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The social gospel of Andrew Gillum

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Tallahassee MayorĀ Andrew GillumĀ continues to make good on his promise to campaign in and competeĀ forĀ all 67 Florida counties during his campaign forĀ governor. Following up aĀ well-received speechĀ in Tampa, where he cautioned against a ā€œDemocrat liteā€ approach, Gillum hit Jacksonville on Sunday. Jacksonvilleā€™s major challenge for Democrats: bridging the divide between various intraparty groups, including younger people inspiredĀ byĀ Bernie SandersĀ and the older establishment types who reflexively backedĀ Hillary ClintonĀ a year ago in the presidential primary. Finding a way to excite Democrats down-ballot locally has been…

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Mike Pence talks ‘disastrous’ Obamacare in Jacksonville

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Saturday saw United States Vice-PresidentĀ Mike PenceĀ and Florida GovernorĀ Rick ScottĀ talking about what Pence called ā€œthe Obamacare nightmareā€ with small business owners in Jacksonville. Scott, who closed out the news week reprising a familiar call to allow the states to administerĀ Medicaid via block grants, has worked closely with PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ and his administration on possible alternatives to the Affordable Care Act. While the GOP line is “repeal and replace Obamacare,” finding bill language that offers comfort to moderate Republicans in the Senate and…

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Rick Scott joining with other governors in D.C.

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is joining with the nation’s governors who are scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Scott is leaving Thursday for Washington D.C. where he will attend events connected to the winter meetings of the National Governors Association and the Republican Governors Association. Reports indicate Scott is the favorite to become Vice Chair of the Republican Governors Association, putting him in line to the lead the organization in 2018. This includes a…

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Conservatives welcome Donald Trump with delight ā€“ and wariness

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For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. This year, they’re learning reality can be complicated. With Donald Trump‘s presidential victory, the future of the conservative movement has become entwined with an unconventional New York businessman better known for his deal-making than any ideological principles. It’s an uneasy marriage of political convenience at best. Some conservatives worry whether they can trust their new…

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Donald Trump taps military strategist as national security adviser

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President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a prominent military strategist known as a creative thinker, as his new national security adviser, replacing the ousted Michael Flynn. Trump announced the pick Monday at his Palm Beach, Florida, club and said McMaster is “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.” The president’s choice further elevated the influence of military officers in the new administration. Trump, who has no military or foreign policy experience, has shown a strong…

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Mike Pence tries to reassure anxious Europeans on U.S. support

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence moved Monday to assuage European Union fears about the strength of Washington’s support for the union and its commitment to European security through the NATO military alliance. During meetings in Brussels, Pence said he was acting on behalf of President Donald Trump “to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the European Union.” “Whatever our differences, our two continents share the same heritage, the same values and above…

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We donā€™t have a president. We have a high priest of the American id

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I donā€™t know what to tell you. Honestly. One of the hallmarks of an unfree society is a lack of narratives to make clear sense of the governmentā€™s behavior ā€” especially the governmentā€™s preferred narratives. But this government has no narratives; no coherent, meaningful story to tell to us, the governed; no clear philosophy. We only neurotic and self-serving prevarications that shift as quickly as the ground beneath the lie-manufacturers. America is in a crisis, and the America that eventually…

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