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Associated PressOctober 15, 2016

Donald Trump acted out onstage an accuser’s allegations and suggested another wasn’t worthy of his attention the same day two more women came forward with years-old stories of unwanted sexual encounters with the Republican presidential nominee. With eight women accusing Trump of unwanted kissing, groping or more, the New York businessman maintained his innocence and […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2016

Bob Buckhorn has a simple question for the four members of the Florida Cabinet regarding Donald Trump. “Where ya hidin’?” the Tampa mayor asked Wednesday at a news conference held outside City Hall. He was referring to how some of Florida’s leading Republicans have cut a very low profile when it comes to discussing Trump in the aftermath of […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2016

It’s painful today for me, folks. I stayed up past midnight this morning to see the Chicago Cubs come from behind with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the San Francisco Giants, 6-5, and advance to the National League Championship Series this weekend, where they’ll play either Washington D.C. or […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

Before Tuesday night, Bill Clinton had never visited the small Pinellas County town of Safety Harbor, but he joked that after Sunday night’s second presidential debate, “I feel that I need to be here.” The 42nd president of the United States spoke for 45 minutes in front of an intimate crowd of just 250 people at the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 11, 2016

Time is running out to register to vote. Former President Bill Clinton drove that point home Tuesday during a three-city swing through Florida. The trip was meant to coincide with the voter registration deadline, but a federal court judge extended the deadline to Wednesday. And the former president encouraged Floridians to take advantage of that […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

Bill Clinton comes to Pinellas County tonight, after two earlier scheduled events in Palm Beach County and Fort Myers, and the question is: will he make news? The 42nd president of the United States got himself and his wife’s campaign into all types of hot water when he “blasted” the Affordable Care Act last week, though a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 10, 2016

The Big Dog is making a big push to register Floridians to vote. Former President Bill Clinton will make three stops in the Sunshine State Tuesday to encourage Floridians to register to vote ahead of the voter registration deadline. The former president is scheduled to attend public voter registration events in Palm Beach, Lee, and […]

Associated PressOctober 10, 2016

His candidacy spiraling out of control, Donald Trump faced Hillary Clinton on the debate stage Sunday night in the most critical moment of his political career. Questions about Trump’s preparation, policy knowledge and temperament all were overshadowed by the political fallout from Friday’s release of a video that captured the Republican presidential nominee making predatory […]

Associated PressOctober 10, 2016

In a bitter debate filled with fire and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump‘s vulgar comments about women reveal “exactly who he is” and prove his unsuitability to be president. Firing back, he accused her of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs and promised she would “be in jail” if he were […]

Associated PressOctober 9, 2016

His presidential bid in chaos, a defiant Donald Trump slammed Republicans rushing to revoke their support for him as “self-righteous hypocrites” and signaled he may try to turn Sunday night’s crucial debate against Hillary Clinton into a referendum on her husband’s treatment of women. Trump will take the debate stage under enormous pressure. Even before […]

Tag: Bill Clinton

Donald Trump belittles accusers as more turn up with sordid stories

Bob Buckhorn: Florida Republicans, ‘put your country first’ and vote for Hillary Clinton

Mitch Perry Report for 10.12.16 — Is there still no crying in baseball?

In Safety Harbor, Bill Clinton exhorts crowd ‘Do not fight fire with fire’

Bill Clinton to Florida voters: ‘Don’t be someone who doesn’t show up’

Mitch Perry Report for 10.11.12 — Bill Clinton comes back to Tampa Bay

Bill Clinton set to attend voter registration events in Florida on Tuesday

Donald Trump aggressive, Hillary Clinton steady in tense debate

90 minutes of fire: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton trade charges, insults

Donald Trump slams GOP ahead of debate, raises Bill Clinton scandals