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Mitch PerryJune 14, 2016

Democrats returned to Washington Monday determined to push for gun control legislation in the wake of the Sunday morning shooting massacre in Orlando — and they’re concentrating their energies on a bill that would bar suspected terrorists from acquiring guns or explosives. “If we can’t at least come together to figure out how to get rifles out […]

Mitch PerryJune 14, 2016

When it comes to foreign lands, Americans can sometimes be strangely provincial. Polls traditionally show Americans think we give too much foreign aid. The Kaiser Family Foundation found last year that the average respondent estimated 26 percent went toward assisting other countries, when in fact it’s just less than 1 percent. So when Donald Trump says in […]

Mitch PerryJune 13, 2016

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A number of Democratic senators — including Florida’s Bill Nelson — say they believe that the gun shooting massacre in Orlando will bring forward new momentum for a bill sponsored by California’s Dianne Feinstein that will prevent those on a terrorist list from being able to purchase firearms. It’s the same legislation that failed to get 60 votes in […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2016

Good Monday morning. I’ve a quick question for you. Is Saudi Arabia really one of our allies in the Middle East? Some conservatives, like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, insist they are, and say one of many reasons why we should be angry at Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is because it upset the Saudis, allegedly […]

Associated PressMarch 18, 2016

With each new Quinnipiac poll this campaign season, it’s not just reporters and candidates who pounce on the latest numbers. The development office for Quinnipiac University, the home of the respected polling center, blasts them by email to alumni and parents: a chance to share in the excitement of the latest poll to have their […]

Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2016

We were prepared not to weigh in on the results from last night’s Super Tuesday results, but watching the evisceration of Chris Christie on Twitter last prompted a closer look at what Florida GOP strategist Rick Wilson writes about in today’s Daily Beast. “Far from having the same kind of Kevlar media armor Trump enjoys, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 18, 2016

A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz has its eyes trained on Marco Rubio. According to James Hohmann’s The Daily 202, Keep the Promise I, a Cruz super PAC, is launching four new advertisements, including one that hits Rubio on immigration. The 30-second spot features Senate Democratic leaders talking about Rubio’s involvement in a bipartisan immigration […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2016

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At a town-hall meeting Wednesday in Laconia, New Hampshire, an undecided voter named Vince Morella asked Marco Rubio to convince him why he should vote for him since he contradicted a 2010 campaign statement never to support “amnesty” for undocumented immigrants. “I’d like to think that you were telling the truth when you were running for […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2015

The rhetoric coming from the two-day cavalcade of Republican presidential candidates that took place in Orlando this past weekend changed halfway through due to the Paris terrorist attacks, but not as much as you might think. That’s because for many of the candidates, criticizing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton‘s foreign policy achievements/objectives has been the stock […]

Mitch PerryNovember 14, 2015

Although nearly every presidential candidate at Florida’s Sunshine Summit on Saturday in Orlando was talking about getting stronger on defense in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was the exception to that doctrine. Speaking about the dangers of higher federal debt, Paul said that there are […]

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Ted Deutch says terror watch list gun ban vote is ‘the very least we can do’

Mitch Perry Report for 6.14.16 — Will Trump’s tough talk help him?

Bill Nelson backs Dianne Feinstein bill to ban terrorists and suspected terrorists from being able to purchase guns

Mitch Perry Report 4.18.16 – Can bill to allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudis go forward?

No more “Quinni-who?” Poll puts once-obscure school on map

Mitch Perry Report for 3.2.16 — How safe will it be for Republicans to endorse Donald Trump?

Pro-Ted Cruz Super PAC goes after Marco Rubio in new ads

Marco Rubio doesn’t bend to New Hampshire man’s plea to help undocumented worker

Mitch Perry Report for 11.16.15 — A post 11/13 world?

Rand Paul says GOP should know about Marco Rubio’s “secret” deal with Chuck Schumer on immigration bill