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Andrew Gillum is “real deal” for governor, supporters say

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The pushĀ to draft Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to run for governor has picked up two more supporters. Mayor Lauren Poe of Gainesville and Mayor Eric Jones of West Park hopped on the bandwagon Thursday. Gillum, a 37-year-old Democrat, has been the capital’s mayor since 2014. He first was a city commissioner, the youngest person ever elected to that body. “As mayors from across the state of Florida, we know the importance of having a governor who understands the needs of…

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Email Insights: Republican Governors Association takes aim at Gwen Graham

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The 2018 gubernatorial race has officially begun ā€” even though none of the likely candidates have filed paperwork to run. In an email Thursday, the Republican Governors Association blasted outgoing Rep. Gwen Graham, one of several Democrats considering a 2018 run. The association said Grahamā€™s office hasnā€™t responded to Freedom of Information Act requests made by the Republican Governors Association. According to documents provided by the Republican Governors Association, the organization requested all documents related to Graham Companies, real estate…

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Mitch Perry Report for 12.7.16 – The Hillsborough County DEC melts down

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“Image is everything” that great philosopher,Ā Andre Agassi,Ā once said in a series of television ads for Canon in the early 1990’s. Though a bit of an exaggeration, there’s no question that the imageĀ of theĀ Hillsborough County Democratic Executive CommitteeĀ hasĀ taken a significant body blow following itsĀ reorganization meetingĀ on Monday night. To recap: Party ChairĀ Ione TownsendĀ concluded that the party’s by-laws precluded Democrats elected to nonpartisan positions from voting in the local DEC elections. The upshot was thatĀ the local party, in effect, “disenfranchised” some of the…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.18.16 – John Morgan for the people?

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What the hell do you have to lose? That was, of course, Donald Trump‘s rather crude appeal to black voters in our last national nightmare of a campaign that mercifully concluded 10 days ago. But that line could be one offered to Florida Democrats, in the wake of the movement to get John MorganĀ to run for governor in 2018. And the Orlando-based attorney, major Democratic Party fundraiser and grandaddy of medical marijuana released a statement Thursday indicating he’s not dismissing…

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Mayors take to the highway to boost Floridaā€™s African American vote

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A ā€œSouls to the Polls Trainā€ pulled into Tallahassee Saturday, bearing a predominantly African American collection of mayors to encourage Hillary Clinton campaign volunteers and mobilize minority voters for the Nov. 8 general election. Actually, it was a big blue motor coach that pulled up outside state party headquarters at noon, after participating in Florida A&M University’s homecoming parade. Reinforcing the mayors were members of the Congressional Black Caucus. ā€œItā€™s all about energizing our base. Going out to energize voters…

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African-American mayors bring a message to St. Pete and Tampa: Vote for Hillary

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As the election enters the homestretch, a group of African-American mayors and former mayors from across the U.S. have jumped on the bus for Hillary ClintonĀ ā€” literally. Theyā€™re taking a bus around Florida on the ā€œSouls to Polls Trainā€ to take a message to the African-American and Latin communities in particular ā€”Ā elect Hillary. ā€œHer message is the message of hope,ā€ Philip Levine, mayor of Miami Beach, said Friday. If elected, the mayors said, Clinton will help hopes come true with…

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Buddy Dyer, Phillip Levine, Bob Buckhorn, others on Mayors for Hillary bus tour

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What a party bus this will be. A Democratic Party bus, filled with mayors from Florida including Orlando’s Buddy Dyer, Miami Beach’s PhillipĀ Levine, Tampa’s Bob Buckhorn, and St. Petersburg’s Rick Kriseman, has begun a cross-state tour to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Hillary for America announced Thursday that those fourĀ and 19 other mayors and former mayors ā€”Ā some from out-of-state cities like Detroit, Philadelphia and Dallas ā€”Ā are participating in the tour with at least four stops to promote Clinton’s economic plan and…

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