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Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

One of Florida’s newest state senators, Lauren Book, addressed the Florida Delegation Breakfast Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. “Why are each and every one of you here today?” she challenged delegates shortly after her introduction. The Broward County Democrat was following such notables as Howard Dean and Terry McAuliffe. “Why have you traveled a thousand or […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

Howard Dean is a pivotal figure in recent American politics. Although his insurgent run for president in 2003-2004 died an ignominious death in Iowa, his campaign was influential in a number of ways to current politics. As Time magazine reported two years ago, the campaign began collecting the biggest lists of offline volunteers and online donors in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

Tallahassee-based Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham spent a few minutes unfavorably comparing Florida Gov. Rick Scott to Donald Trump while addressing state Democrats in Philadelphia Thursday morning. “Make no mistake, Rick Scott and Donald Trump are cut from the same wing of the Republican Party,” she said. “Not the conservative wing, but the con man wing, and if […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

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President Barack Obama certainly set the bar high for Hillary Clinton‘s acceptance speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention, but most fair-minded people will know that going in. Even his harshest critics acknowledge that Barack Obama is one of the finest orators our nation has ever had in the White House, and the grading curve should be different than everyone […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

The first black president made the case for electing the first female president at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia late Wednesday night. Barack Obama made a speech some might say was as much a paean to the U.S. of America as it was for keeping the presidency in the Democratic Party’s hands for another four […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

Attending a political convention can get a bit monotonous after awhile. In the case of the DNC in Philadelphia, well, the story being repeated every minute of every hour is, of course, the Democrats are really good, Hillary Clinton is awesome, and Donald Trump is really, really bad. These conventions are ultimately television programs (no matter […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

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Although it’s not much discussed much (and absolutely not at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia), one reason why Bernie Sanders was so successful this past year in his quixotic bid for president is that he became the only candidate challenging Hillary Clinton that had a message that resonated. But it’s not like there […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

On Wednesday afternoon at the American Jewish History Museum in Philadelphia, a host of Clinton alumni — officials who worked on Bill Clinton’s two presidential election campaigns in the ’90s as well as former White House staffers — assembled for a reunion lunch and a call to arms about telling the public about the real Hillary Clinton. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

On Sunday, FloridaPolitics.com reported a group of Bernie Sanders delegates were considering challenging Hillary Clinton‘s selection of Tim Kaine to be her vice presidential running mate. But with hours to go before Kaine’s name goes into nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, that effort appears to have died out. Norman Soloman with the Bernie Delegates Network told […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

Whenever folks in Florida begin discussing potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates in 2018, the name Gwen Graham always appears in the first paragraph. But with more than two years before the electorate will decide who their nominee might be, a number of other elected officials are now on the clock to begin making their case, and there’s […]

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Lauren Book challenges Florida Democratic delegation to remember why they came to Philadelphia

Howard Dean blasts Rick Scott, Donald Trump as ‘Neanderthal nincompoops’

Gwen Graham says Rick Scott, Donald Trump from ‘con man’ wing of GOP

Mitch Perry Report for 7.28.16 — Hillary’s turn

President Obama passes the baton to Hillary Clinton

Michael Bloomberg on Donald Trump — This isn’t reality television, this is reality

Parts of the Democratic bench get their close-up in Philadelphia

Judithanne McLauchlin on the real Hillary Clinton that she knows

No challenge to Tim Kaine tonight by Bernie Sanders delegates

Philip Levine touting streetcar project to statewide Democrats