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Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2015

Although Ben Carson has been on a rise nationally and in several states, that’s not the case in Florida, where Donald Trump continues to dominate the field , including Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. In his best showing yet in the Sunshine State, the Bay News 9/News 13/Florida Decides poll shows Trump with 37 percent […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2015

It’s Election Day in St. Petersburg and in several other places in Florida, as well across the nation today. Let’s stay local for a moment. In St. Pete, there are three city council races on the ballot. The fourth was already won by Ed Montanari when a would-be opponent failed to qualify against him in […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Doubling down on his previous critical remarks, Pinellas County GOP U.S. Rep. and 2016 U.S. Senate hopeful David Jolly now demands that Hillary Clinton formally retract her recent comments on the quality of care at Veterans Affairs facilities. While appearing on “The Rachel Maddow Show” Oct. 23, Clinton said she didn’t understand why there was a problem with […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Fort Walton Beach Republican Matt Gaetz has filed legislation in the Florida House (HB 509) that would put ensure that Transportation Network Companies (TNC) such as Uber and Lyft aren’t regulated like taxi companies. The bill would require any representative for a TNC to obtain a permit from the state of Florida and pay an annual […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

While Donald Trump continues to lead in New Hampshire in a Monmouth University poll released Monday, Marco Rubio is nipping at Ben Carson for second place in the new survey. Trump is at 24 percent and Carson is at 16 percent in the poll, but Rubio comes in next with 13 percent, followed closely by John Kasich at 11 percent. Other contenders include Ted Cruz (9 percent), Jeb Bush (7 […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Colorado Republican Cory Gardner on Monday became the first U.S. senator to endorse Marco Rubio‘s presidential candidacy. “Our country needs a new generation of leadership, and I believe that Marco Rubio presents this nation with the greatest possibilities and opportunities to meet the challenges of the next generation,” Gardner said during an interview on the Fox News Channel. In the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Political pundits from coast to coast declared Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign all but dead Wednesday night after his desultory performance in the third GOP debate, from Boulder, Colorado. The Economist wrote that,”(I)t is hard to see him coming back into contention now.” “It was do or die. And Bush died,” wrote Slate’s Jamelle Boulle. Bush obviously believes reports of […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Amy Klobuchar is the senior U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. The 55-year-old Democrat was initially elected in 2006 and was re-elected in 2012. She’s just penned a new memoir, called, The Senator Next Door. At the Florida Democratic Convention held this past weekend at Lake Buena Vista, FloridaPolitics.com sat down with the senator for about ten […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Good Monday morning to you all. I went to the cinema yesterday before settling back and watching the later games on the NFL schedule yesterday, seeing the new Bradley Cooper vehicle, “Burnt.” Have you heard about it? In it, the Oscar-nominated star plays a ‘bad-boy’ chef who reached the highs and delved into the lower […]

Mitch PerryNovember 1, 2015

Although he’s been hammered by the punditry class for getting schooled by Marco Rubio for daring to bring up his poor voting record in the U.S. Senate at last week’s GOP presidential debate, Jeb Bush said today that he has no regrets about doing so. “I got to be governor of a state and accomplish […]

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New poll shows Donald Trump up by 20 points in Florida

Mitch Perry Report for 11.3.15 – Election Day calls for election day reform

David Jolly doubles down on Hillary Clinton over VA health service

Matt Gaetz files Uber preemption bill

Marco Rubio on rise in latest Monmouth University poll of NH voters

Marco Rubio wins first endorsement from fellow U.S. senator

Vowing that he’ll turn “Washington upside down,” Jeb Bush begins his comeback in Tampa

Ten minutes with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar

Mitch Perry Report for 11.2.15 – Tarentino to apologize as heat builds

On MTP, Jeb Bush says Marco Rubio has “given up” on his day job