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Associated PressOctober 5, 2015

In her six months working for Carly Fiorina, Rebecca Schieber has learned to always have a Sharpie pen handy for autographs. She’s found ways to order the right vegetable-loaded meals on the road and become an expert at whisking her boss out of a room. She’s still working on keeping the candidate’s favorite “crunchy gum” […]

Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2015

David Jolly says he believes he has the antidote for what ills Washington, but believes that at least in his particular case, the Florida Fair Districts amendments and the Florida Supreme Court helped derail that remedy. Speaking at the Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon in Clearwater on Monday, the Pinellas County Representative said that more lawmakers need to reside […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

The Florida Democratic Party announced that Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill will keynote the FDP’s Saturday night dinner at the 2015 State Convention. “Today we are thrilled to announce the Senator Claire McCaskill will keynote our 2015 State Convention dinner on October 31st.” said FDP Chair Allison Tant. “We couldn’t be more excited to have Senator McCaskill on our team as we […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

No doubt some Florida Republicans must have scoffed about how “clueless” Donald Trump was when they heard his remarks regarding the relationship between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in New Hampshire on Wednesday night. “They hate so much. They hate more than anybody in this room hates their neighbor,” Trump said, adding “It’s political bulls_”. Now […]

Diane RobertsOctober 1, 2015

John Keats called autumn the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.” Which is true. But autumn is also the season when conservatives seem to ramp up the crazy. Maybe college football gets them so riled up they can’t handle reality. Or maybe it’s the semi-annual almost-not-quite-government-shutdown. That certainly impels U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz into a […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 30, 2015

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Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Wednesday continued to call out political insiders and reporters for focusing on ‘inside baseball’ matters that don’t matter to most American voters. The New Jersey governor, appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, used the example of the race to be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. […]

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2015

When John Boehner quits the Capitol next month, the Hill will lose a dash of color — and not just his oft-mocked orangey tan. Some trademarks of Boehner’s more than two decades in the House: ___ BLUNT BOEHNERISMS Here’s how the speaker once described fellow U.S representatives: “We got 435 members. It’s just a slice […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 25, 2015

Speaker John A. Boehner‘s stunning announcement Friday that he will resign from his House seat next month caps a 25-year career marked by legislative victories and intra-party conflicts. Boehner’s third term as speaker started with a tumultuous election on Jan. 6 that saw 25 Republicans voting for someone else or voting present. The group of […]

Melissa RossSeptember 24, 2015

Donald Trump remains the front-runner among Republican presidential candidates in Florida, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush maintaining strong support, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina surging, neurosurgeon Ben Carson losing some ground and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on the rise, according to a Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute poll of registered Republican who are likely to […]

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 […]

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Carly Fiorina’s campaign includes the rare job: “body woman”

David Jolly says competitive districts can fix Washington dysfunction

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill to keynote FDP State Convention on Halloween

Mitch Perry Report for 10.2.15 – On Jeb and Marco

Diane Roberts: The season when conservatives ramp up the crazy

Chris Christie: Americans don’t care about inside-DC politics

Trademarks: Pack up the hankies and wine, John Boehner’s leaving

Achievements, pitfalls marked John Boehner’s final years as U.S. House speaker

JU Poll: Donald Trump leads, Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio rise, Jeb Bush steady

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