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A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. with comments from Duval SOE Jerry Holland “Who do we support for mayor now?” That question was at the top of an email from the former “Bill Bishop for Mayor” campaign ([email protected]). Given Bishop’s repeated declaration of neutrality, it was a surprise. Of course, the email wasn’t from Bishop himself, but from […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

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Although he hasn’t been dominating the headlines like some of the other so-called GOP presidential front runners, Rick Perry made a credible case for himself Friday at a Republican Party forum. He’s much healthier than during the race four years ago when he was recovering from back surgery. In an extremely energetic, intense, focused and […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

Although he hasn’t been dominating the headlines like some of the other so-called front runners in the GOP presidential sweepstakes, Rick Perry made a credible case today at a Republican party forum that he is worthy as any candidate to be considered for nomination in Cleveland at the RNC next summer. One thing is for sure […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

There are a number of Republicans who are “testing the waters” regarding a potential run for the presidency in 2016, and some of them are in New Hampshire this weekend. That would include South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton, and George Pataki, the former three-term governor of […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2015

Being a younger sibling has its drawbacks. Hand-me-downs, for one. Always living in an older brother’s shadow is another. So imagine Jeb Bush’s situation. Having two-term President George W. Bush as an older brother — who left as one of the least popular leaders in modern history — a White House run provides a long […]

James CallApril 17, 2015

Florida’s unemployment rate remained flat in March at 5.7 percent, unchanged from February, but down .8 percent from a year ago, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Economic Opportunity. The DEO report can be found here. It indicates there are 548,000 Floridians looking for work while another 33,000 fell out of […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

On Friday morning, the Lenny Curry campaign sent an email reiterating previously established themes. One such theme: a reminder of the Republican’s contention that he is a “true conservative.” Another such theme: a reiteration of a theme, established months ago, of Curry’s “servant leadership.” The email was written by Judi Spann, one of the most active volunteers on […]

Peter SchorschApril 17, 2015

Gauging by the traffic on SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, and ContextFlorida.com, as well as the open rates for our morning email, Sunburn, the past two weeks have been the busiest time in Sunshine State politics since last year’s election. Even the weekends have been hectic: Last Saturday saw Jeff Atwater announce that he was not running for […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

Happy Friday to you all. Greetings from Nashua, N.H., where the latest cattle call of GOP presidential aspirants and possible aspirants are congregating for the next two days. I’ve long criticized the way we elect presidents, putting so much emphasis — too much emphasis — on two states, Iowa and New Hampshire, to define who should […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The good news for Alvin Brown and Ken Jefferson: Turnout at the Beaches Watch forum on Thursday night was light. It was significantly down from 2011, said people who were at both events with perhaps 100 in an auditorium that could hold many times that number. The bad news? Neither Democrat spoke to Beaches issues with a great deal […]

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Bill Bishop staff endorses Alvin Brown, violates campaign law, plans clarification

Rick Perry makes case for GOP presidential run, but remains undeclared

Rick Perry tells GOP in New Hampshire: We survived Jimmy Carter, we’ll survive Barack Obama

George Pataki still is not running for president

Email insights: American Bridge says Jeb Bush running with W’s hand-me-downs

Florida jobless rate remains unchanged; Rick Scott touts job gains

Email Insights: Lenny Curry campaign issues appeal to “support a true conservative”

Marco Rubio’s Gary Hart moment? David Jolly and Will Weatherford, both wrong but right

Mitch Perry Report for 4.17.16 — Tracking the GOP in N.H.

GOP dominates Jacksonville Beaches Watch forum