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Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2016

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President Barack Obama has cut a television commercial for Congressional District 13 candidate Charlie Crist, in which he says the people of Pinellas County “have an opportunity this year to elect a public servant who always put the people first.” “As governor, he worked with both parties to get things done,” the president adds in the commercial, as the visuals […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2016

Here’s how I know our reporters and I are covering the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District as it should be covered. On Wednesday, Charlie Crist‘s wife, former first lady Carole Crist, expressed her displeasure with a story from September about a poll that showed Republican David Jolly leading Crist by three points. Even though I explained […]

Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2016

The real news is out there — you just have to search for it. While the increasingly dysfunctional presidential election grips/horrifies the nation, there are things happening in the world that U.S. citizens should be aware of — such as our involvement in Yemen. On Thursday, the U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes to knock out three […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2016

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David Jolly‘s campaign can’t believe Charlie Crist won’t join them in rebuking an ad produced on his behalf by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). On Wednesday, Team Jolly had an attorney reach out to local television stations in the Tampa Bay area media market, asking them to stop airing what they say is a “deceitful” […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2016

A shocking new poll in Florida’s 13th Congressional District gives Democrat Charlie Crist an 18-point lead over GOP incumbent David Jolly. The Public Opinion Research Laboratory at the University of North Florida puts the race at 54 to 36 percent. Nine percent of CD 13 voters are undecided, and one percent support another candidate. The 18-point gap is by far the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2016

A St. Pete Polls survey released this morning shows Republican Dana Young with a six-point lead over her Democratic challenger, Bob Buesing, 38 percent to 32 percent. Independent candidate Joe Redner is in third place with 16 percent. Sheldon Upthegrove is at 3 percent, and 11 percent are undecided. A survey taken earlier this summer […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2016

The David Jolly campaign is crying foul over a new ad produced by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) that links the Pinellas County Republican with Donald Trump. The Jolly camp calls it a “fake and deceptive television ad,” because it uses photoshopped photos of Jolly posed next to Trump. The Jolly camp says there are no actual photos between […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2016

Florida might have only four truly competitive congressional races this fall but outside groups are spending big in them – more than in any other state. Groups such as the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democrats’ House Majority Fund have poured millions of dollars into Florida’s Congressional Districts 7, 13, 18 and 26 since the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2016

His commercials omnipresent on Tampa Bay televisions, Charlie Crist has taken back the lead from David Jolly in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. According to a fresh survey from St. Pete Polls, the former governor now leads the incumbent congressman 48 to 43 percent with a healthy 9 percent of CD 13 voters undecided. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2016

‘Tis the season. It’s that most wonderful time of the year when candidates running in this fall’s elections make the rounds at candidate forums, hob nobs, and Tiger Bay debates. It’s at these events that candidates distinguish themselves from their opponents with a quick retort — or a regrettable gaffe. Tuesday, the St. Petersburg Chamber […]

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Barack Obama cuts an ad for Charlie Crist in CD 13 race

What to make of all the polling in the David Jolly vs. Charlie Crist race

Mitch Perry Report for 10.14.16 — Mission creep in Yemen?

David Jolly camp upset that Charlie Crist won’t denounce DCCC ad that links Jolly to Donald Trump

Shock poll in Congressional District 13: Charlie Crist 54%, David Jolly 36%

Mitch Perry Report for 10.13.15 — Hillsborough Dems in denial about the Joe Redner factor in SD 18 race?

David Jolly campaign calls on TV stations to pull new DCCC ad linking him to Donald Trump

More outside money spent in Florida congressional races than in any other state

Charlie Crist regains polling advantage over David Jolly in CD 13, now leads by five points

6 reasons I’m looking forward to Tuesday’s ‘Popcorn & Politics’ event