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Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Pinellas County U.S. Rep. and 2016 Florida Senate candidate David Jolly is moving a bit gingerly these days. The 42-year-old broke his fibula while playing in a family football game with his new in-laws this month in Pennsylvania. “Too old, too stubborn, and now I shouldn’t be playing,” the congressman quipped on Wednesday after a news […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

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The conventional wisdom among some political observers is that whatever is happening this summer in U.S. politics, next year’s presidential contest will inevitably come down to a Jeb v. Hillary contest. Whether that will happen will be known soon enough. In the interim, Jeb Bush‘s campaign team continues to look past Donald Trump and aim […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Along with an effort to legalize medical marijuana that could be on the 2016 ballot in Florida next year, there could also be another constitutional amendment: This one calls for the outright legalization of marijuana in the Sunshine State. Organizers and supporters of the Sensible Florida PAC will hold a news conference in Fort Lauderdale on Friday […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Orlando U.S. Rep. and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson appeared on Al Jazeera America Thursday morning. During the interview he acknowledged that he’s still undecided on the Iran nuclear deal, boasted about his legislative prowess (while disparaging two others running for Senate), and called GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump “boring.” On the Iran nuclear […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s not-so-great week got worse Thursday. The former Florida governor began it by defending his use of the controversial term, “anchor babies.” Then he said it was more of an Asian issue than one involving Latino immigrants. Later it was reported that there have been money issues with his campaign, with some staff members’ paychecks that […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Forget the talking heads. Joe Biden says at this moment he’s still not sure whether he’ll enter the 2016 presidential campaign. “We’re dealing at home with … whether or not there is the emotional fuel at this time to run,” Biden told DNC members Wednesday night on a conference call as reported by CNN. “If […]

Mitch PerryAugust 26, 2015

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Congressional District 13 Democratic candidate Eric Lynn remains the only live human being who has announced his candidacy for the congressional seat being vacated by Republican David Jolly next year. Attempting to exploit that reality, as well as to continue to introduce himself to Pinellas County voters who may not be familiar with the first-time […]

Mitch PerryAugust 26, 2015

The 18-month feud between representatives of Uber and the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission has been reignited over the past few weeks, after the PTC lost a battle in Hillsborough Circuit Court that could have put the San Francisco based ride-sharing company out of business in the county. After the PTC said it would continue […]

Mitch PerryAugust 26, 2015

A Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday shows that none of the Democratic or Republicans running for the U.S. Senate next year in Florida are well known enough to ask voters who they would vote for next year. That seems hard to believe when one of those candidates is Alan Grayson, but so be it. With more than […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

A new report on Florida’s campaign finance laws says they seem to be designed to encourage money to flow into the more secretive and less transparent parts of the system. “Florida’s political parties were exempted from the increased frequency of reporting requirements included in the 2013 campaign finance reform law so the unlimited contributions and expenditures […]

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David Jolly campaigning on broken leg

In new Web ad Jeb Bush attacks Hillary Clinton on (his) transparency vs. (her) secrecy

Effort to legalize pot in Florida goes public Friday

Alan Grayson calls Donald Trump’s immigration plan “subliminal racism”

Jeb Bush trails Donald Trump by 21 percentage points in new Quinnipiac national poll

Mitch Perry Report for 8.27.15 — Is the “Joementum” there?

Eric Lynn comes out for Planned Parenthood and pro-women platform in first web ad

Jeff Brandes optimistic about ridesharing bill passing in Florida in 2016

Mitch Perry Report for 8.26.15 — Alan Grayson thriving with small-dollar donations

New report says Florida’s campaign finance system can be described as “porous”