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Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2017

California Gov. Jerry Brown believes the deciding factor for Democratic candidates should be intelligence, suggesting that as a litmus test, abortion would not be helpful nationwide. “The litmus test should be intelligence, caring about, as Harry Truman or Roosevelt used to call it, the common man,” Brown NBC’s Chuck Todd on Meet The Press over the weekend. “We’re […]

Associated PressMarch 12, 2017

Faced with aggressive on-air questioning about the president’s wiretapping claims, Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t flinch, she went folksy. Speaking to George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America,” she pulled out a version of an old line from President Lyndon Johnson: “If the president walked across the Potomac, the media would be reporting that he could not […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

Veteran NBC News reporter Kerry Sanders says he’s concerned about the proliferation of talk about “fake news,” and says that the perception of partisanship in the media is hurting the credibility of mainstream reporters like himself. “People think that we all have an agenda, and it makes my job that much more difficult,” he said while speaking […]

Associated PressNovember 21, 2016

Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while overseeing a presidential transition that at times resembles a reality show like the one he once hosted. Trump met with nearly a dozen prospective hires, all of whom were paraded in […]

Joe HendersonOctober 27, 2016

Earlier this week, NBC political chief Chuck Todd was chatting with Republican strategist Jeff Roe, picking out three places around the country where election geeks should focus special attention. Hillsborough County topped the list. Are we surprised? Todd noted that Roe considered it “the bellwether county in the country” and added, “you could make that […]

Steve SchaleOctober 24, 2016

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Dear Traveling Trump Press Corps: Well, the sputtering, crashing, and long-since derailed Trump Train is headed to my town, Tallahassee. I, for one, will admit it, I cannot believe how badly he and his shop are at campaigning. Take all of the personal flaws of Donald Trump aside; I really believed he would rise to […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 6, 2016

My biggest fear of an approaching major storm living here in Tampa is losing electricity, with Florida still in full summer mode here in early September. That’s exactly what happened beginning last Friday in Tallahassee, and there were still some residential homes in North Florida as of yesterday still without power. Back here in Tampa, Hillary Clinton […]

Mitch PerryMay 23, 2016

Well, Mark Cuban looks pretty prescient this morning. The Dallas Mavericks owner told Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet The Press yesterday that he thinks the Oklahoma City Thunder will take the NBA title next month. The Thunder look pretty ascendant today after humiliating my Golden State Warriors last night in Oklahoma City, and now lead that series 2-1. […]

Associated PressMarch 26, 2016

In television news, a telephone interview is typically frowned upon. Donald Trump‘s fondness for them is changing habits and causing consternation in newsrooms, while challenging political traditions. Two organizations are circulating petitions to encourage Sunday morning political shows to hang up on Trump. Some prominent holdouts, like Fox’s Chris Wallace, refuse to do on-air phoners. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2016

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On “Meet the Press” Sunday, Donald Trump looked to protect his “2 TD lead” in New Hampshire by taking aim at Jeb Bush. Talking about being “underbudget” in terms of campaign spending (despite all of those lovely red hats) thanks to “people like [Chuck Todd] putting me on” shows like “Meet the Press,” Trump zinged the free […]

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Kathy Castor weighs in (sort of) on abortion litmus test

Donald Trump looking to Sarah Huckabee Sanders in tough moments

In Tampa, NBC’s Kerry Sanders talks about reporting in the age of fake news, Donald Trump and Twitter

Donald Trump auditions Cabinet prospects high above Manhattan

Joe Henderson: Buckle up, Hillsborough, you’re the big political prize

Steve Schale: Dear Donald Trump press corps: Welcome to my house

Mitch Perry Report 9.6.16 — Enough nonsense about how ‘now’ the presidential election campaign season is beginning

Mitch Perry Report for 5.23.16 – Why is Mark Cuban being taken so seriously ?

Wrong number? Donald Trump’s TV telephone interviews in spotlight

Donald Trump: Jeb Bush is “nowhere”