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Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in New Hampshire last week. | AP Photo, Steven Senne
September 9, 2024

OPINION | Democrats need to decide on Florida play

The Harris campaign has an opportunity to make a statement in the Sunshine State and they could do it in…

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Left: Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris | City of Jacksonville; Right: Former Mayor Lenny Curry posted this photo to X the day Donald Trump was inaugurated | Florida Politics
July 28, 2024

OPINION | The presidential election is a #jaxpol proxy war and the stakes are high for both sides.

Much is at stake in this election, not least of which for local political figures, many of whom have a…

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Former Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll addressed the Duval County Coalition of Black Republicans on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Jacksonville's San Jose community. Her remarks focused on faith, family and freedom ahead of the 2024 presidential election. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
July 26, 2024

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for…

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Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville to decry Florida's abortion laws that outlaw the procedure six weeks after conception on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 1, 2024

Kamala Harris assails Florida abortion law in Jacksonville

The vice president said the Heatbeat Protection Act, which took effect Wednesday, stripped 4 million women of reproductive freedom.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris to Jacksonville on July 21, 2023. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
April 25, 2024

Kamala Harris headed to Jacksonville in abortion push

The vice president will campaign here Wednesday as Democrats try to make abortion a key issue in the 2024 elections.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris to Jacksonville on July 21, 2023. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
July 23, 2023

OPINION | VP Harris exposed DeSantis’ weakness 

VP Harris spoke truths about Gov. Ron DeSantis that Florida’s disempowered Democrats lack the platform to fully get over on…