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Mitch PerryFebruary 29, 2016

Although Donald Trump said Monday that he does disassociate himself from white supremacist David Duke, critics of the GOP presidential front-runner are seizing on his reluctance to do so in a CNN interview on Sunday. Among those critics are Florida State University students angry that Joe Gruters, Trump’s campaign manager in Florida, sits on the FSU Board […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 25, 2016

Facing unsteady ground as Super Tuesday approaches, Marco Rubio is bracing for the prospect of a brokered Republican Convention in Cleveland this July. CNN reports on a closed-door meeting with about 200 Rubio supporters and donors Wednesday evening, where the campaign considered options as a stopgap measure against the nominations of either GOP front-runner Donald Trump […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 24, 2016

After months of intense trench warfare last summer over the formation of a police citizens review board, the board’s 11 members convened for the first time as a group Tuesday night at Tampa City Hall. The group selected North Tampa businessman Rasheed Ali Aquil as chairman, and Irene Guy as vice chairman (Former Judge E.J. […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2016

Today’s the big day in South Carolina for Tim Scott, one of two African-Americans in the U.S. Senate. Scott is also a recent convert to Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. A new primary-day email fundraising pitch tells how Scott, with his “friend Trey Gowdy,” spent the past couple weeks crisscrossing the state to campaign for Rubio, […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 11, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 10, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has suspended her presidential campaign, a day after she finished seventh in the GOP presidential pack in New Hampshire, getting a little over 4 percent of the vote. “This campaign was always about citizenship — taking back our country from a political class that only serves the big, the powerful, the wealthy, and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 5, 2016

Jeb Bush is jumping on Rick Santorum’s inability to identify an accomplishment of Marco Rubio, using the footage of in a new television advertisement. As first reported by CNN, the 60-second spot will start running in New Hampshire on Saturday. The advertisement features clips from Thursday’s interview with Santorum on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” During the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2016

Good morning from Nashua, New Hampshire. I have to admit that my first thoughts this morning are not what happened at last night’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, but will I make it safely to Manchester this morning to see Sanders. Folks, it’s snowing pretty hard in southern New Hampshire this morning (7:10 […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2016

Good morning from Nashua, New Hampshire, where I’m extremely annoyed at the level of service at my motel – which will go nameless – for at least one more day. Working on little sleep due to excessively exuberant day laborers who couldn’t shut up until the wee hours of the morning in the room adjoining […]

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Students want Joe Gruters off FSU Board, plan protest on campus

Marco Rubio donor meeting raises possibility of brokered convention

Mitch Perry Report for 2.24.16 — Tampa citizens review board finally convenes

Email insights: It’s a big day for Marco Rubio and Tim Scott

Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Carly Fiorina suspends her presidential campaign

New Jeb Bush ad uses Rick Santorum’s stumble to take shot at Marco Rubio

Mitch Perry Report for 2.5.16 – “An artful smear”

Mitch Perry Report for 2.3.16 – Will Democrats debate Thursday night?