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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].

Jesse Jackson makes GOTV push in Northwest Jacksonville

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In Jacksonville near the Legends Community Center on Saturday afternoon, Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered an urgent message to around 50 Democrats on hand. Vote this year. And avoid what happened in 2000, when “the loser was the winner” because of “voter suppression.” Jackson, in extemporaneous remarks designed to “remind allies to not surrender,” described a couple of elections decided by seemingly small, yet ultimately fateful, events. Jackson described the 1960 election between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon as one example. “Dr. King was…

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Bill Clinton takes ‘stronger together’ GOTV bus tour through Northeast Florida

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On Saturday, the Big Dog becomes a road dog: former President Bill Clinton will bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville to drive early voting. From the Hillary Clinton campaign: “On Saturday, November 5, days before Election Day, President Bill Clinton will return to Florida to resume his “Stronger Together” bus tour, campaigning and encouraging voters to take advantage of last-minute early voting in Duval and Alachua counties while they still can. At stops in Jacksonville and Gainesville, with additional stops along the way, President Clinton will lay out Hillary Clinton‘s vision for an America that is stronger…

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Florida Times-Union will endorse Donald Trump Sunday

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The talk coming from the Florida Times-Union newsroom is being confirmed by First Coast News: Jacksonville’s daily paper will endorse Donald Trump this weekend. Sources tell FCN — and have told FloridaPolitics.com independently — the endorsement is a “a top-down directive from Morris [Communications],” the parent company of the Florida Times-Union. Those who have questioned the Jacksonville paper’s ultimate editorial independence in the past no doubt will do so again. T-U editor Frank Denton confirmed the endorsement in an email: “Yes, the endorsement will be published Sunday. Will…

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First time voters bring energy to Donald Trump ‘movement’ in Jacksonville

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A factor that makes the current presidential race difficult to handicap: Donald Trump tapping into “unlikely voters” — either young voters newly engaged by the process, or older voters who, after years of being disappointed by “establishment” politicians, appreciate what they see as candor from the GOP nominee. Illustrating this phenomenon is sunrise in Jacksonville, where a couple hundred Trump supporters queued up ahead of a rally set to start at noon. The earliest showed up hours before dawn. And…

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Donald Trump rents Florida ground game, hires canvassers

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Donald Trump may have a plan to make America great again. But in terms of ground game, his Florida operation realizes volunteers aren’t enough. With that in mind, Florida Grassroots is hiring canvassers throughout the state in eight major markets: Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. Pay ranges from $18 to $25 an hour. The physical demands of a full-time role, which include the ability to walk up to seven miles in a given day, may…

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Hillary Clinton to visit ‘Tampa area’ Tuesday on Florida swing

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Hillary Clinton plans a Tuesday campaign swing through Florida, including stops in the Tampa area, the Orlando area, and at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale event should be the last of the evening, beginning at 8:45 p.m. The “Tampa area” and “Orlando area” stops are, as of yet, mysteries in terms of time they will begin and precise locations at which they will occur.

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New Florida polls show momentum for Donald Trump, trouble for Hillary Clinton

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Two polls released Sunday show that there is a very good chance that Florida could choose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton on Election Day. A NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll of 990 likely voters, conducted Oct. 25 – 26, shows Clinton up by just one point over Trump. Clinton comes in with 45 percent, while Trump gets 44 percent. Third party candidates lag in the low single digits: Libertarian Gary Johnson garners 5 percent; the Green Party’s Jill Stein gets her customary 2…

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