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A.G. Gancarski has 224 articles published.

A.G. Gancarski has written a weekly column for Jacksonvilleā€™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 (Jacksonvilleā€™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].

In Jacksonville, Donald Trump’s campaign is kicking into high gear

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Whether or not tremendous enthusiasm exists forĀ Donald TrumpĀ everywhere in the country ā€“ or the state ā€“ is a matter for people in those areas to document. What is clear, however; those who are closest to the Trump campaign in Duval County believe that Trump is getting strong support in Northeast Florida ā€¦ support that the polls doesnā€™t necessarily register. That enthusiasm and support was evident Tuesday evening at the opening of the Trump Victory Center on Beach Boulevard, where approximately…

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Rod Smith holds five-point lead over Keith Perry in high-profile state Senate race

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A new St. Pete PollsĀ survey conducted Monday shows a close race in Senate District 8 between Democrat Rod Smith and RepublicanĀ Keith Perry. While Smithā€™s lead of 43 percent to 38 percent is outside the 3.3 percent margin of error, the undecided column contains 19 percent of the 891 people surveyed by phone, suggesting that there is room for this race to move. The battleground in this race ā€”Ā and where Smith currently has a double-digit lead ā€” is the bloc of…

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Corrine Brown promises 99-year-old woman breakfast, stands her up

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On Saturday morning, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown attended a breakfast fundraiser for her re-election campaignĀ headlined by Martin Luther King III. Unfortunately, not everyone who expected to be at the event was there. Virgie Coleman, a 99-year-old woman who Brown met during a visit to the Lane Wiley Senior Center where Coleman volunteers three times a week, was not there. Why does Coleman’s absence matter? Because Brown, after taking photographs with Coleman, told the almost-centenarian that she would be picked up…

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Gwen Graham fires back at Rick Scott, calls for special session to deal with algae disaster

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U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham is responding forcefully ā€” with a call for a special session of the Florida Legislature ā€” to a letter written by Florida Governor Rick Scott regarding the federal government’s role in the developing crisis along the state’s Treasure Coast, where algae blooms are creating an emergency-level natural disaster. Earlier this week, Scott wrote Reps. Vern Buchanan andĀ Alcee Hastings,Ā the chairs of the Florida Congressional Delegation, insisting thatĀ the federal government needs to do something to help the state,…

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Poll: Corrine Brown, Al Lawson in CD 5 dead heat

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A poll released Thursday morning by the Public Opinion Research Lab of the University of North Florida shows thatĀ Corrine Brown andĀ Al Lawson are running neck and neck in Congressional District 5. The poll of 400 likely Democratic voters shows Brown leading Lawson 30 percent to 27 percent, well within the 4.9 percent margin of error. An X Factor:Ā L.J. Holloway, who polls at 4 percent. A full 40 percent of voters are unsure. The poll separates Duval County Democrats from those…

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David Santiago’s last opponent for GOP HD 27 nod drops out, endorses him

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Last week at this time, State Rep.Ā David Santiago was one of many Republicans vying for the nomination in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. This week? Rep. Santiago is out of the U.S. House of Representatives race and entering a race for re-election in his district, Ā which was made just a little easier Friday after his last Republican opponent,Ā Zenaida Denizac, announced her withdrawal from the contest and the endorsement of the incumbent. ā€œRunning for the Florida House has been a wonderful experience,…

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Tom Taylor, Darren Gardner out of NE Florida State House races

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RepublicansĀ Tom Taylor andĀ Darren Gardner, former candidates in House Districts 11 and 13, opted not to run for different reasons. Taylor felt, after reflection, his energy was better spent in Jacksonville Beach. “I have heard from hundreds of people of their concerns thatĀ Jacksonville Beach was at a point where some serious decisions needed to beĀ made. Do we continue on the family-friendly path that we are on or do we goĀ back to the days of a blighted beach that was unsafe at…

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