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Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

While the political world watches and waits to see whether U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson will announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Senate, establishment favorite U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy continues to stockpile endorsements. Thursday the South Florida congressman announced eight Broward County Democrats getting behind his Senate campaign. They are: Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

Representing moderate Florida Congressional District 13, David Jolly has to balance a fine line in staying true to his conservative roots as well as satisfying the voters in his moderate, swing district. Groups such as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and American Bridge 21st Century are monitoring every vote he takes, and taking issue with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2015

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Looking at the 2015 Jacksonville Campaign, Kevin Cate asserts that Democrats can learn lessons for the future. One important lesson: outspend your opponent 2 to 1 on TV, as Lenny Curry did Alvin Brown. Cate contends that Brown suffered from a spending deficit, as well as from a “self-inflicted late start to the campaign,” both […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

A new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday shows no front-runner in the Republican Party race for president, with five candidates tied in the lead with 10 percent support – Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Dr. Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee. The second five candidates who would qualify for the first presidential debate to be broadcast […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

I couldn’t be happier this morning, after staying up until midnight last night to see my lifelong basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, defeat the Houston Rockets, and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. Of course, there’s a guy by the name of LeBron James who stands in their way […]

Associated PressMay 28, 2015

When Marco Rubio attends his 44th birthday party and fundraiser at the home of the host of the Pawn Stars reality show Thursday, it won’t be his first birthday in Las Vegas. The Cuban-American son of South Florida spent part of his childhood in Las Vegas, from 1979 to 1985, where he joined the Mormon […]

Associated PressMay 28, 2015

During his transition from Florida governor to likely presidential candidate, Jeb Bush served on the boards or as an adviser to at least 15 companies and nonprofits, a dizzying array of corporate connections that earned him millions of dollars and occasional headaches. Bush returned to corporate America after leaving the governor’s mansion in early 2007, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2015

A week after the Jacksonville mayoral election, things seem to be settling down in the world of Jacksonville politics. All indications are that we will see a smooth transition of power between the Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry administrations. However, there are still multiple theories about how Curry won, and one of them has emerged from Jacksonville University political […]

Day: May 28, 2015

Patrick Murphy unveils latest list of Democratic endorsements

DCCC attacks David Jolly on Highway Trust Fund spending

Kevin Cate talks earned media and gives the secret to winning elections

New national poll shows only Marco Rubio & Rand Paul competitive against Hillary Clinton

Mitch Perry Report for 5.28.15 — Are you ready for a George Pataki candidacy?

On his birthday, Marco Rubio returns to childhood home: Las Vegas, not Miami

Jeb Bush’s busy role on corporate boards could become 2016 issue

Email Insights: Stephen Baker explains the Lenny Curry win