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Florence SnyderNovember 2, 2016

Jeff Zucker is past due for a Lifetime #FloridaMan Achievement Award. Zucker, the big cheese at Childish News Network (CNN), made news himself this week when he trashed “commentator” and Democratic political operative Donna Brazile as “unethical” for her “disgusting”-ness in passing presidential debate questions to her cronies in the Hillary Clinton camp. Zucker, as […]

Mitch PerryNovember 1, 2016

The Tampa Bay area gets one last, large dose of Bill and Hillary Clinton today. Hillary makes her first campaign appearance in what used to be considered a crucial bellwether — Pasco County, for an appearance this afternoon at Pasco-Hernando State College. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, makes his second appearance in the past 14 days in Pinellas County, […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2016

So much in the news today to discuss, but let’s start (and end) with a review of last night’s debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy. If you were scoring at home (congratulations if you were, to paraphrase Keith Olbermann from his ESPN days), you might have had Rubio up by a few points at the end, but like the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 19, 2016

Trying to build up his numbers with the Hispanic vote in Florida, Democratic Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy made a campaign stop at Arco-Iris, a Cuban eatery in West Tampa on Monday afternoon. The restaurant sits in one of the most highly concentrated districts of Hispanic voters in all of Florida, and is a staple for Democrats running […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

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Harry Truman once said if you wanted a friend in Washington, “get a dog.” In a creative twist on that famous phrase, David Jolly is emphasizing his political independence in his first television ad in his bid for re-election to Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Jolly has been derided by officials from the National Republican Congressional Campaign after he […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 6, 2016

With nine weeks until Election Day, the race to the White House remains close. A new CNN/ORC poll shows Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton among likely voters, 45 percent to 43 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson is at 7 percent, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein is at 2 percent. Both Clinton and Trump remain deeply […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2016

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(Update – see below) Hours before Donald Trump will speak to thousands of followers in Tampa, an activist group is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate one of his biggest local supporters, Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. at the Florida State Fairgrounds Wednesday, and if it’s like his […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 10, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott said federal lawmakers have to work together to battle the spread of Zika. In an interview with Wolf Blitzer Wednesday, the Naples Republican called the Zika virus a “national and international issue” and said the federal government has failed to do its part in battling the spread of the disease. “The feds aren’t […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 1, 2016

A prominent Jeb Bush aide has said she might vote for Hillary Clinton come November. Sally Bradshaw told CNN Monday she has left the Republican Party to become an independent. Bradshaw, a close adviser to Bush, also said if the presidential race in Florida is close, she will vote for Clinton come Election Day. “This election […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2016

At least some of the delegates to this week’s Democratic National Convention will get to hear Debbie Wasserman Schultz address a crowd. At least that was the word we had before she announced she is resigning at the end of this week. The Democratic National Committee chairwoman was under fire on the eve of the […]

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Florida Man Jeff Zucker embarrasses Florida. Again.

Mitch Perry Report for 11.1.16 — Russian ‘involvement’ in presidential election still a mystery

Mitch Perry Report for 10.27.16 — Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy battle it one last time

Patrick Murphy in Tampa: Marco Rubio is trying to smear my record to distract from his terrible record

David Jolly embraces his independence from Washington in new TV ad featuring him with a dog

New poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton

As Donald Trump returns to Tampa, Progress Florida calls again for DOJ to investigate Pam Bondi

Rick Scott on CNN: ‘The federal government needs to get to work’ to combat Zika

Report: Sally Bradshaw says she may vote for Hillary Clinton

Debbie Wassermann Schultz still scheduled to address Florida Democratic delegates to DNC