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Phil AmmannSeptember 8, 2015

Congressman Vern Buchanan is losing Deputy Chief Of Staff Max Goodman, who is leaving for a role as political director with U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s Senate campaign. Goodman made the announcement in an email obtained by Florida Politics. Based in D.C., he has worked with the Sarasota Republican since his first election in 2006, becoming full-time communications director […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2015

If Republican primary politics are all about reaching out to the conservative base, then on paper, Jacksonville-area Congressman Ron DeSantis should be a strong contender as the GOP Senate nominee in 2016. The Sunshine State native (who grew up in the quaint Pinellas County town of Dunedin) has only been in elected office for three years, […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 4, 2015

Max Goodman, deputy chief of staff for Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, is leaving for a role with U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s Senate campaign. Goodman made the announcement in an email obtained by Florida Politics. Goodman, based in D.C., has worked with Buchanan since 2006, becoming full-time communications director in 2010. Goodman was promoted to […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 3, 2015

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera is challenging the leading Democratic U.S. Senate candidate to justify his support of the controversial Iran nuclear deal. In a statement Thursday, Lopez-Cantera asks U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy to join him for a series of unspecified monthly town hall meetings with Florida voters. The debates, he said, would be so the Jupiter Democrat could […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 3, 2015

David Jolly is the latest lawmaker to sign a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. Independent Women’s Voice, a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization, announced Thursday that the Indian Shores Republican has officially put his name to the Obamacare Repeal Pledge. Jolly, who is now running for the U.S. Senate, represents Florida’s […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 3, 2015

There’s excitement in some quarters this week as it now appears that Carly Fiorina will appear in the second Republican Presidential debate taking place in 13 days in Los Angeles (Okay, Simi Valley, officially). Meanwhile, we’re still more than five weeks away before the first Democratic Presidential debate. And why is that? While some may say […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 2, 2015

Showing continued strength in recruiting local allies to his candidacy, Congressional District 13 Democrat Eric Lynn said Wednesday that four Pinellas County elected officials have endorsed him in the race to succeed David Jolly next year. They are Largo City Commissioner Michael Smith, Gulfport City Councilwoman Yolanda Roman, and Bellair Bluffs City Commissioners Joe Barkley […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 1, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is endorsing fellow Pinellas County U.S. Rep. David Jolly in his bid for the U.S. Senate. “As a Tampa Bay native, David is keenly aware of the issues facing Floridians at both the local and national levels,” Bilirakis said in a prepared statement. “His command of the legislative process and institutional knowledge will no doubt serve […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2015

Call it the Donald Trump/Ted Cruz effect, but the Florida Republicans running for Senate next year seem to be as determined to run as much against “Washington” as they do their ultimate Democratic opponent. At the Republican Party of Florida’s summer quarterly meeting this weekend in Tampa, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Ron DeSantis all […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2015

The biggest news on the presidential front this weekend was the Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll that shows Bernie Sanders down just seven points to Hillary Clinton in Iowa, 37-30 percent. The presumptive front-runner has lost a third of her supporters since May in first caucus state in nation. So will the mainstream media begin taking […]

Tag: David Jolly

Longtime Vern Buchanan staff member joins David Jolly campaign as political director

Ron DeSantis admits GOP faithful are “demoralized, depressed and dejected” at D.C. Republicans

Personnel note: Longtime Vern Buchanan staff member Max Goodman joins David Jolly campaign

Carlos Lopez-Cantera challenges Patrick Murphy to justify support of Iran deal

David Jolly is latest lawmaker to sign Obamacare repeal pledge

Mitch Perry Report for 9.3.15 – The DNC’s nondebate strategy

CD 13 candidate Eric Lynn announces more local endorsements

Gus Bilirakis endorses David Jolly for U.S. Senate

Kathy Castor shares Florida GOP Senate candidates’ frustration with Congress

Mitch Perry Report for 8.31.15 – Taking Bernie Sanders seriously