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Matt FlorellOctober 3, 2016

The only time I met David Jolly face-to-face was at a Suncoast Tiger Bay debate in December 2013. A special election to fill the late Congressman Bill Young‘s seat had drawn three Republican candidates, as well as one Democrat and one Libertarian. All five declared candidates were at that day’s event, and I was able […]

Mitch PerryOctober 3, 2016

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Charlie Crist demonstrates a sense of humor about himself in a new campaign ad that will begin airing on broadcast and cable stations in the Tampa Bay area. Called “You Know Me,” the ad features the Democratic hopeful in Florida’s 13th Congressional race as a man of the people, showing himself as a young man with dark hair, assorted shots […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 2016

Incumbent Republican David Jolly scored a significant endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for re-election to Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The Chamber is the world’s largest business organization, representing more than three million businesses across the country. Thursday’s endorsement comes in the wake of an independent poll showing Jolly with a three-point lead over his Democratic […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 29, 2016

National Democrats are boosting former Gov. Charlie Crist with another $462,000 of TV advertising in the race against incumbent Republican David Jolly for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The extra cash — coming from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — could result in a “lopsided air war in the Tampa Bay area,” writes Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida, […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2016

During the first half-hour or so of Monday night’s presidential debate, there was plenty of chatter on Twitter on what appeared to be a case of the sniffles being suffered by Donald J. Trump. Former Vermont governor and NBC News commentator Howard Dean speculated it might have to do with cocaine use. “Notice Trump sniffing all the time. Coke […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

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David Jolly’s campaign in Florida’s 13th Congressional District race placed a new digital ad Tuesday featuring a speechless Charlie Crist. The only voice in the 30-second ad appears to come from a member of the Palm Beach Post’s editorial board in 2014, when Crist was running for governor. The unseen board member recites a number of position changes Crist […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

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A new ad produced by the House Majority PAC features several Pinellas County women describing Congressman David Jolly as “dangerous,” “backwards,” and “out of touch” when it comes to a woman’s right to choose. But the Jolly camp responded by finding a 10-year-old newspaper story where Charlie Crist is quoted as saying that he would support a harsh anti-abortion […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2016

A day after St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman called on Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark to open a polling place for early voting in south St. Petersburg, Charlie Crist echoed that call on Saturday. “As Florida’s Governor, I signed an executive order to expand early voting hours, to ensure as many people can participate in the electoral process as possible,” […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2016

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is the most latest Florida lawmaker calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate St. Petersburg’s sewage crisis. “It is important that residents know if their City leadership turned a blind eye towards the inevitability of a sewage spill at the cost of the local waterways and beaches,” Rubio writes in a […]

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Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Image via Visit Florida.

Matt Florell: David Jolly and me

Charlie Crist pokes fun at his fondness for fans in latest CD 13 race ad

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

U.S. Chamber endorses David Jolly for re-election in CD 13

DCCC pushes total Charlie Crist ad buy to $2M, sending mixed signals in CD 13

Mitch Perry Report for 9.28.16 — Our bodies, our politicians

New David Jolly digital ad questions Charlie Crist’s credibility

David Jolly campaign reacts to ad that depicts him as ‘out of touch’ on a woman’s right to choose

Charlie Crist calls for Deborah Clark to open an early voting polling station in South St. Pete

Marco Rubio latest lawmaker to call for the EPA to investigate St. Petersburg sewage issue