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Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2016

Donald Trump is doing better with the Latino vote in Florida than he is nationally, according to a new poll released on Friday. Hillary Clinton leads Trump, 62* percent to 27 percent in the Sunshine State, according to a new poll of 400 Latino Floridians taken by the group Latino Decisions late last month. Of the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2016

Bob Buesing says, based on the issues, he’s a better fit for those who reside in the newly created state Senate District 18 in Hillsborough County. Senate District 18 is considered a swing district that leans Democratic, and was created out of the Supreme Court-mandated redistricting of all Senate districts last year. “Let’s have conversations in a general election […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2016

Good morning, and welcome to the upcoming 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be observed in America at the same time the National Football League kicks off its regular season on Sunday. Technically the season began last night, with a rematch of Super Bowl 50 in Denver, where the Broncos defeated Cam […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

For the second time in a little over a week, the David Jolly campaign is accusing Charlie Crist of lying about Jolly’s record. At issue on Thursday was a tweet by Crist, in which he said Jolly opposed the refinancing of student debt. Student loan debt is skyrocketing. I agree w/@USRepKCastor refinancing should be allowed. My GOP opponent disagrees. https://t.co/3G1MAjGLic — Charlie […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of Patrick Murphy in his U.S. Senate contest in Florida against Marco Rubio shouldn’t qualify as news … except when it comes just two hours after a published report asked why it hadn’t come yet, less than nine weeks before Election Day. “I am proud to endorse Patrick Murphy to be Florida’s next U.S. senator,” said Clinton. “Patrick […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in tied in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. The poll shows the two candidates dead even at 47 percent in a one-on-one matchup. With Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein added to the mix, the two remain tied at 43 percent […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Hillsborough County Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor has filed legislation to reinstate the tradition of donating cigars to U.S. military members who are deployed overseas. The bill, titled “Restore Charitable Contributions of Premium Cigars to the Troops Act,” is a response to regulations on cigars, e-cigarettes and other products that took effect Aug. 8. Those regulations also include what has been understood […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Florida Conservation Voters, an environmental group initially formed to support the Water and Land Conservation Amendment on the 2014 ballot, is endorsing Tampa Democrat Bob Buesing in his race for the state Senate District 18 seat. Buesing is running for the seat against Republican Dana Young and independent candidates Joe Redner and Sheldon Upthegrove. Aliki Moncrief, the executive […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

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Harry Truman once said if you wanted a friend in Washington, “get a dog.” In a creative twist on that famous phrase, David Jolly is emphasizing his political independence in his first television ad in his bid for re-election to Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Jolly has been derided by officials from the National Republican Congressional Campaign after he […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

To begin with today, props to the Tampa Bay Times’ Anastasia Dawson for her portrayal on the very short life of Levonia Riggins, the 22-year-old black man shot and killed last week by a white Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy because … well, because they said he went for a gun when he was confronted in […]

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New poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump among Latinos in Florida, 62%-27%

Bob Buesing says he’s a better fit for Senate District 18

Mitch Perry Report for 9.9.16 — Will we see more NFL protests on 9/11?

David Jolly accuses Charlie Crist of lying about his stance on student debt

Hillary Clinton (finally) endorses Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump straight-up tied in Florida, says new Quinnipiac poll

Kathy Castor files bill to restore charitable contributions of premium cigars to U.S. troops

Florida Conservation Voters endorses Bob Buesing in Senate District 18 race

David Jolly embraces his independence from Washington in new TV ad featuring him with a dog

Mitch Perry Report for 9.8.16 — The reality of our binary choice for POTUS