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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 […]

Mitch PerryJuly 25, 2016

Could the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) be coming to help save the day for David Jolly after all? That could be the case after the head of that committee said late last week he looks forward to having conversations with him in his re-election race against Charlie Crist this fall. The relationship between the Pinellas […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2016

The primary race in House District 68 between fellow St. Petersburg Democrats Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond is becoming so competitive that when one candidate announces an endorsement, the other also seems to follow suit a few hours later. The Lynn camp announced Wednesday they have received the backing of the Florida Medical Association (FMA) PAC. That comes just a few hours after […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2016

A political convention is often called “the Super Bowl” of politics, and that’s true in this respect: There are a sh*tload of reporters on hand around, and not that many storylines that are unique. Hence, the constant discussion of Melania Trump‘s speech on Monday night. Donald Trump‘s top campaign aide, Paul Manafort, said early Tuesday […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2016

Hans Tanzler, one of the Republicans running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has studiously crafted an image as a “conservative outsider” during his campaign. In fact, Wednesday evening finds Tanzler as a “special guest speaker” at a fundraising event for the “Conservative Outsider” political committee. The committee predated Tanzler entering the congressional race; contributions from a vice […]

Mitch PerryJuly 19, 2016

Charlie Crist has a 12-point lead over GOP incumbent David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, 50 percent to 38 percent, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Crist campaign. The survey was conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, a Democratic pollster who worked on Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. The pollsters say that Crist’s high name recognition […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 15, 2016

Three strikes, and Matt Hudson is out? “A Better Florida Fund” released a radio advertisement this week playing off Hudson’s baseball-themed political committee — “Making the Right Call for Florida.” The 60-second spot, which hit airwaves this week, ties Hudson to Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor who is now a Democrat. “Hudson teamed up […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2016

Political maxim No. 459: “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.” Let’s go to Patrick Murphy and his campaign for Senate, shall we? The Murphy camp is furiously shooting down a report by Alex Leary in the Tampa Bay Times published last night that said his congressional office sought to delay news about relief for businesses affected by the toxic […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

Running for political office after a (not intended) six-year exile, Charlie Crist conducted a one-hour listening session with a group of approximately 20 Pinellas County small businessmen and women Wednesday afternoon in Clearwater. Among the things he learned was how onerous it is to file the paperwork for a Small Business Administration loan, and how difficult it is […]

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 […]

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Nancy Pelosi thanks Florida Democrats for fighting for redistricting

House GOP leadership says they look forward to ‘having conversation’ with David Jolly

Eric Lynn gets Florida Medical Association endorsement in HD 68 contest

Mitch Perry Report for 7.20.16 — Vetting Paul Manafort

Hans Tanzler’s outsider persona does not match his insider game

New internal poll for Charlie Crist shows him up by 12% over David Jolly in CD 13

A Better Florida Fund calls out Matt Hudson for teaming up with Charlie Crist ‘to raise our taxes’

Mitch Perry Report for 7.14.16 — Patrick Murphy on defense, again

Charlie Crist takes time to hear from small business owners

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