinton lost the chance to make history by becoming America’s first female president, the former First Lady and U.S. Secretary of State hopes to help Florida make history by electing its first black governor – Andrew Gillum. Clinton is scheduled to make a campaign appearance next month in South Florida with […]
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson team up on bill to protect Florida farmers, but will it gather any national support?
After months of negotiations, the Florida agriculture community experienced an intense letdown late last month when a revised trade agreement with Mexico failed to address their concerns. Specifically, Florida farmers were hoping the agreement would address complaints that the Mexican government has been “dumping” fresh produce into the U.S. market at prices below the cost […]
Andrew Gillum takes nine-point lead in latest gubernatorial poll
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum continues to lead former Congressman Ron DeSantis in the race for governor of Florida. A new Quinnipiac poll out today has the Democrat with a 54 percent approval over to 45 percent for DeSantis. over his GOP opponent. That’s a four-point increase for Gillum over DeSantis from a similar poll conducted […]
New Quinnipiac poll shows Bill Nelson leading Scott in U.S. Senate race
A new poll of the U.S. Senate race shows Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson leading Republican Rick Scott, 53 to 46 percent. It’s a major improvement for Nelson, who was tied with Scott in a similar poll taken three weeks ago at 49 percent each. Nelson especially leads when it comes to Hispanic voters. The poll […]
Florida League of Women Voters publishes nonpartisan Voter Guide and voting-by-mail is already starting
With 12 constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall in Florida, even the most savvy political observer may need some help brushing up on what the proposals are all about. The Florida Phoenix is doing a daily series of stories about each of the amendments and we’ll compile all those before the election. Also, the […]
Ron DeSantis says media should call out Andrew Gillum’s associations with organizations that support boycotting Israel
After fielding questions for weeks from political reporters about his association with speakers and other officials who have made anti- Muslim, anti-immigrant and/or anti-black remarks, Republican candidate for governor Ron DeSantis went on offense on Monday, accusing reporters on the campaign trail of holding him to a different standard than they do for his Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum. DeSantis says Gillum […]
A closer look at Florida Constitutional Amendment 5
About this Florida Phoenix series: Florida voters could face a whopping twelve different proposed amendments to the state Constitution on Nov. 6 – one of the longest lists ever. The amendments cover a wild ride of subjects, including complex changes to tax policy, banning offshore oil drilling and greyhound racing, expanding gambling, automatically restoring voting […]
UNF poll shows Floridians support Amendment 4 to restore voting rights to those with felony records
A Florida constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights for people who have a felony record has enough support to pass this November, according to a new poll released on Monday. Amendment 4 is supported by 71 percent of likely voters, according to the survey conducted by the Public Opinion Research Lab at the […]
A closer look at Florida Constitutional Amendment 4
About this Florida Phoenix series: Florida voters could face a whopping twelve different proposed amendments to the state Constitution on Nov. 6 – one of the longest lists ever. The amendments cover a wild ride of subjects, including complex changes to tax policy, banning offshore oil drilling and greyhound racing, expanding gambling, automatically restoring voting […]