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Mitch PerryMay 1, 2017

Emboldened by the news that South Florida Republican Illeana Ros-Lehtinen will not run for re-election next year, the Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee (DCCC) released its “2018 Republican Retirement Watchlist.” While Alaska’s Don Young tops the list, Sarasota’s Vern Buchanan and Miami-Dade’s Mario Diaz Balart are listed second and third, respectively. “Given the negative national environment for the […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2017

Florida Congressional Republicans Carlos Curbelo and Brian Mast are once again in the crosshairs of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, this time in new digital ads highlighting the proposed new GOP House health care plan that includes a provision that would exempt members of Congress and their staff from the plan. Curbelo represents Florida’s 26th Congressional […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2017

Several thousand voters in Florida’s 18th Congressional District will receive robocalls this week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee questioning Republican freshman Brian Mast’s vote to repeal FCC privacy rules. Earlier this week, Mast joined GOP House colleagues with a vote to reverse a recent Obama-era FCC privacy rule requiring internet providers to get customers’ permission before […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2017

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No one knows when President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans will make another attempt at repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Some hard-line GOP lawmakers want to force a repeal-only bill back onto the floor, once again putting several House Republicans on the spot. On Friday, Alabama Republican Mo Brooks, part of the House Freedom Caucus, filed […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2017

Since the American Health Care Act was pulled last Friday, most members of Congress did not have to vote on the controversial bill. Nevertheless, the legislation did quickly pass through three separate committees on its way to a potential floor vote. And that hasn’t stopped the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) from criticizing Republicans for […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2017

Three weeks into the 115th Congress, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has put targets on four Republican members of Congress from Florida: Brian Mast, Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Curbelo, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The DCCC listed those four among 59 targeted nationally in a mid-term memo circulated to various Democratic allies. The DCCC’s rival, the National Republican Congressional […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2016

Aiming at driving black voters to the polls to vote on down-ballot races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now airing radio ads featuring Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Florida’s congressional Districts 7 and 13, two districts with a significant African-American population. This DCCC radio advertising campaign begins Thursday and runs until next Monday, Nov. 7 in the Orlando and Tampa […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2016

National and statewide Democrats and their organizations have now reached $5.7 million in spending to try to help Stephanie Murphy defeat longtime Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, Mica said Monday morning. Mica’s campaign announced the latest number this morning while again denouncing the Washington Democrats’ backing of Murphy as “unprecedented” in […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2016

So much in the news today to discuss, but let’s start (and end) with a review of last night’s debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy. If you were scoring at home (congratulations if you were, to paraphrase Keith Olbermann from his ESPN days), you might have had Rubio up by a few points at the end, but like the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2016

Attention political junkies: not every voter pays attention to politics until right before the election, which is why that ad by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee “dramatizing” David Jolly standing with Donald Trump was so egregious. The ad — one of the most controversial of any produced this season in American politics — was immediately denounced by the Jolly campaign, who […]

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Rodney Guttman, image via University of West Florida.

DCCC puts Vern Buchanan and Mario Diaz-Ballart near the top of its ‘2018 Retirement Watch List’

Democrats take shot at Carlos Curbelo, Brian Mast over congressional carve out

Congressional Dems target Brian Mast for vote repealing FCC privacy rules

National Dems ask if Ileana Ros-Lehtinen supports new petition to repeal ACA

New DCCC ad attacks Carlos Curbelo, Mario Diaz-Balart over GOP health care bill

DCCC puts 2018 targets on four Florida Republican Congress members

DCCC to air radio ads in CD 7 and 13 featuring Barack and Michelle Obama

Democrats’ spending for Stephanie Murphy at $5.7 million, John Mica’s campaign reports

Mitch Perry Report for 10.27.16 — Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy battle it one last time

Mitch Perry Report for 10.25.16 — DCCC ad linking Trump to Jolly goes away, but has the damage been done?