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Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2016

Perhaps it was because the promised pancake breakfast was canceled or that he was a half-hour late, but Marco Rubio‘s first appearance before New Hampshire voters was flat compared to other events in the Granite State the past week. Speaking less than 12 hours after his worst debate performance as a presidential candidate, Florida’s junior […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2016

Chris Christie’s contempt for Marco Rubio was put on full display in the New Jersey Governor’s big moment on the debate stage on Saturday night in Manchester, four days before the New Hampshire primary. Christie blasted Rubio for never having made a “consequential decision,” and simply not prepared to lead the nation. “I like Marco Rubio, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2016

Picking up on the embarrassing appearance of Marco Rubio surrogate Rick Santorum on “Morning Joe” earlier this week, the Jeb Bush campaign released a new web ad on Saturday accusing Florida’s junior senator of having zero accomplishments in his quest for the Republican nomination for president. Bush’s campaign purchased ads on Internet search terms related […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2016

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn didn’t have to be in New Hampshire this weekend. And with New England in the grip of a snowstorm, a four-hour wait at the airport in Tampa, he may have had second thoughts. But with his candidate, Hillary Clinton, in a dogfight against Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, he […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2016

Orlando-area Democratic U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson will deliver a keynote on Saturday night at USF in a fundraising reception for the late Andrew Joseph III. Joseph was the black Riverview teen killed two years ago as he tried to cross Interstate 4 on foot after he was ejected from the Florida State Fair in Tampa. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2016

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The days are getting shorter for Jeb Bush to make his case in New Hampshire. In Bedford on Saturday morning in his only campaign appearance of the day, the former Florida Governor spoke to a packed auditorium at McKelvie Intermediate School, where he once again laid out his pitch on why he’s the most capable […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2016

Greetings from Milford, New Hampshire! Sunday, Feb 7 6:00 a.m.- I should begin this post by saying this is me, Mitch Perry, writing. There were additional short stories posted on the blog yesterday that weren’t written by me – just to set the record straight. There are just two days of full campaigning left here […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2016

Last month, a bipartisan group of 15 mayors in the South Florida region released a letter to Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush, asking both Miami-based GOP presidential candidates to meet with them regarding the risks that climate change presents to their communities. One of those mayors, Pinecrest Village’s Cindy Lerner, confronted Rubio at a town hall meeting Thursday night […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2016

In a move that hopefully we’ll help him with black voters, former NAACP head Ben Jealous officially endorsed Bernie Sanders’ candidacy for president on Friday afternoon. “I’ve been in touch with a range of grassroots black leaders throughout the South to get them involved with this campaign,” said Jealous on a conference call, promising that […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders campaign events frequently take on the feel of giant pep rallies, with his audiences cheering enthusiastically throughout his stump speeches regarding economic inequality in America. Friday morning’s hour-long address in Manchester, New Hampshire, was not one of those types of speeches. Less than 12 hours after engaging in intense verbal combat with Hillary […]

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Marco Rubio plays it cagey during first post-debate town hall in NH

Watch Chris Christie unload on Marco Rubio in NH debate (video)

New Jeb Bush web ad assails Marco Rubio’s lack of accomplishments

Bob Buckhorn stumps for Hillary Clinton in chilly New Hampshire

Alan Grayson to appear at benefit for Andrew Joseph III

Jeb Bush’s NH fans worry he doesn’t have enough passion

Mitch Perry’s Postcards from New Hampshire

South Florida mayor confronts Marco Rubio on climate change at NH town hall

Former NAACP head Ben Jealous endorses Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders does “Politics and Eggs” in Manchester, NH