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Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

Although Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has yet to announce any appearances in Florida, his fans in the Tampa Bay area are looking forward to seeing him next week — on video. At 7 p.m. Wednesday the U.S. senator from Vermont will speak via video hookup to his supporters at more that 1,500 separate house parties […]

Mitch PerryJuly 17, 2015

Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in a new Fox News poll released on Friday morning with 18 percent support. The businessman/celebrity’s rise has been dramatic: He’s up seven percentage points since last month and up 14 points since May. Scott Walker is second with 15 percent, followed closely by Jeb Bush at 14 percent. In fourth place […]

Mitch PerryJuly 16, 2015

While Jeb Bush continues to campaign on the West Coast this week, his campaign announced several events that will bring the former Florida Governor back to the Sunshine State over the course of the rest of July. On Monday he’ll be in Tallahassee talking about reforming Washington. “It’s about making it so that folks in […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2015

Not every Democrat in Jacksonville is “ready for Hillary,” if the launch of a new, volunteer-ked Jacksonville for Bernie group is any indication. At 10 a.m. this Saturday, at Zodiac Bar & Grill, Jacksonville for Bernie holds its first “volunteer meeting and strategy session.” This meeting will be focused on building out a “plan of action […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2015

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to give an address on Wall Street oversight on Monday, and Karl Nurse says it can’t come quick enough. The St. Petersburg City councilman attended a V.I.P. reception for Clinton campaign manager Robbie Mook in Tampa last month. There, he said, he learned the Democratic candidate for president would be giving two […]

Associated PressJuly 8, 2015

Marco Rubio is campaigning for president on the promise of a better future and on his powerful personal story about the American Dream. As he treks across Iowa this week, however, he often leaves unmentioned a record of accomplishment that is thin next to that of some rivals, thanks to his youth if nothing else. […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

Hillary Clinton will give a speech within the next three weeks giving her take on how she would deal with Wall Street bankers and the financial industry. That was the one major nugget of news to emanate from Robbie Mook‘s appearance at the Mise en Place restaurant in Tampa on Monday night. Mook is the 35-year-old […]

Mitch PerryJune 26, 2015

Immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states Friday morning, the presidential candidates weighed in on the 5-4 ruling. Although everyone of the Republican candidates condemned the decision, there remains a dispute about whether conservatives should fight for a constitutional amendment to reverse the High Court’s decision. Marco Rubio said […]

Mitch PerryJune 17, 2015

A new national poll of all of the Republican presidential candidates from Public Policy Polling shows Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with a slight lead over Jeb Bush, 17 percent to 15 percent. Marco Rubio is third with 13 percent, followed by Dr. Ben Carson at 12 percent and Mike Huckabee with 11 percent. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul show […]

Mitch PerryJune 10, 2015

Since he officially announced his candidacy nearly two months ago, Marco Rubio has mostly been on the ascendant as far as how Republican primary voters have responded to him, according to many polls. Conversely, Jeb Bush has had some problems, which is why it shouldn’t be surprising that a new St. Leo University Poll shows […]

Tag: Bernie Sanders

More than 2 dozen Bernie Sanders viewing parties in Tampa Bay area scheduled for next week

Donald Trump leads GOP presidential field in new Fox poll

Jeb Bush to hold events in Tallahassee, Orlando during next 10 days

Jacksonville for Bernie group to launch Saturday

Karl Nurse says Hillary Clinton must respond to Bernie Sanders on financial reform

Marco Rubio inspires, yet experience question lingers

Robbie Mook says Hillary Clinton taking primary campaign season seriously

GOP presidential candidates condemn SCOTUS decision on legalizing same-sex marriage

PPP national survey shows majority of “very conservative voters” view Jeb Bush negatively

Florida voters prefer Marco Rubio over Jeb Bush 48-40% in head-to-head matchup