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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 13, 2016

Republicans in two state Senate districts have big leads over their Democratic opponents, while a third faces a tough race to the finish line. St. Pete Polls gauged voter support in Senate Districts 8, 18, and 23. The surveys — commissioned by FloridaPolitics.com — showed Majority Leader Dana Young has a six-point lead over Democrat […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2016

A St. Pete Polls survey released this morning shows Republican Dana Young with a six-point lead over her Democratic challenger, Bob Buesing, 38 percent to 32 percent. Independent candidate Joe Redner is in third place with 16 percent. Sheldon Upthegrove is at 3 percent, and 11 percent are undecided. A survey taken earlier this summer […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida is doing a lot to make sure House District 60 stays in Republican control after next month’s election. The RPOF gave more than $26,000 in in-kind and direct financial contributions to Jackie Toledo in September. More than $16,000 of that was for a poll. Another $1,500 was for staffing, and there was […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

Florida Republican leaders have been conspicuously quiet about where they stand on Amendment 2, the ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana. “I think a lot of people are being quiet about it because they assume it’s going to pass and they don’t want to be on the wrong side,” incoming Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jack […]

Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2016

Happy Columbus Day, for those few of you who actually get to observe (i.e. take off) the federal holiday. And a simple request today? Can we just end this sad presidential election now and not wait the remaining 29 days? Well, hardly anyone has voted, so that won’t work. Nevertheless, that presidential debate Sunday night […]

Mitch PerryOctober 8, 2016

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In his latest campaign television ad, independent Joe Redner is mocking Republican Dana Young’s own campaign spots. “My opponent likes to talk about puppies,” begins the ad, which then cuts to Young’s much talked about campaign spot featuring cute puppies. “Puppy ads are great,” Redner says. “It tells you what Dana Young can do when she’s not being paid off by […]

Mitch PerryOctober 8, 2016

Dana Young is criticizing Donald Trump for his crude comments made public on Friday, but she’s also taking a shot at her Democratic opponent in the state Senate District 18 race for calling on her to renounce her endorsement of the GOP presidential nominee. On Friday afternoon a 2005 video recording that showed Trump speaking in extraordinarily vulgar terms about women […]

Mitch PerryOctober 7, 2016

In his speech to the weekly “Cafe Con Tampa” breakfast gathering in South Tampa Friday, independent state Senate candidate Joe Redner said, if elected, he would introduce the most ambitious environmental legislation the state has ever seen. Redner’s agenda would include regulating “polluters in the dumping of toxic chemicals,” as well as eliminating fracking and promoting solar and […]

Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2016

Well, that was unpleasant. Before last night’s vice-presidential debate from Farmville, Virginia, the conventional wisdom amongst the pundit class was that Donald Trump would “sink” Mike Pence, as he’d have to contend with all of the many, many provocative comments made by the GOP nominee, both during this year-and-half-long campaign, but also going back decades. It didn’t […]

Mitch PerryOctober 3, 2016

After it was revealed last month that Mosaic had withheld information for weeks about the massive sinkhole at their New Wales facility in Polk County which spilled 215 million gallons of contaminated water into the Florida aquifer, the Conservation Florida Voters attacked Dana Young for receiving campaign contributions from the phosphate corporation — and the fact that it’s vice president […]

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Polls galore: Republicans lead in state Senate Districts 18 & 23; race still close in SD 8

Mitch Perry Report for 10.13.15 — Hillsborough Dems in denial about the Joe Redner factor in SD 18 race?

Jackie Toledo gets Florida GOP funds in HD 60 race, but Democrat David Singer has more cash

Some Florida Republicans AWOL on talking about Amendment 2

Mitch Perry Report for 10.10.16 — Shock and Awe

Joe Redner to Dana Young in new TV ad: “You are the government”

Dana Young calls Donald Trump’s groping comments ‘disgusting’ while also criticizing her opponent

Bob Buesing says he’s not worried about Joe Redner taking votes away from his effort to defeat Dana Young

Mitch Perry Report for 10.5.16 — Whipping out that thing. Again.

In the SD 18 race, Dana Young faces the challenge of her political career