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Anne LindbergNovember 2, 2016

Civil rights icon John Lewis, now a congressman from Georgia, came to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to support former Gov. Charlie Crist. Crist, a Democrat, is running against Republican incumbent David Jolly for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Lewis, who has represented Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District since 1986, said he had followed Crist’s career. “I’m delighted […]

Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2016

Conservative appellate judge C. Alan Lawson has become the first applicant for the open seat on the Florida Supreme Court. Jason Unger, the Tallahassee attorney who chairs the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, confirmed the name Tuesday night. Lawson is now chief judge of the 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach. Republican Gov. Rick […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2016

Remember when Hillary Clinton would invoke Michelle Obama‘s phrase when dealing with Donald Trump that, “When they go low, we go high?” That was so, oh, I don’t know, October-like. In Pasco County yesterday, the Democratic presidential nominee spent considerable time tearing apart Trump, invoking his greatest hits of insults as she tries to rally […]

Mitch PerryNovember 1, 2016

David Jolly again revives Charlie Crist‘s visit to a prison in Alabama where he observed a literal prison chain gang in 1995 in a new running on television and on the internet. The ad, called “See How it Feels,” stars former St. Petersburg Democrat-turned-Republican state lawmaker Rudy Bradley, who looks sternly into the camera and says the incident is […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2016

With a week to go before Election Day, a shocking development has taken place in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. According to several sources, there are black people in the district! Not only that, they may not all vote as a monolithic block. And, believe it or not, the Republican incumbent, David Jolly, is […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2016

A new mailer from Clearwater Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala offers a simple message: “This election is not just about Washington D.C.” Latvala’s mailer lets Pinellas County voters know what he believes is at stake this November — at both the state and local levels — with a handy voters’ guide for down-ballot races. “It’s also about […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2016

Charlie Crist reported another $24,100 in contributions to his congressional campaign at the end of last week, while incumbent Republican Rep. David Jolly reported $22,600. Crist reported another 17 contributions since Thursday, including $1,000 from Democratic State Sen. Maria Sachs, $1,000 from Connecticut Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, and $2,700 from philanthropist and former diplomat […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s re-election campaign in Florida’s 13th Congressional District took in $625,000 over the first 19 days of October, with half coming from utility companies. People for Pinellas, the committee backing the incumbent Republican, received a $250,000 check from Florida Power & Light and another $100,000 from Duke Energy, with the American Society of […]

Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2016

A super PAC backing Rep. David Jolly is out with a new advertisement slamming Charlie Crist. “People for Pinellas,” the super PAC backing Jolly’s re-election bid in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, released a new ad this week. The 30-second spot, called “Enough,” calls the former Florida governor a “political lightweight” and “career flip-flopper.” “We’ve had […]

Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton celebrated her 69th birthday by giving a speech in downtown Tampa on Wednesday afternoon, just as the polls are getting tighter between herself and Donald Trump. Trump must win Florida to have any shot at getting the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the presidency, but Clinton is also pushing hard to win in Florida, with three official campaign […]

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Congressman, civil rights icon John Lewis: Vote, vote, vote

Opening for state Supreme Court gets first application

Mitch Perry Report for 11.2.16 — Hillary Clinton returns to the oldie but goodies in Dade City speech

Former St. Pete Rep. Rudy Bradley stars in David Jolly’s latest ad

Convincing black folk to not vote for Charlie Crist now central to David Jolly’s re-election campaign

Direct mail round-up: Jack Latvala reminds Pinellas voters what’s at stake this election

October money race shows David Jolly keeping pace with Charlie Crist in CD 13

Duke, FPL fuel pro-David Jolly super PAC

Pro-David Jolly super PAC calls Charlie Crist a ‘career flip-flopper’ in new ad

Hillary Clinton warns a Tampa crowd that Donald Trump “can still win”