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Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2016

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Right to Rise, the Jeb Bush super PAC which has seemingly unlimited resources, is pouring more money into their latest attack ad, this one against Donald Trump, called “Iceberg.” Watch below: https://youtu.be/oVjbXjFuzfQ

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2016

With Florida’s acclaimed state park system running a deficit of about $20 million annually, Department of Environmental Protection head Jon Steverson has called for the consideration of expanding commercial activities in state parks, such as hunting, cattle grazing and timber harvesting. People outraged by that idea are holding rallies up and down the state Saturday to register […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2016

While watching the first hour of Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate, I started thinking that Marco Rubio has gotten a bit of a bum rap. For months (maybe longer), political reporters have complained that Rubio has liberally inserted his standard stump speech into his answers to questions on the campaign trail. That meme hit Def Com […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

Twenty-five minutes into Saturday night’s Republican presidential primary, Chris Christie went “full Jersey” on Marco Rubio. The New Jersey governor delivered a series of verbal blows that the Florida Senator failed to answer. Instead, Rubio somewhat mechanically repeated his memorized lines attacking President Barack Obama. “Let’s dispel this notion that Barack Obama doesn’t know what […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

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South Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy will be in Tampa’s Davis Islands next month for a fundraiser to be held by former City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena. Murphy, a two-term representative from Jupiter, is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate against Orlando-area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson. Despite the fact that nearly the entire Florida Democratic […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

In advance of the South Carolina Democratic Primary to be held in 16 days, the Congressional Black Caucus PAC on Thursday came out in support of Hillary Clinton for president. That’s not to be confused with the Congressional Black Caucus, which has endorsed no one for president. Although she barely defeated Bernie Sanders in Iowa […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

Legislation that would reform Florida’s civil forfeiture laws advanced in a Senate committee on Thursday. The bill (SB 1044) sponsored by St. Petersburg Republican Jeff Brandes, eliminates civil forfeiture in the state of Florida. Under the proposal, a seizure of assets or property may only take place after the arrest of a property owner, and the final […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

Tampa Bay area Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor will be leading a congressional delegation to Cuba this weekend. Castor will be departing from Tampa International Airport on Saturday with Minnesota Republican Representative Tom Emmer. Last year the two members filed legislation to lift the Cuban embargo and allow for businesses and the private sector to trade freely with Cuba. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina have suspended their presidential campaigns. This reporter had the chance to see the New Jersey governor (yes, that is the day job he’s pretty much blown off for months) a week ago in Keene, N.H. The fun part about that was how intimate it was: It was a small crowd (maybe too small, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has suspended her presidential campaign, a day after she finished seventh in the GOP presidential pack in New Hampshire, getting a little over 4 percent of the vote. “This campaign was always about citizenship — taking back our country from a political class that only serves the big, the powerful, the wealthy, and […]

Mitch Perry

Jeb Bush super PAC’s new ad depicts Donald Trump as iceberg

Rallies set Saturday to protest making state parks “profit centers”

Mitch Perry Report for 2.12.16 – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders clash in Milwaukee

“Marcobots” to continue to dog Marco Rubio on campaign trail

Linda Saul-Sena to hold fundraiser for Patrick Murphy

Hillary Clinton endorsed by Black Congressional Caucus PAC

Jeff Brandes’ civil forfeiture reform bill moves in Senate

Kathy Castor to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Cuba this weekend

Mitch Perry Report for 2.11.16 — Carly and Chris bid adieu to the circus

Carly Fiorina suspends her presidential campaign