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Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2016

Now that Donald Trump has selected Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of ExxonMobil, as his Secretary of State, perhaps we can take a moment in recent history to look at how influential – or not- these men and women have been in presidential administrations. When I think of Madeleine Albright’s tenure with Bill Clinton, I think of her impassioned advocacy for […]

Associated PressDecember 11, 2016

Former Attorney General Janet Reno, the first woman to hold the top Justice Department job who died last month, never took the easy way out when making the tougher decision was the right thing to do, ex-President Bill Clinton said at a memorial service Sunday. Clinton, who appointed Reno in 1993, told several hundred friends, […]

Associated PressNovember 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s aides and supporters are urging dispirited Democrats to channel their frustrations about the election results into political causes — just not into efforts to recount ballots in three battleground states. The former Democratic presidential candidate and her close aides see the recount drive largely as a waste of resources, according to people close […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2016

Lifelong Democrat Bob Buckhorn admits it’s been rough adapting to a world where Hillary Clinton won’t be the next president. The Tampa mayor went all-out for the party’s presidential nominee, including a weekend winter trip to New Hampshire just days before the first primary in the nation last February. And while Clinton did take Hillsborough County (along with the other major […]

Florence SnyderNovember 7, 2016

Newspapers were rolling in dough in the late 20th century. Reporters had expense accounts and plenty of public officials were happy to let them pick up the check. Not Janet Reno. She paid her own way, spoke for herself, and did not require those around her to bow, scrape, or screen calls to her home […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016

The Republican Party of Duval County knows now how far behind it is in the turnout battle. With early voting wrapped up and a total of 297,616 Duval County voters having made their choices, Democratic turnout outpaced that of Republicans by a margin of 126,687 to 122,464. An additional 48,465 NPA voters have turned out […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2016

Jacksonville’s daily paper, the Florida Times-Union, isn’t known for sounding the clarion call of revolution. However, its unsigned editorial endorsing Donald Trump strikes that chord, representing the GOP nominee as the “change agent” that America needs, one that accords with the paper’s “center-right” tradition. “America needs a major shake-up. There is only one presidential candidate with the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 5, 2016

Looking over the thousands of adoring fans who had waited for hours to see him speak, Donald Trump kicked off his 50-minute speech at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Saturday morning by comparing his audience to Hillary Clinton’s campaign appearance with two of the biggest celebrities in America on Friday night in Cleveland. “We don’t need Jay Z to fill […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2016

Of the early voting locations in Duval County, Jacksonville’s Legends Community Center has been among the lowest performing thus far. That changes on Saturday, as the Duval Democrats will hold a GOTV rally there starting at 10:30. The rally will be headlined by Rev. Jesse Jackson, who arrives at the Northwest Jacksonville location at noon. Jackson’s […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

On Saturday, the Big Dog becomes a road dog: former President Bill Clinton will bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville to drive early voting. From the Hillary Clinton campaign: “On Saturday, November 5, days before Election Day, President Bill Clinton will return to Florida to resume his “Stronger Together” bus tour, campaigning and encouraging voters to take advantage of last-minute early voting in Duval and Alachua counties while they still […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 12.13.16 – It’s Rex Tillerson at State. Now what?

Family, friends, colleagues gather for Janet Reno memorial

Clinton team sees recount effort as waste of resources

Bob Buckhorn says it’s a time for soul searching in the Democratic Party

In remembrance: Janet Reno

Duval Democrats win early voting by 4,200 votes, hold slender turnout lead

Florida Times-Union: Vote for a ‘change agent’ for president

Donald Trump talks up his support from blacks and Latinos in Tampa speech

Jesse Jackson to GOTV with Duval Dems Saturday

Bill Clinton to bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville Saturday