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Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2016

The Tampa Bay Times isn’t the only local organization David Jolly didn’t receive an endorsement from this weekend in his race for re-election to his 13th Congressional District seat against Democrat Charlie Crist. The South Pinellas 912 Patriots has produced a voters guide for next month’s election, and the group’s list of candidates noticeably omits Jolly — one of only two local Republicans on next month’s ballot […]

Joe HendersonOctober 8, 2016

Many Republicans have distanced themselves from Donald Trump after crude sexual remarks about women he made surfaced on tape Friday, but stopped short of saying they won’t vote for him in November. David Jolly is not one of those. His anti-Trump chops can no longer be debated. He is all-in on being all-out on Trump. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 7, 2016

The Charlie Crist–David Jolly matchup is one of the most keenly observed congressional races in the country. And while the two continue to engage in strong partisan rhetoric against each other, they did come together in common cause this week in calling on Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark to expand the number of early voting sites. However, Clark still […]

Peter SchorschOctober 7, 2016

A new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows Charlie Crist maintaining a double-digit lead over incumbent Republican David Jolly. Crist leads Jolly by a 50-39 percent margin. The 11 percent of undecided voters lean Democratic by a 37-20 percent margin. Despite this healthy lead, the Crist campaign would do well not to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 7, 2016

As I begin typing at 6:40 a.m., the worst effects from Hurricane Matthew have yet to occur on the Atlantic coast of Florida, though more than 300,000 are without power. A shift of the eye of the storm towards the east has made the expected damage not nearly as significant — as of early this morning. […]

Anne LindbergOctober 6, 2016

The two candidates in the race for Florida’s U.S. Congressional District 13 entered the Tiger’s Den at a Suncoast Tiger Bay Club luncheon Thursday and walked away agreeing that the other party is a liar. The forum began peacefully enough with Republican incumbent David Jolly portraying himself as he has throughout the campaign — as […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2016

Beverly Young announced Thursday she’s voting for Charlie Crist over David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Young made the announcement by placing a photo of her ballot on her Facebook page showing she had scribbled the bubble next to Crist’s name. Young is the widow of Bill Young, who represented Pinellas County in Congress for more than 42 years before he died three […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2016

According to a new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Charlie Crist is leading David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, 50 percent to 39 percent, with 11 percent undecided. According to the pollsters, Jolly’s favorability ratings have shrunk by nine percentage points over the past month. The new survey has him at 41 percent favorable/27 percent unfavorable, […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2016

On the campaign trail last year, an ebullient Jeb Bush used to talk about how we were on the verge of the greatest time to be alive ever, with a limitless future ahead. “We’re on the verge of where my little boy Jack, my four day-old Jack is going to live until he’s 130 years old,” […]

Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2016

Charlie Crist, Rick Kriseman and Pinellas Democrats gained a new ally on Wednesday in their request for an additional early voting station in the southern part of the county — Republican Congressman David Jolly. In a letter penned to Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, the GOP incumbent in Congressional District 13 says he is writing to ask that “your […]

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Pinellas tea party group endorses every local Republican except for David Jolly and Chris Latvala

Joe Henderson: GOP is distancing from Donald Trump. Except David Jolly; he was already there.

David Jolly’s call for expanded early voting sites not shared by Pinellas GOP

Latest polling should serve as a warning to ‘Mean David’ Jolly

Mitch Perry Report for 10.7.16 — On any given Sunday

At Tiger Bay debate, Charlie Crist, David Jolly agree on at least one thing: their opponent is a liar

Beverly Young says she’s voting for Charlie Crist in CD 13 race

Charlie Crist leading David Jolly 50%-39%, new poll shows

Mitch Perry Report for 10.6.16 — Do you want to live forever?

David Jolly calls on Pinellas elections office to ensure ‘all communities’ have early voting access