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Mitch PerryJuly 18, 2016

Greetings, y’all. My dateline is V.M. Ybor this morning in Tampa , NOT the Baymont Inn in Hudson, Ohio — some 30 minutes away from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, site of this week’s Republican National Convention. Circumstances have dictated that I won’t be reporting from the RNC this week, but I certainly intend to observe from afar […]

Mitch PerryJuly 16, 2016

Alan Grayson made an appearance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Ybor City’s Centennial Park Saturday afternoon before approximately 75 people. With plenty of law enforcement standing sentry, the Orlando congressman and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate addressed the multiracial crowd by citing the names of a few of the black men who have been killed by […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2016

After a rough few weeks, Florida Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy received some good news Friday. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Friday shows the Jupiter representative trailing Republican Marco Rubio by just 3 percentage points in a one-on-one Senate matchup this fall. That’s better than several other polls that have been taken since Rubio’s re-emergence in the Senate race showing […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 15, 2016

The Senate Leadership Fund is taking aim at Patrick Murphy in a new advertisement, making good on a promise to spend heavily to support Sen. Marco Rubio. The advertisement, according to the Tampa Bay Times, is set to run on broadcast and cable in Tampa and Orlando. The 30-second spot focuses on Murphy’s work experience, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 14, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida has a new nickname for Patrick Murphy: “The Most Disappointing Man in Congress.” On Thursday, the state GOP released a series of memes featuring Murphy. The release, state party officials said, is meant to highlight recent a few of the Treasure Coast Democrat’s “exaggerations and embarrassments.” The five memes focus […]

Peter SchorschJuly 14, 2016

Marco Rubio’s return to running for his U.S. Senate seat is bad news for both Democrats trying to replace him. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday shows Rubio leading both Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson by double digits. Rubio tops Murphy 50 percent to 37 percent, and Grayson, 50 percent to 38 percent. “Democrats made fun of Sen. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2016

Political maxim No. 459: “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.” Let’s go to Patrick Murphy and his campaign for Senate, shall we? The Murphy camp is furiously shooting down a report by Alex Leary in the Tampa Bay Times published last night that said his congressional office sought to delay news about relief for businesses affected by the toxic […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

The campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson on Wednesday accused Democratic U.S. Senate primary opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of eluding debates and events where the two would meet. The claim comes after a planned U.S. Senate debate set for two cable TV news stations in August was canceled, and just before another event that […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

Equality PAC, the political action committee aimed at supporting candidates running for federal office who are LGBT or seek to advance LGBT rights, is backing Jupiter Rep. Patrick Murphy in the Florida Senate race. “I am humbled to receive the Equality PAC’s endorsement and I am grateful for the important work they do to advance LGBT rights,” said […]

Bill RuftyJuly 12, 2016

Members of the Polk County Democratic Executive Committee waited anxiously through their two-hour meeting Monday night in Bartow for Dr. Dena Minning Grayson, a candidate for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. She never showed in what later was discovered to have been a miscommunication by the party leadership. But Valleri Crabtree of Kissimmee, the former Osceola Democratic […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Mitch Perry Report for 7.18.16 — Here’s the Trump-Pence ticket, America

In Tampa, Alan Grayson addresses Black Lives Matter protest

Senate Majority PAC to begin $1 million ad campaign next week for Patrick Murphy

Senate Leadership Fund takes aim at Patrick Murphy in new ad

Florida GOP hits Patrick Murphy over his list of ‘exaggerations and embarrassments’

Marco Rubio opens up a stunning 13-point lead over Patrick Murphy, according to latest Quinnipiac Poll

Mitch Perry Report for 7.14.16 — Patrick Murphy on defense, again

Alan Grayson’s campaign accuses Patrick Murphy of avoiding debates, encounters

Equality PAC is backing Patrick Murphy in Florida Senate race

Valleri Crabtree ‘shows up’