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Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2016

It was the Thursday night before the 2000 general election when Fox News’s Carl Cameron reported George W. Bush had been arrested in 1976 in Maine on a DWI case. It was definitely an “October surprise,” and it definitely seemed to stop Bush’s momentum in that contest — a contest in which he ultimately lost the […]

Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo raised more than $50,000 on Monday and Tuesday according to notices filed with the Federal Election Commission. Curbelo brought in $7,000 on Monday, followed by another $44,195 on Tuesday, for a total of $51,195 in fundraising across the two days. Congressional candidates are required to report donations of $1,000 or […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2016

President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Donald Trump both made plays in the Jacksonville media market Thursday. Each man gave a speech; Trump in the early afternoon, then President Obama later on. One man looked presidential. The other was left gasping for air. Donald Trump gave a speech intended as a blasting indictment of Hillary Clinton, yet the optics under-delivered. There are […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2016

Aiming at driving black voters to the polls to vote on down-ballot races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now airing radio ads featuring Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Florida’s congressional Districts 7 and 13, two districts with a significant African-American population. This DCCC radio advertising campaign begins Thursday and runs until next Monday, Nov. 7 in the Orlando and Tampa […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

Donald Trump warned on Thursday that a cloud of investigation would follow Hillary Clinton into the White House, evoking the bitter impeachment battle of the 1990s in a closing campaign argument meant to bring wayward Republicans home. Clinton and her allies, led by President Barack Obama, told voters to get serious about the dangers of […]

Steve SchaleNovember 3, 2016

To: Curious Americans and President Vladimir Putin From: Steve Schale, Proud FloridaMan Re: 5 Days out — and eight years later, POTUS returns to Duval *5 days until the election. *7 days until the first Thursday after the election. *9 days until FSU basketball tips off. *23 days until the Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K. *113 days until Daytona 500. Welcome to the last […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2016

And, he’s back. President Barack Obama will make his second Central Florida appearance in the closing days of the election campaign with a rally in Kissimmee for Hillary Clinton Sunday afternoon. Interstate 4 is seeing more power players than Pennsylvania Avenue lately. Obama was last in the Orlando area last Friday. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary […]

Florence SnyderNovember 2, 2016

Most free stuff is worth what you’re paying for it. An exception is Above the Fold, a compilation of the front pages of Florida’s newspapers, produced by Cate Communications and delivered to your inbox daily by 8 a.m. In time it takes to drink a mug of coffee, you can take in a drone’s-eye view […]

Staff ReportsNovember 1, 2016

Tim Kaine is coming back to Florida. The Democratic vice presidential nominee is scheduled to travel back to the Sunshine State on Friday and Saturday, according to the Hillary Clinton campaign. His two-day swing coincides with the final weekend of early voting. Kaine, a Virginia senator, is scheduled to hold a public event in Melbourne […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 1, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton made an appeal to Democrats in staunchly conservative Southwest Florida this week: Vote for Hillary and make sure everyone you know does, too. “The most important thing you can do is to vote and take your friends to vote,” Clinton said during a rally in Collier County on Tuesday. “Do it […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.4.16 — What will be this year’s decisive October surprise?

Carlos Curbelo posts two-day haul of $50K in CD 26

President Obama taught Donald Trump a political lesson in Jacksonville

DCCC to air radio ads in CD 7 and 13 featuring Barack and Michelle Obama

Donald Trump: ‘Here we go again’ with Hillary Clinton scandal cycle

Steve Schale: Notes on the 10th day of early voting in Florida

Barack Obama making one more swing through Central Florida

Above the Fold: Free, but worth its weight in gold

Barack Obama, Tim Kaine to campaign in Florida for Hillary Clinton this weekend

Every vote counts: Bill Clinton appeals to voters in deep red Southwest Florida