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Mitch PerryAugust 22, 2016

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Tim Canova is going after Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her ties to sugar interests in a new ad airing on cable and broadcast channels in the Miami-Dade market this week. “Water is our precious resource, and the future of Florida depends on it,” Canova narrates to a picture of a baby swimming in clear blue water — which […]

Mitch PerryAugust 22, 2016

With nearly seven out of every 10 college graduates contending with a student debt topping more than $35,000, the immediate economic future of our best and brightest has never been hazier. But they’re not the only ones hurting. Take Realtors, for example. That was the message that came out of a news conference held Monday at the Greater Realtors […]

Mitch PerryAugust 22, 2016

Good morning, y’all. Welcome to the last full week of campaigning before your Aug. 30 primary election in the Sunshine State. Before we get into the news of the day, how was your weekend? I went and saw a couple of good, if somewhat overrated movies (“Come Hell or High Water,” “Don’t Think Twice”), and […]

Mitch PerryAugust 21, 2016

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is ahead of Tim Canova by 10 points, according to a South Florida Sun Sentinel/Florida Atlantic University poll released Sunday. The poll finds the Democrat incumbent leading Canova 50 percent to 40 percent. The numbers come as early voting is underway in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, which encompasses Broward and Miami-Dade counties, where Wasserman Schultz is attempting to win […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2016

Jackie Toledo says she’ll crack down on “illegal aliens” if elected to the Florida House , but her husband went across the border two years ago to bring over undocumented children escaping gangs in Honduras. As FloridaPolitics reported earlier this week, Toledo sent out a mailer to voters in House District 60 that said if elected to the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2016

Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond, the two Democrats running for the House District 68 seat in Pinellas County, have agreed to participate in their one and only one-on-one debate before the Aug. 30 primary. It will be broadcast live on WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa, on the station’s MidPoint program this Thursday, Aug. 25 at noon, to be moderated by […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2016

Although the candidates for Florida’s 19th Senate District have engaged in numerous campaign forums over the past couple of months, Friday’s encounter at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club did offer some new wrinkles. One was the appearance of the lone Republican in the race, John Houman, who has carried such a light footprint to date in […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2016

Donald Trump could earn a big PR move today. He’s scheduled to travel to Louisiana to visit the flood-ravaged areas. Meanwhile, President Obama enjoys the last days of his summer vacation, golfing with Larry David. The Miami Herald is making a little news this morning. The paper’s editorial board is dismissing both Patrick Murphy and […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2016

While Donald Trump may only now be getting serious about establishing a ground game in Florida, the Republican Party of Florida says they’ll be more than ready to get their voters to the polls this November. On Thursday, the RPOF announced its Florida Leadership Victory Committee, which it says will work to ensure that Republicans up and down the ballot […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2016

While Rebecca Smith, Jackie Toledo’s opponent in the House District 60 primary, won’t comment on Toledo’s vow to “crack down on illegal aliens,” David Singer is speaking out. Singer is a Tampa land use attorney and the Democrat who will face the winner of the Toledo/Smith primary later this month. He issued a statement after reading about Toledo’s pledge to repeal two bills passed […]

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Dozens of vehicles were torched in a fire at a Jacksonville International Airport fire in a garage May 16. Image via Jacksonivlle Aviation Authority.

Tim Canova goes after Debbie Wasserman Schultz on relationship with Big Sugar in new ad

Realtors join up with Kathy Castor to push for student debt reduction legislation

Mitch Perry Report for 8.22.16 — Who’s down with TPP?

Poll: Debbie Wasserman Schultz leads Tim Canova by 10 points in CD 23 race

Jackie Toledo says ‘spouses don’t always agree’ upon news that her husband aided undocumented immigrants in 2014

Ben Diamond and Eric Lynn to engage in radio debate August 25

SD 19 candidates talk it out at Tampa Tiger Bay Forum

Mitch Perry Report for 8.19.16 — Herald makes surprise endorsement in Florida Senate primary

Florida GOP announcement about ‘Leadership Victory Committee’ never mentions Donald Trump

David Singer calls Jackie Toledo’s call to repeal immigration bills an ‘appeal to our lowest common denominator’