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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Democrat Patrick Murphy would defeat all of the major Republican U.S. Senate candidates in a general election match-up. According to a statewide survey by Associated Industries of Florida, Murphy comes out on top in head-to-head match ups against four of the Republican Senate candidates. The survey found the only candidate who could defeat Murphy is […]

Mitch PerryMay 2, 2016

The imagery coming out of California late last week wasn’t extremely alarming, but it was instructive. Protestors, many of them black or brown, went a bit nuts at Donald Trump campaign appearances Thursday night in Orange County on Thursday night and to a lesser extent on Friday in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco (and […]

Mitch PerryApril 29, 2016

David Jolly is at war with a part of his own party. The National Republican Campaign Committee is pushing back hard on that “60 Minutes” piece that aired Sunday featuring the Pinellas County congressman, and specifically his legislation that would ban federal office holders from raising campaign contributions. In a letter penned by NRCC Executive Director Rob Simms to […]

Mitch PerryApril 29, 2016

Tony Khoury describes himself as part the elite 1 percent of earners in America but says, unlike many of his cohorts, he welcomes paying additional taxes for being lucky enough to have so much. “I still believe I always have to pay my fair share,” which currently for him is at the 39.6 percent level, the […]

Mitch PerryApril 29, 2016

Good morning, y’all. Regular readers of this column may note that it’s being posted a little later this morning. Not to get into Too Much Information, but let’s just say I think when I read Arianna Huffington write that you must have 7/8 hours a sleep every night, well, one can certainly aspire to that. Rumor has […]

Scott PowersApril 29, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly‘s proposed law to end campaign fundraising by sitting members of Congress has picked up two more cosponsors, including his wanna-be U.S. Senate opponent, Orlando’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson. Grayson had said during his internet-based debate with Republican Jolly Monday night that he would support Jolly’s Stop Act, House Resolution 4430, and he […]

Scott PowersApril 27, 2016

U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson and David Jolly drew 81,000 live viewers for their internet-webcast U.S. Senate debate Monday night plus another 186,000 and counting views on the YouTube post of the video. In addition, at least 41 TV stations appeared to have taken video clips or otherwise covered the debate as a news story. Whether that’s enough […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2016

In a wide-ranging interview in Jacksonville, GOP Senate candidate Todd Wilcox called for a debate among Senate candidates and called his opponents out in the process. “The role of the Republican Party of Florida should be to educate voters,” Wilcox said Wednesday, adding that it was “time for the party and the chairman to consider a debate […]

Peter SchorschApril 27, 2016

Attempting to determine who among U.S. Rep. David Jolly‘s rivals started the rumor that he might abandon his bid for the U.S. Senate and seek re-election to his Pinellas-based congressional seat is as futile as trying to keep up with the plot in the movie “Clue.” Was it someone in Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s camp? Or did […]

Mitch PerryApril 27, 2016

Hillsborough County Commissioners unanimously approved increasing what used to be call impact fees but are now dubbed mobility fees. It’s actually a pretty big deal by itself, considering that they hadn’t done so since Ronald Reagan was still president. The fees are designed to have developers pay for the increase in construction to roads needed […]

Tag: David Jolly

Marco Rubio still best bet for Republicans to defeat Patrick Murphy in U.S. Senate race

Mitch Perry Report for 5.2.16 — Cleveland, meet California

David Jolly refutes charges of lying in 60 Minutes story about fundraising requirement

Indie candidate Tony Khoury makes his case for Florida U.S. Senate seat

Mitch Perry Report for 4.29.16 – Trib frowns on Go Hillsborough vote

David Jolly’s Stop Act picks up two more co-sponsors, including Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson-David Jolly debate draws 81,000 live viewers, 186,000+ since

Todd Wilcox to Florida GOP: Set up Senate debates now

So you’re saying there’s a chance David Jolly will run for re-election to the U.S. House?

Mitch Perry Report for 4.27.16 – Time for Hillsborough BOCC to make a decision