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Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

In one of Florida’s most competitive primary races taking place at the end of this month, people will have to vote without the benefit of having seen the candidates engage in a one-on-one debate. St. Petersburg attorney Ben Diamond faces former Obama Defense Department official Eric Lynn in the House District 68 Democratic primary race in Pinellas County Aug. 30. The race […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

Democrat Jim Lange is in an uphill battle to defeat Republican incumbent Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Though there hasn’t been much public polling on the race, Ross defeated the last Democrat he faced, Alan Cohn, by nearly 20 percentage points in 2014. Lange is running as a progressive in the Polk/Hillsborough county-based […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

House District 60 Republican candidate Jackie Toledo says if elected to the Florida Legislature, she’d work to repeal two immigration laws passed by the Republican majority in recent years. Toledo is battling business person Rebecca Smith in the Republican race for the HD 60 seat Aug. 30. In a campaign mailer, Toledo says, “Politicians have passed […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

The National Rifle Association is supporting Daniel Webster in the race for Florida’s 11th Congressional District seat. “On behalf of our five million members across the country, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund is proud to endorse Daniel Webster in the Aug. 30, 2016 primary in the 11th Congressional District. We thank him for his steadfast support […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

Donald Trump‘s chances of becoming president seem to dim by the day. While there’s still plenty of time for him to comeback and defeat Hillary Clinton in the fall, the odds diminish daily. But while conventional wisdom has it that Trump is one-off political phenomenon, buttressed by his money and celebrity, what about the millions who support […]

Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2016

Files posted Monday by hacker group Guccifer 2.0 include internal documents from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) on congressional races in Florida. They explicitly contain “campaign overviews” and “paths to victory” in Congressional Districts 7, 10, 13, 18 and 26. The document related to the Pinellas County’s 13th Congressional District race is dated from April when Eric […]

Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2016

After Debbie Wasserman Schultz had accused her Democratic congressional opponent, Tim Canova, of wanting to disarm Israel, Canova changed the wording on his website. But Wasserman Schultz is not taking her foot off the pedal on the issue. “The best way to protect American and Israeli security is to focus on disarming those actors who […]

Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2016

Rebecca Smith, the Tampa businesswoman locked in a battle against Jackie Toledo for the Republican nomination to the House District 60 seat, is touting endorsements from half of the Florida Cabinet. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam announced their support for Smith Monday, three days after she snagged photos with the two officials at an event Putnam […]

Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2016

Seizing on an issue he believes could help him in his primary election later this month, Florida Congressional District 23 candidate Tim Canova is again attacking Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her support of the Iranian nuclear deal finalized in 2015 — and now he’s bringing up a controversial interview made by an Obama Defense Department official to further […]

Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2016

Although both have a primary election to get through in two weeks, Patrick Murphy and Marco Rubio are acting like the general election for U.S. Senate is already on. That was evident in Tampa Monday morning, when the Jupiter Democrat denied he was overlooking Alan Grayson and the Aug. 30 primary, but then immediately lit into […]

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine briefs members of the media Sunday morning on the U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran. Image via The Associated Press.

Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond argue about who dropped ball on debates — but bottom line is, they’re not having any

Some of CD 15 candidate Jim Lange’s website language is very similar to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

In mailer, HD 60 candidate Jackie Toledo says she’d crack down on ‘illegal aliens’ if elected

NRA backs Daniel Webster in CD 11 race

Mitch Perry Report for 8.16.16 — Do Trump politics go on, even if he doesn’t?

New hacker document dump includes DCCC notes on CD 13 race

Debbie Wasserman Schultz hits back on Tim Canova call to disarm Middle East, Israel

Adam Putnam and Jeff Atwater are backing Rebecca Smith in Hillsborough HD 60 race

Tim Canova goes after Debbie Wasserman Schultz again on her support for Iranian nuclear deal

In Tampa, Patrick Murphy says Marco Rubio is running to be President, not a full-time Senator