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Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

Jeb Bush bashed Donald Trump for a lack of substance on CBS’ This Morning program on Friday, accusing the GOP presidential front-runner of having simplistic responses to some of the world’s biggest crises. “I have no clue,” Bush told host Charlie Rose when asked if he’d be concerned whether Trump could keep America safe if he was […]

Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

Happy Friday, y’all. I want to draw your attention to two stories in the news this morning. The first is a Daily Beast piece by Tim Mak with the unfortunate title of, “Scientology could get its own Senator,” referring to David Jolly. Jolly of course represents Clearwater in Congress, the “spiritual home” of the Church […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Jeb Bush’s campaign announced on Thursday that the GOP candidate raised $13.4 million in the past three months. That’s more than double the $6 million that fellow South Florida presidential candidate Marco Rubio raised in the third-quarter. However, the Rubio camp is touting the fact their man currently has $11 million cash-on-hand. Bush has $10.3 million. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Florida Agriculture commissioner Adam Putnam raised over $323,000 in the third-quarter of this year in his amassing nearly $2 million for the political committee he created earlier this year. Florida Grown, the name of the committee, has now raised a total of over $2.3 million – $2,394,383.22 to be exact. Putnam is considered to be one of the leading […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Among the assets that still make Jeb Bush a formidable general election candidate is his ease and connection with the Latino community, something that no other Republican brings to the table. Illustrating that connection is the Bush campaign’s announcement on Thursday of his Hispanic leadership committee, consisting of 228 people spread out over 20 states, as […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

It doesn’t happen very often, but nobody can accuse of Marco Rubio opposing everything that Barack Obama does on the foreign policy front. The Florida Republican Senator and presidential candidate said today that he welcomes Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will maintain much of its current level of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Patrick Murphy, the Jupiter-based Democratic U.S. representative running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, raised $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2015, and has nearly $3.5 million in hand in his race against Alan Grayson. “I am humbled by this incredible support from Floridians across the state, from the Keys to Orlando to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Good morning once again from the Motel 6 ($50 a night) in Tallahassee, where this reporter spent his Wednesday hearing from Florida state leaders and U.S. Senate candidates (and had our slumber disturbed by a man shouting obscenities to someone on his cellphone in the motel’s parking lot at midnight!) What we learned: Rick Scott […]

Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2015

Senate President Andy Gardiner says state legislators have to be careful not to make priorities out of “second-tier proposals” that don’t fully address the problems with a lack of health care coverage. “If you don’t have insurance, it doesn’t matter how many new programs you create, you’re still not going to have access,” he said Wednesday […]

Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2015

While addressing reporters Wednesday afternoon during the formal presentation at the AP Florida Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee, Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy pointed out the major difference between himself and Alan Grayson, his main challenger in next year’s Senate contest. “Style, first and foremost.” “Congressman Grayson prides himself on being the bomb throwin’, name calling, finger-pointing … […]

Mitch Perry

Jeb Bush says Donald Trump would send Syrian refugees “to their slaughter”

Mitch Perry Report for 10.16.15 – On DWS, David Jolly and the COS

Jeb Bush raises twice as much as Marco Rubio, but Rubio has more cash on hand

Adam Putnam adds $323,816 to his PAC in 3rd quarter of fundraising

Jeb Bush announces 228-member Hispanic Leadership Committee

Marco Rubio applauds part of Obama’s decision to keep more boots on the ground in Afghanistan

Patrick Murphy raises $1.5 million in 3rd quarter for U.S. Senate race, double Alan Grayson’s total

Mitch Perry Report for 10.15.15 – Notes from AP Legislative Day in Tally

Andy Gardiner “wrong again” on health care, Americans for Prosperity says

Patrick Murphy slams Alan Grayson as “two-faced”