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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 […]

Jim RosicaOctober 3, 2016

The head of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s gambling operations Monday testified the Florida House’s Republican Leader disengaged in 2015 during blackjack renewal talks. The next thing Jim Allen knew, state Rep. Dana Young of Tampa was announcing her own legislative package, an overhaul of state gambling law that cut out the tribe. Based on […]

Mitch PerryOctober 3, 2016

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Local television stations in Tampa are now airing Joe Redner’s first ad in his independent bid to win the state Senate District 18 race. The ad begins with the adult club entrepreneur referring to his successes in his business career and as an activist. It then segues into him talking about his concern that Florida’s environment “is under assault […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2016

Hello, October. This is the final full month of the 2016 campaign cycle. In five weeks, we will know so much more about the future of the country, the state and our communities. But, no matter what, life will go on. For those in “The Process” — Florida Politics’ term for the unending legislative campaign/legislative session […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

Was it as good as you hoped it would be, America? For months, people have talked about how they could not wait to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battle it out in their first presidential debate. We all know that excitement wasn’t because of Clinton’s sterling debate style. No, it was because of the unknown about how The Donald […]

Tag: Dana Young

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

Dana Young backed out of blackjack talks, Seminole Gaming CEO says

Joe Redner’s ‘not for sale’ in his first ad in the SD 18 race

Here’s where stuff stands in Tampa Bay politics — the ‘it’s October’ edition

Mitch Perry Report for 9.27.16 — The ‘what difference does it make?’ debate