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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].

Marco Rubio on Trump rally violence: “There are people out there who are unbalanced”

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On ABC’s This Week on Sunday,Ā Marco RubioĀ made what could be his final Sunday show network television pitch as a 2016 Presidential candidate. Among the subjects: the violence atĀ Donald TrumpĀ rallies in recent days in Chicago, Dayton, and Kansas City. Rubio was third on the show, not a good sign for his viability. Rubio addressed the ā€œoutrageousā€ things Trump said, adding that ā€œI think the mediaā€™s responsible for some of this,ā€ and reiterating his claims about the ā€œprofessional industry of protestors in…

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In Northeast Florida, Marco Rubio campaign is a family affair

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The loneliness of live phone call voter contact, via phone banks, cannot be underestimated. Keeping the spirits of volunteers up can be a heavy lift, and at theĀ Marco Rubio headquarters in Jacksonville, on Saturday, around 20 motivated callers went through the script. Not every response was a positive one, as a twentysomething named Stephanie said. “I’ve gotten a lot of machines,” Stephanie said. “Either they’ve voted and they don’t want to disclose, or they don’t want to talk,” she said…

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Donald Trump campaign abandons plans for rally Sunday in Jacksonville

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TheĀ Donald Trump road show will go on Sunday… but not in Jacksonville, as plans for a Cecil Field rally appear to have been abandoned. Trump, whose rallies have an energy not seen in these parts since the era ofĀ George Wallace, will make one Florida stop in Boca Raton Sunday, with his earlier stops that day in Illinois and Ohio, where his polls are within the MOE ofĀ Ted Cruz andĀ John Kasich respectively. Sources familiar with the thinking of the Trump campaign…

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Marco Rubio stands, delivers on Donald Trump’s “dangerous style of leadership”

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In the closing days of the Florida Primary campaign,Ā Marco Rubio feels increasingly emboldened to deliver real talk about the violence atĀ Donald Trump rallies. “I think it is sad all the way around. To see these images. It clearly, there’s some level of ethnic and racial divide in how this is playing out on television. I just think it reflects very poorly on our country. I think it’s sad all the way around tonight, I really do. I’m very sad for…

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Despite local pushback, Lenny Curry ad for Marco Rubio airing in Jacksonville

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Saying thatĀ Marco Rubio “bucked the establishment” and could lead America like he has led Florida,Ā Lenny Curry‘s 30-second spot for his friend running for president has been on Jacksonville cable news channels in recent days, including Thursday night’s GOP debate and the Democratic debate the night before. The American Opportunity PAC put out the ad on Rubio’s behalf. Nancy Watkins is its treasurer. Feedback Curry has received in his emails has been almost uniformly negative. Some examples: “I am disappointed in…

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Marco Rubio in single digits in Missouri poll

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According to a poll released Friday by the Southeast Missourian, the Show Me State isn’t feeling #Marcomentum, asĀ Marco RubioĀ languishes in single digits. Donald Trump has a touchdown lead overĀ Ted Cruz, 36 to 29 percent. In a race to the bottom: Rubio at 9 percent, withĀ John Kasich at 8 percent. This poll was taken before protesters were arrested and, at least, one was bloodied at a St. Louis Trump rally on Friday, where he bellowed from the stage with seeming approval:…

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Rick Scott appoints Celeste Philip Acting Surgeon General, lauds outgoing John Armstrong

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Gov. Rick Scott appointed Celeste Philip as Acting Surgeon General on Friday. He also praised outgoing Surgeon GeneralĀ John Anderson as having done an “outstanding job.” Anderson was the first state agency head in 20 years to be shown the door after the Senate refused to confirm him by the end of the 2016 Legislative Session. Scott lauded Armstrong in a three-paragraph news release. Scott said, ā€œDr. John Armstrong has done an outstanding job serving our state as Floridaā€™s Surgeon General…

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