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Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2016

Philadelphia — While Tim Kaine‘s introduction as Hillary Clinton‘s running mate Saturday afternoon in Miami has been described as a “home run” among some Democrats and members of the media, that’s decidedly NOT the feeling being expressed by activists associated with Bernie Sanders‘ supporters — who are suggesting a potential floor fight on bringing up an alternative candidate […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

(UPDATE: Hillary Clinton chose Tim Kaine to be her VP nominee. That occurred shortly after this post was originally written). Hillary Clinton did not name her running mate at a rally in Tampa on Friday afternoon. Although that nonevent was probably the most newsworthy part of her campaign appearance late Friday afternoon at the Florida State Fairgrounds, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

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Justin Grabelle is going up with his first television ad in his campaign to win Florida’s 11th Congressional District. The 34-year-old former chief-of-staff to outgoing CD 11 incumbent Rich Nugent is in an extremely competitive Republican primary campaign against Daniel Webster. Webster currently represents Florida’s 10th Congressional District, but opted to run in CD 11 once redistricting made his […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

East Tampa activist Michelle Patty is upset about a campaign mailer she says infers she’s supporting a candidate that she’s not in the House District 61 race. On the backside of a just-issued mailer paid for by the Florida Retail Federation PAC, Patty is seen standing next to East Tampa businesswoman and activist Dianne Hart, who is running […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

Marco Rubio concluded his statewide tour of Florida Friday by appearing at Port Tampa Bay in Tampa. He actually began his Tampa experience Thursday night, where he made a pop-up appearance at 81 Bay Brewing Company, a cavernous craft brewery off of Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa that the Hillsborough County Republican Party had taken over […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

One of the great ironies of the 2016 Republican presidential race is how the cult of personality surrounding their nominee is probably the deciding factor in why Donald Trump is their candidate for president. In 2008 and ever since, conservatives decried a similar cult that was built around Barack Obama. Remember the John McCain campaign calling him (in a way […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2016

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Florida Gulf Coast Chapter is backing Eric Lynn in the state House District 68 race. “We are proud to endorse Eric Lynn for House District 68 because he will best represent our community, builders and contractors, and we look forward to working with him in Tallahassee,” said Steve Cona, president/CEO of […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2016

There have been a number of problems documented in recent years at University Village on North 22nd Street in Tampa, which has been operating as a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) since 1987. The home is accused of filing false information, failing to pay more than $4 million in refunds to residents, taking on new residents while being […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2016

One of the biggest surprises of how the Republican primary season played out to this reporter was how successful Ted Cruz was. When you looked at the panoply of candidates who had serious potential to go all the way in 2016, he was never at the front of my list (neither, of course, was Donald […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2016

Coming out to the stage by declaring her love for her native state, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, where she said a Donald Trump presidency would return the country to the rule of law that has been absent under the past eight years of the Barack Obama […]

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Bernie Navarro. Image via Facebook (Benworth Capital).

Kaine Mutiny? Bernie Sanders supporters want Tim Kaine off the ticket

Hillary Clinton ridicules Donald Trump’s “dark and divisive division” in Tampa speech

Justin Grabelle puts his first TV ad up in CD 11 race

East Tampa activist says mailer in HD 61 indicates she’s supporting a candidate that she isn’t

Before Trump’s RNC speech, Marco Rubio feels the love in Tampa

Mitch Perry Report for 7.22.16 — Donald Trump, your humble servant

Associated Builders and Contractors back Eric Lynn in HD 68 race

Ed Narain says he wants to regulate CCRC’s as working conditions at University Village in Tampa deteriorate

Mitch Perry Report for 7.21.16 — Ted Cruz’s courage

Pam Bondi cheers on ‘Lock her up’ chant to Hillary Clinton in RNC speech