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Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

Tallahassee-based Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham spent a few minutes unfavorably comparing Florida Gov. Rick Scott to Donald Trump while addressing state Democrats in Philadelphia Thursday morning. “Make no mistake, Rick Scott and Donald Trump are cut from the same wing of the Republican Party,” she said. “Not the conservative wing, but the con man wing, and if […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

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President Barack Obama certainly set the bar high for Hillary Clinton‘s acceptance speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention, but most fair-minded people will know that going in. Even his harshest critics acknowledge that Barack Obama is one of the finest orators our nation has ever had in the White House, and the grading curve should be different than everyone […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

Whenever folks in Florida begin discussing potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates in 2018, the name Gwen Graham always appears in the first paragraph. But with more than two years before the electorate will decide who their nominee might be, a number of other elected officials are now on the clock to begin making their case, and there’s […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

There hasn’t been much talk about Bob Buckhorn and running for governor in 2018 for awhile. That conversation might change after the Tampa mayor brought much of the crowd who gathered at the Florida Democratic Delegation breakfast to its feet at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia Wednesday morning. “I might start preaching here,” the mayor […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

(UPDATE: Hillary Clinton chose Tim Kaine to be her VP nominee. That occurred shortly after this post was originally written). Hillary Clinton did not name her running mate at a rally in Tampa on Friday afternoon. Although that nonevent was probably the most newsworthy part of her campaign appearance late Friday afternoon at the Florida State Fairgrounds, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

One of the great ironies of the 2016 Republican presidential race is how the cult of personality surrounding their nominee is probably the deciding factor in why Donald Trump is their candidate for president. In 2008 and ever since, conservatives decried a similar cult that was built around Barack Obama. Remember the John McCain campaign calling him (in a way […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

The issue of school choice and vouchers is a touchy one for Democrats. In the Democratic Party platform completed last weekend in Orlando, it declares support for “high-quality public charter schools” and opposition to “for-profit charter schools focused on making a profit off of public resources.” The national NAACP, however, is against public support for school choice AND vouchers, saying it takes […]

Mitch PerryJuly 11, 2016

The Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission is poised to begin increasing fines on Uber and Lyft drivers soon, and that’s not going down well with one of the agency’s biggest critics, state Sen. Jeff Brandes. The St. Petersburg Republican has frequently criticized the PTC over the years for their confrontational stance towards the two ridesharing companies, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 11, 2016

We’re just a week out from the Republican National Convention, which means we’re just days away from learning who will be Donald Trump‘s vice presidential choice. Of all the issues that make Americans fear a Trump presidency, the fact that he would have access to the nuclear codes is probably the most dominant concern, which […]

Mitch PerryJune 22, 2016

Our latest form of participatory democracy takes place in Tampa tonight, where scores of people will comment on whether or not the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization should include the Tampa Bay Express project in what is known as their Transportation Improvement Plan. If past is prologue, the majority of speakers will be against the project, and the MPO […]

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Gwen Graham says Rick Scott, Donald Trump from ‘con man’ wing of GOP

Mitch Perry Report for 7.28.16 — Hillary’s turn

Philip Levine touting streetcar project to statewide Democrats

Bob Buckhorn brings Florida Democratic delegation to their feet in morning address

Hillary Clinton ridicules Donald Trump’s “dark and divisive division” in Tampa speech

Mitch Perry Report for 7.22.16 — Donald Trump, your humble servant

Darryl Rouson and Ed Narain battle it out on policy in SD 19 NAACP-sponsored debate

Hillsborough County PTC is raising fines on ridesharing drivers, and Jeff Brandes doesn’t like it

Mitch Perry Report for 7.11.16 — Trump gets closer to naming his VP choice

Mitch Perry Report for 6.22.16 — TBX showdown tonight