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Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

Tampa/St. Petersburg Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced on Monday that she has been asked by President Obama to join him and the First Lady on his historic trip to Cuba, which begins on Sunday. “This monumental and historic step is needed to help turn the page on a failed policy of isolation and move forward with greater engagement […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2016

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera wants Floridians to know his love of America comes in part from his family’s flight from Cuban oppression, in a new video ad released by his U.S. Senate campaign. In the 60-second spot called “Freedom,” Lopez-Cantera tells the story of how his grandfather was arrested and detained in Cuba in 1960, and […]

Jac VerSteegMarch 1, 2016

Marco Rubio and Donald Trump are slinging mud by spraying water. Perhaps this results from the unconscious influence of their ties to Florida, a vast peninsula surrounded by the sparkling aqua stuff. Trump himself is master of an estate whose name – Mar-a-Lago – derives from its proximity to two bodies of water. Rubio’s persona […]

Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio always had an uphill battle to win Florida’s Republican Hispanic support away from Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential race, and now that Bush is gone there appears to be no automatic switch. Bush, who dropped out after a disappointing showing in South Carolina Saturday, had developed powerful loyalty among a […]

Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

The Cuba that President Barack Obama intends to visit next month could feature streets teaming with genuinely grateful and eager people – or a street show carefully orchestrated through fear by a still-oppressive and all-powerful government. Those were the pictures drawn Friday by Ralph Patino, founder of Cuba Now and an advisor to Obama on […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2016

I was sitting in my car eating lunch from a drive-thru and listening to a host who has presumed to speak for all things conservative in America. He was rambling on about which of the current Republican candidates for president was most like Ronald Reagan and concluded it must be Ted Cruz. I nearly choked […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2016

The Jeb Bush campaign furiously pushed back on a report by blogger Eric Erickson yesterday that staffers will stop being paid after tomorrow. Citing “sources close to the Bush campaign,” Erickson wrote that there was a phone call on Wednesday night in which the news leaked out that the Bush campaign was out of cash. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis joined Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Florida’s junior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in criticizing President Barack Obama‘s Cuba trip, with a brief statement Thursday evening. “President Obama has made his choice: appease the Castro dictatorship rather than stand with the oppressed Cuban people,” said DeSantis. “The Obama administration has made major […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 18, 2016

President Barack Obama is going to Cuba next month, much to the consternation of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. Obama announced via Twitter Thursday morning that he and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to the island on March 21-22. Next month, I'll travel to Cuba to advance our progress and efforts that can improve the lives of the […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2016

I was sitting in my car eating lunch from a drive-thru and listening to an host who has presumed to speak for all things conservative in America. He was rambling on about which of the current Republican candidates for president was most like Ronald Reagan and concluded it must be Ted Cruz. I nearly choked […]

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Kathy Castor joining President Obama in trip to Cuba next week

Carlos Lopez-Cantera highlights his family’s Cuba history in first campaign video

Jac VerSteeg: Bladders, sweat, Flint and tears

Marco Rubio not yet locking in Jeb Bush’s Florida Hispanic backers

Experts draw starkly different pictures of Cuba that Barack Obama will visit

Ed H. Moore: Which GOP candidate is most like Ronald Reagan?

Mitch Perry Report for 2.19.16 – Crunch time for Marco and Jeb in the Palmetto State

Ron DeSantis joins chorus of critics on Barack Obama’s Cuba trip

Marco Rubio calls on president to reconsider Cuba trip

Ed H. Moore: Which GOP candidate is most like Ronald Reagan?