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Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2016

Before Barack Obama announced his plan Tuesday to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Republicans blasted the idea. Pinellas County U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate David Jolly issued a prepared statement prior to the president’s 10:30 a.m. announcement. “Moving enemy combatants onto United States soil will only embolden the enemies of freedom who wish to […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2016

A drop in fuel prices brought the inflation rate to zero last year, removing any increase for those receiving Social Security benefits. By law, the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is based on a government measure of inflation. With Florida’s huge senior population (who vote in higher numbers than any other demographic), it makes sense that […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2016

The Chairman of the Tampa Bay Sierra Club, Kent Bailey, issued out a letter to Hillsborough County Commissioners on Monday, where he once again stated that the Board should begin implementing policies right now to deal with transportation issues, before awaiting the results of referendum later this year (that may never even get on the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2016

Pinellas County U.S. Rep. David Jolly says he’s not concerned at all concerned about the effect that wealthy Manatee County developer Carlos Beruff‘s entrance into the GOP race for U.S. Senate campaign might mean for him, saying, “If anything, it’s a huge win for the David Jolly campaign.” Beruff, a multimillionaire, has ties to Gov. Rick Scott. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 18, 2016

Tallahassee – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was in the Capitol Wednesday. With the Senate (what else?) off for the week on “President’s Day holiday,” the only statewide elected Democrat was in town to congratulate the League of Women Voters on their Fair Districts court victory. It was great to see the LWV folks in the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 17, 2016

The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s Senate campaign and the super PAC supporting him. The complaint alleges that the lieutenant governor’s Senate campaign and Reform Washington, the super PAC backing Lopez-Cantera, violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. According to the complaint, the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 12, 2016

Todd Wilcox said Republicans have a clear choice in the race to replace Sen. Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. They can choose from one of several career politicians running for office, or they can pick him, a first-time candidate who spent years as an entrepreneur. Wilcox made his pitch to the Women’s Republican Club […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 9, 2016

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Perhaps Monday was just a busy day in the GOP Senate campaign. Too busy, perhaps, to craft even a pro forma response regarding the question of whether or not they shared Marco Rubio‘s abortion position, described by Florida Democratic Party chair Allison Tant as opposition “to all abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.” The press […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders campaign events frequently take on the feel of giant pep rallies, with his audiences cheering enthusiastically throughout his stump speeches regarding economic inequality in America. Friday morning’s hour-long address in Manchester, New Hampshire, was not one of those types of speeches. Less than 12 hours after engaging in intense verbal combat with Hillary […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis loves to travel. And travel he did this weekend, to Palm Springs for a Koch brothers retreat. The Freedom Partners event dealt with fundraising and fund expenditure. The hope is to funnel up to $900 million into this campaign, reports The Desert Sun. The Hill’s Jonathan Swan tweets that DeSantis was there, along […]

Tag: David Jolly

Florida’s GOP Senate candidates blast president’s plan for Gitmo

David Jolly joins Alan Grayson in trying to increase COLA’s for Social Security benefits

Mitch Perry Report for 2.23.16 – Still waiting for that Go Hillsborough Sheriffs report

David Jolly says Carlos Beruff’s entrance into GOP Senate race will benefit him

Mitch Perry Report for 2.18.16 – Do we have new entrant in GOP Senate race?

ADLF files complaint against Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s Senate campaign and Reform Washington

Todd Wilcox looks to woo Republican voters during Naples stop

Republican U.S. Senate candidates still silent on Marco Rubio’s “anti-woman” abortion position

Bernie Sanders does “Politics and Eggs” in Manchester, NH

Ron DeSantis attends Koch Brothers’ big-money conclave in California