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Associated PressOctober 23, 2016

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Hillary Clinton bested Donald Trump in three debates. She leads in many preference polls of the most competitive states. Barring a significant shift in the next two weeks, she is in a strong position to become the first woman elected U.S. president. But Clinton will end the campaign still struggling to change the minds of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2016

Charlie Crist informed the public on Monday that he has raised more than $500,000 in his first three months as a candidate in Pinellas County’s 13th Congressional District contest. “We’re about to report a historic first quarter for a non-incumbent, non-special election Democrat in Florida,” Crist said in an email sent out to supporters. The […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

CD 13 Democratic candidate Eric Lynn, the only declared candidate in the Pinellas County congressional race, announced his campaign team Tuesday, and it includes two nationally known figures who played important parts in getting Barack Obama elected president twice. Bill Burton and Anita Dunn from the political communications firm SKDKnickerbocker have signed on to the […]

Mitch PerryJune 28, 2015

Until last week, Democrat Eric Lynn had keep an extremely low-profile since announcing this spring that he was aiming to defeat David Jolly in the CD 13 contest in 2016. Sources close to the 36-year-old former Defense Department adviser under President Barack Obama said he was initially intent on establishing his bona fides as a serious candidate by […]

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For Hillary Clinton, struggle to change public perception persists

Eric Lynn dismisses Charlie Crist’s first fundraising report in CD13 race

Eric Lynn’s campaign team includes high-profile Obama staff

Eric Lynn off to hot start in Democratic CD 13 primary contest