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A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2015

Republicans “want to take us backwards,” Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz said at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday morning, taking specific aim throughout her comments at Florida Republican Presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. Wasserman-Schultz pivoted into a critique of many members of the Republican field on equal pay issues, saying that “not only do […]

Mitch PerryAugust 21, 2015

Happy Friday — or will it be in Tallahassee? In the spirit of Larry King‘s classic USA Today columns, here we go … All eyes are on the Capitol today to see whether the Senate will go along with the House’s plan on redistricting, a process that’s supposed to be completed by high noon … None of […]

Mitch PerryAugust 20, 2015

Jeb Bush is feeling the heat of Donald Trump‘s unexpected dominance in the GOP race for president. Although the former Florida governor has said that the immigration proposals released by Trump earlier this week, which include calling for an end to birthright citizenship, simply aren’t practical, he used the derogatory term “anchor babies” when speaking […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

CD 13 Democratic candidate Eric Lynn, the only declared candidate in the Pinellas County congressional race, announced his campaign team Tuesday, and it includes two nationally known figures who played important parts in getting Barack Obama elected president twice. Bill Burton and Anita Dunn from the political communications firm SKDKnickerbocker have signed on to the […]

Diane RobertsAugust 18, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – They stamp their feet, they scream till they’re sick, and hold their breath till they’re blue. They act like 5-year-olds caught with their grotty little paws in the cookie jar, their faces covered in crumbs, as they swear they didn’t do anything wrong. The Special – or Remedial – Session. While all […]

Diane RobertsAugust 17, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – They stamp their feet, they scream till they’re sick, and hold their breath till they’re blue. They act like 5-year-olds caught with their grotty little paws in the cookie jar, their faces covered in crumbs, as they swear they didn’t do anything wrong. The Special – or Remedial – Session. While all […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2015

The always active Ron DeSantis for Senate press shop was working again on Monday, promoting the Ponte Vedra Republican’s appearance at Erick Erickson’s Red State Gathering (where he was endorsed for Senate by the conservative commentator), then dissing Democratic Senate candidate and fellow United States Congressman Alan Grayson in emails. During his Red State speech, DeSantis said a number of […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2015

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Fresh off the positive buzz he engendered for his performance in the first Republican presidential debate of the season, Marco Rubio once again stood strongly behind his pro-life stance on abortion on Sunday, including his belief that there should be no exceptions, even in the case of rape and incest. “I personally and deeply believe […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden is taking some downtime with his wife Jill this week in South Carolina. When he returns to Washington, he’s expected to announce whether or not he’ll take on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. The Associated Press reports that while Biden has yet to ask staff to organize on his […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

The last time the Democratic Party had a contested race for president eight year ago, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and others had already debated five times by the first week in August. They ultimately would engage in a total of 27 debates throughout spirited campaign. So you can understand why some Democratic presidential […]

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A state investigator, right, works with a Florida resident to look out for fraud after Hurricane Helene. Photo via Florida Chief Financial Officer,.

DWS lambastes Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio in Iowa

Mitch Perry Report for 8.21.15 — Jeb’s SNL moment

DNC blasts Jeb Bush for “unspeakably vulgar” comment on “anchor babies”

Eric Lynn’s campaign team includes high-profile Obama staff

Diane Roberts: Democracy in Florida remains lost in spite of new maps

Diane Roberts: Democracy in Florida remains lost in spite of new maps

Ron DeSantis touts RedState, disses Grayson

Marco Rubio stands firmly behind pro-life stance on Meet The Press

Bill Nelson doesn’t believe Joe Biden will challenge Hillary Clinton for Dem nom

Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley irate that DNC hosting only 6 presidential debates