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A.G. Gancarski has 224 articles published.

A.G. Gancarski has written a weekly column for Jacksonville’s Folio Weekly since 2003. His writings on politics, culture, and sport have appeared in the Washington Times, the Daily Caller, and the American Conservative. His radio and TV appearances include frequent contributions to WJCT-FM (Jacksonville’s Public Radio station); additionally, he has been a guest on Huff Post Live and the Savage Nation radio show. Gancarski can be reached at [email protected].

Al Gore to campaign in Miami with Hillary Clinton Tuesday

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Hillary Clinton will have Al Gore by her side at a Tuesday campaign stop in Miami. From the Clinton campaign: “On Tuesday, Oct. 11, former Vice President Al Gore will campaign with Hillary Clinton in Miami. At the event, Gore will discuss the urgent threat posed by climate change and lay out the high stakes of November’s election.” “With more people voting in this election than any in history, Gore and Clinton will urge Florida voters to visit iwillvote.com to check their registration status and to get…

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President Obama signs Florida disaster declaration; Rick Scott says it’s not enough

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On Sunday morning, President Barack Obama announced he signed a disaster declaration for Florida in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. However, Gov. Rick Scott asserts it doesn’t go far enough. “The president yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning Oct. 3, 2016, and continuing,” said the communique from the White House. “Federal funding is available to state and eligible…

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Planned Parenthood PAC president to stump for Hillary Clinton in Florida

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Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards has been an active surrogate for Hillary Clinton throughout the campaign. And on Sunday and Monday, Richards will be active in Florida for the Democratic nominee and the current front-runner. Richards will be in Gainesville Sunday, rallying the troops at 4 p.m. at a phone bank at 4056 W. Newberry Road, before an 8 p.m. appearance at a debate watch party at 1731 NW 6th St. Monday finds Richards with two voter registration drive stops. Monday at…

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Rick Scott talks Hurricane Matthew recovery: “This state’s going to come back”

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On Saturday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott addressed media in Jacksonville about the aftermath of and the recovery from Hurricane Matthew. Gov. Scott landed at Jacksonville’s Cecil Commerce Center after surveying damage in a flight from Daytona to Jacksonville. Before that, he had 15 phone calls with mayors throughout the region, from Hastings and St. Augustine to Callahan and Fernandina Beach. Scott, with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, had the following to say. “We’re blessed that Hurricane Matthew stayed off the coast,” Scott said,…

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Marco Rubio to Barack Obama: Major disaster declaration needed now

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Sen. Marco Rubio has a message for President Barack Obama: a major disaster declaration is needed immediately, with Hurricane Matthew buffering the coast and wreaking havoc on barrier islands and power grids alike. Rubio crafted a letter of support of Gov. Rick Scott’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for Florida, noting “destruction” caused by the storm already, and destruction to come. “A major disaster declaration is now necessary to assist the people of Florida once the storm has passed.  I urge…

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UNF poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump 47 to 40 in two-way Florida race

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A University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll of 696 likely voters shows Hillary Clinton with a substantial lead in a two-way race with Donald Trump in the presidential race, but within the 3.8 percent margin of error in a four-way race with Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in the mix. In the two-way, Clinton leads Trump 47 to 40; in the four-way, Clinton leads Trump 41 to 38, with Johnson taking six percent and Stein three percent.…

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Bill Clinton cancels North Florida bus tour

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Former President Bill Clinton was slated to take a “Stronger Together” bus tour from Panama City to Jacksonville on Friday and Saturday on behalf of Hillary Clinton, but had to cancel. The reason? Clinton’s traveling to Israel to attend funeral services for former President Shimon Peres. It marks the second trip cancellation by the Clinton campaign in recent weeks; Hurricane Hermine upset the plans of VP nominee Tim Kaine to visit North Florida a few weeks back.

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