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Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2016

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The LIBRE initiative, a 501(c)4 non-partisan group formed in 2011 to advance “the principles and values of economic freedom to empower the U.S. Hispanic community,” has produced an ad in English and Spanish for Florida U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio. It’s not the group’s first foray into advocacy in the Sunshine State. In 2014, LIBRE […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

In a taste of ads to come, House Democrats have run national TV spots in which actors recount Donald Trump‘s derogatory remarks about immigrants, women and veterans and one asks, “How can Republican members of Congress support that?” The commercials, by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, underscore the party’s hopes for an Election Day bumper […]

Associated PressAugust 30, 2016

The Miami-area congressional seat held by Republican Carlos Curbelo is one of the nation’s most competitive – it’s pingponged between the GOP and the Democrats the last three elections. Now Joe Garcia, who held the seat from 2013 to 2015, and Annette Taddeo, who unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2014, are running a tight […]

Peter SchorschAugust 19, 2016

Congressional candidates Al Lawson and Annette Taddeo out-raised and outspent their Democratic Primary opponents over the last two months, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. Lawson is running against longtime Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, which was redrawn to run from Gadsden County in the west to Jacksonville in the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2016

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is calling out a number of House Republicans for failing to issue a statement in the wake of Donald Trump‘s attack on Khizr and Ghazala Khan over the weekend. The Khans were the parents of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004. The couple became nationally famous after they appeared at the Democratic National […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

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A South Florida congressional race could come down to the wire. A new poll — conducted on for Emily’s List and first reported by POLITICO Florida — found former Rep. Joe Garcia holds a two-point lead over Annette Taddeo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The survey found 40 percent of likely Democratic primary voters said they would vote […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

The Florida Supreme Court’s decision a year ago to declare eight of the state’s 27 congressional districts to be drawn up in violation of the state’s constitution was greeted with delight by Democrats, and not just in Florida. Although the odds of recapturing the House of Representatives are considered extremely low this fall, House Minority […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 12, 2016

Nearly a dozen members of Florida’s congressional delegation have thrown their support behind Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election bid. Rubio’s campaign announced Tuesday that Reps. Gus Bilirakis, Ander Crenshaw, Carlos Curbelo, Mario Diaz-Balart, John Mica, Jeff Miller, Tom Rooney, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Dennis Ross, Steve Southerland, and Daniel Webster have endorsed the Miami Republican. The announcement comes […]

Mitch PerryJuly 11, 2016

The House Majority PAC, which aims to get as many Democrats elected as possible to Congress, announced Monday they have placed another major round of early TV reservations for the final weeks of the 2016 election cycle, including more than $1.4 million in the Tampa Bay market, as well $1.2 million in Miami, more than […]

Mitch PerryJune 30, 2016

There are many people in the world concerned about the pace of climate change, and whether our leaders doing enough to combat it for future generations. Most of those people aren’t elected officials in the Republican Party. In recent years, the GOP has castigated San Francisco-based environmentalist Tom Steyer, tagging him with famed boogeyman George Soros as among the […]

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LIBRE initiative produces campaign ad on behalf of Marco Rubio

Scarce targets curb Dem hopes for House gains, despite Donald Trump

Ex-Miami Congressman Joe Garcia hopes to make comeback

Al Lawson, Annette Taddeo outraise and outspend opponents ahead of Dem primaries

DCCC says David Jolly failed to speak out on Donald Trump’s statement on the Khan family, but he did

Report: Joe Garcia and Annette Taddeo nearly tied in CD 26

Nancy Pelosi thanks Florida Democrats for fighting for redistricting

Marco Rubio receives pro forma endorsements from members of Florida’s congressional delegation

Nat’l Democrats reserve more than $1.4 million in airtime against David Jolly

Mitch Perry Report for 6.30.16 — The GOP’s Tom Steyer?