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Jim RosicaSeptember 30, 2015

New polls show Florida Congresswoman Gwen Graham losing a proposed redrawn 2nd Congressional District seat next election but leading other contenders in a hypothetical matchup for Marco Rubio‘s U.S. Senate seat. But the polls don’t show her standing in the district as currently drawn, which takes in a swath of north Florida roughly from Perry to Bonifay. […]

Frank TorresSeptember 29, 2015

Biochemist Dr. Dena Minning has broken her month long silence over the last 24 hours with a pair of emails aimed at slowly rolling out her platform, and filling the campaign warchest for one of the most high profile congressional primaries in the nation. Yesterday, Minning asked if there “was a doctor in the House” […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 29, 2015

The House of Representatives is poised to vote sometime in the next 36 hours on a bill to continue the funding the government – all the way into the second week of December, when apparently we’ll go through another round of high stakes concerns that there might be a government shutdown. CNN reports that there […]

Frank TorresSeptember 28, 2015

Monday morning, Democratic candidate Susannah Randolph announced two endorsements from progressive organizations in her bid to replace Alan Grayson in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are each backing Randolph, Grayson’s former congressional District Director. In a statement, PCC officials say Randolph “has dedicated her life to making progressive victories happen […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2015

Alan Grayson simply doesn’t get it. Once more, the Orlando Democrat is campaigning through his official office in the House of Representatives, despite promising never to do it again. Last week, Grayson – who is running for Marco Rubio’s vacant U.S. Senate seat — held a radio interview from his House office promoting his political […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2015

Five state representatives are endorsing Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy in his contest for the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2016. Amanda Murphy (D-New Port Richey), Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville), Reggie Fulwood (D-Jacksonville), Cynthia Stafford (D-Miami), and Richard Stark (D-Weston) all came out in support of Murphy on Monday. “It is a great honor to endorse my friend and fellow Democrat […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2015

Alan Grayson played devil’s advocate with a group of Tampa Bay area residents fighting to increase Florida’s minimum wage on Saturday afternoon in Tampa. “The argument opponents make is that it might mean fewer jobs,” he said to the group assembled around a rectangular table at the Letter Carriers Hall. “Is anyone here afraid you might […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2015

There’s no question that over the past two decades that Florida has become one of the biggest swing-states in the nation that can ultimately determine who our next president is. It may not be the swing-state (arguably you could call Ohio the ultimate swing-state), but it’s crucially important, especially for the Republican Party. Like political […]

Frank TorresSeptember 23, 2015

Congressional candidate Susannah Randolph rolled out a climate change action plan Wednesday afternoon, one she vows to enact if elected in Florida’s 9th Congressional District Randolph’s announcement, which coincides with Pope Francis‘ visit to the United States and his acknowledgement of climate change, criticizes Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump and blasts Florida Gov. Rick Scott on his inaction […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 23, 2015

The attacks keep coming in the Patrick Murphy-Alan Grayson Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and it’s only the first day of fall. Early on in Grayson’s remarks to the Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee on Monday night in Tampa, the Orlando congressman and 2016 aspirant said the Democratic Party was a club, but not just any […]

Tag: Alan Grayson

Gwen Graham’s political future mixed, polls say

Email insights: Dr. Dena Minning “ain’t too proud to beg” in CD 9

Mitch Perry Report for 9.29.15 – Planned Parenthood answers back

Two progressive groups endorse Susannah Randolph in CD 9

What part of ‘no campaigning from House office’ does Alan Grayson not get?

Patrick Murphy wins the endorsements of 5 Florida House Democrats in Senate contest

Alan Grayson visits Tampa, endorses $15 wage, excoriates Patrick Murphy

Mitch Perry Report for 9.24.15 – Will the RPOF gamble on having a meaningful primary election?

CD 9 hopeful Susannah Randolph rolls out climate change action plan

Pam Keith disagrees with Alan Grayson’s “Crips and Bloods” comment, but takes no offense