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Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2016

Sorry, GOP Establishment, but Ben Carson and John Kasich aren’t shutting down their campaigns. Those rallying around Marco Rubio Monday morning are hoping they would, two days after Donald Trump‘s decisive victory Saturday night in South Carolina forced Jeb Bush out of the race. Rubio says it’s a three-man race between himself, Trump and Ted […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson blasted U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Friday, a week after Reid called on him to quit the race for U.S. Senate in Florida. A New York Times report about a Grayson hedge fund moved Reid to make his comment and to further say, “Grayson claims to be a progressive, but it […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2016

(Update) The Patrick Murphy Senate campaign is calling on Alan Grayson to donate to charity his profit of $100,000 to as much as $1 million from “slave labor in the east African nation of Eritrea.” The request stems from a story posted by BloombergPolitics that reports that Grayson’s family has cashed in a long-held investment in a mining company that […]

Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2016

Controversy over U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s hedge funds is narrowing to a simple question that has sparked serious speculation: Was the SEC filing for his only active investment fund supposed to indicate three investors or four? whether his SEC filing for his only active fund was supposed to report three, or four, investors. The question was raised regarding his Securities […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 18, 2016

When it comes to endorsements, Patrick Murphy is dominating Alan Grayson in the fierce contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida. Two unions – the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the International Association of Ironworkers – came out in support of the Jupiter congressman in a conference call conducted […]

Scott PowersFebruary 17, 2016

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U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is putting his Democratic presidential nomination super delegate vote up for a vote. The Orlando congressman representing Congressional District 9, who is running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, used his campaign newsletter to open up an on-line survey link for his supporters today, asking them to weigh in. Supporters are to […]

Ryan RayFebruary 15, 2016

Amid a political firestorm surrounding the nomination process to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson floated a modest proposal: appoint fellow liberal populist Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Grayson’s campaign released a statement Monday afternoon saying Warren would be an ideal candidate to shake up the high court’s delicate balance, wherein four conservatives have […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2016

On Sunday, Patrick Murphy called for Alan Grayson to shut down his hedge funds. On Monday, his press shop sent out an email with prominent Florida Democrats making the same call. “There’s no gray area here: Congressman Grayson was wrong to put his management of this offshore, multimillion dollar hedge fund ahead of his elected duties as […]

Melissa RossFebruary 15, 2016

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The Senate campaign for U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has blasted out an email to supporters asking for donations in the wake of the political jockeying after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. “Nobody wants to rush to politicize the passing of a public servant, but unfortunately Mitch McConnell couldn’t help himself,” reads the missive […]

Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2016

The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson responded to his opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy‘s attack by calling it an uninformed smear inconsistent with Valentine’s Day. Earlier Sunday, Murphy charged that Grayson has serious problems with criticism and ethics investigations of his handling of private hedge funds and should close the […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 2.22.16 – Rubio’s narrow pathway

Alan Grayson calls Harry Reid “human cash register” in Tiger Bay appearance

Patrick Murphy campaign calls on Alan Grayson to donate profits from Eritrean investment

Alan Grayson’s hedge fund controversy comes down to details about 4th investor

Patrick Murphy gets more labor endorsements in his bid for U.S. Senate

Alan Grayson putting his super delegate vote up for a vote

Alan Grayson to Barack Obama: Nominate Elizabeth Warren to Supreme Court

Florida Democrats to Alan Grayson: Shut down the hedge funds

Patrick Murphy fundraises off Mitch McConnell’s “blatant political obstruction” after Antonin Scalia’s death

Alan Grayson campaign: Patrick Murphy abuses Valentine’s Day with smear attack