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Associated PressNovember 13, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party’s national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party’s presidential nomination. Clinton’s margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is striking. Not only is it big, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

David Jolly once again is criticizing Hillary Clinton for her previous remarks about problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He’s also trying to draw in Alan Grayson – his potential opponent in the 2016 U.S. Senate race – into answering Clinton’s comments as well. The Pinellas County Republican congressman appeared on Boston Herald radio Thursday […]

Associated PressNovember 9, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton signed the paperwork Monday that establishes her as a Democratic presidential candidate in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. And as such, she’s highlighting her work for the party and on behalf of Democratic candidates — an implicit swipe at rival Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist who has drawn support from the party’s […]

Associated PressNovember 8, 2015

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Reps. Peter King, R-N.Y., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Defense Secretary Ash Carter. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Trump, Sanders; Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. ___ CBS’ “Face the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2015

Donald Trump has a narrow, 1-point lead over Ben Carson in the latest Quinnipiac poll of Republican presidential candidates, 24-23 percent. But Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are rising. Rubio is third in the national survey with 14 percent support, and Cruz is right behind at 13 percent. Jeb Bush is fifth with 4 percent. No […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2015

Although Ben Carson has been on a rise nationally and in several states, that’s not the case in Florida, where Donald Trump continues to dominate the field , including Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. In his best showing yet in the Sunshine State, the Bay News 9/News 13/Florida Decides poll shows Trump with 37 percent […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Amy Klobuchar is the senior U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. The 55-year-old Democrat was initially elected in 2006 and was re-elected in 2012. She’s just penned a new memoir, called, The Senator Next Door. At the Florida Democratic Convention held this past weekend at Lake Buena Vista, FloridaPolitics.com sat down with the senator for about ten […]

Associated PressOctober 31, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton was a no-show Saturday. Ditto Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The Florida Democratic Party held a weekend convention to rally supporters for next year’s election without the benefit of a presidential candidate actually showing up. Sure, party activists could pose with life-size cardboard cutouts of Clinton and Sanders, but Clinton was in South […]

Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015

It’s been noted by more than a few Democrats that since Florida is so crucial to next year’s general presidential election, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders should have appeared at the Florida Democratic Party’s convention this weekend in Lake Buena Vista. Instead, they’ll get Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill. “While this is […]

Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015

A national poll of GOP presidential candidates shows that Donald Trump continues to lead the field nationally with 25 percent support. Dr. Ben Carson was next at 17 points, and Jeb Bush third with 7 points. The Reuters/IPSO poll was conducted online and was completed before the end of the GOP debate on Wednesday night. […]

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