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Mitch PerryMay 24, 2016

Last night in Santa Monica, Bernie Sanders called Hillary Clinton‘s decision not to debate him in California “insulting” to the voters in the Golden State. “A number of months ago our campaign and her campaign reached an agreement on a number of debates, including one here in California,” Sanders told the crowd, according to a […]

Mitch PerryMay 11, 2016

Citing polls conducted by Quinnipiac University which show Hillary Clinton in trouble in the swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio against Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders’ campaign came out swinging on Wednesday, declaring in a fundraising email that the Vermont senator is the best bet to ensure a Trump loss in the fall. “We cannot have […]

Mitch PerryApril 30, 2016

Simone Ward will direct Hillary Clinton‘s Florida campaign. The 38-year-old Ward had been serving as the national political director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for the past year, the first African-American ever to do so. According to a biography of her published in The Atlantic, Ward began her political year while still attending Oklahoma City University, where she […]

Mitch PerryApril 5, 2016

There were reports on Tuesday of college students waiting in long lines to vote in Wisconsin’s presidential primary election, amid concerns that the Badger State’s convoluted voter ID law signed by Gov. Scott Walker could ultimately disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters. That comes on top of the report that the U.S. Department of Justice will […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2016

Whenever I am waiting in a supermarket line (or movie theater, department store, or, frankly, any line), every other line always appears to move faster. This maddening phenomenon is, of course, known as Supermarket Line Karma. Floridians are well aware of this phenomenon because we have watched it play out in presidential primaries. About a […]

Dan GelberFebruary 2, 2016

Whenever I am waiting in a supermarket line (or movie theater, department store, or, frankly, any line), every other line always appears to move faster. This maddening phenomenon is, of course, known as Supermarket Line Karma. Floridians are well aware of this phenomenon because we have watched it play out in presidential primaries. About a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders continues to lead in New Hampshire and is staying within striking distance in Iowa, but what happens after that? Apparently, even top level staff of the Sanders campaign aren’t willing to predict how they’ll do March 1, when two states hold caucuses and nine more hold primaries, many in the South, where the Vermont […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016

The discontent regarding Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz among her fellow Democrats doesn’t appear to be abating in the new year. Much of the animus involves the monthslong perception that she has manipulated the presidential debate schedule to favor Hillary Clinton: Relatively few debates have been set as compared with the 2007-2008 campaign […]

Phil AmmannNovember 24, 2015

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For most people, holidays are supposed to be filled with fun, food and celebration. With that in mind, for the sake of keeping the peace, it’s always a good rule of thumb to avoid talking politics during family get-togethers. However, that may be next to impossible this year, as Thanksgiving falls in the midst of the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah endorsed Marco Rubio for president Thursday on Fox News, saying she became inspired by him after he visited Utah. “He had a rally and he talked about his family,” she said. “He talked about his love for this country. And I realized that my story is so similar to his.” Like Rubio, Love […]

Tag: DNC

Mitch Perry Report for 5.24.16 — Hillary nixes a last Dem debate in California

Debbie Wasserman Schultz ‘not at all concerned’ about potential divisiveness at Philly DNC

Hillary Clinton’s Florida effort to be led by former DSCC head Simone Ward

GOP wants to stymie “inconvenient” voting groups at polls, says Democratic Chair

Dan Gelber: Florida ‘Presidential Primary Karma’ strikes again?

Dan Gelber: Florida ‘Presidential Primary Karma’ strikes again?

Bernie Sanders camp downplays state victories, emphasizing delegate count

Over 23,000 sign petition to oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz as DNC chairwoman

Email insights: Democratic website helps handle “Your Republican Uncle” during Thanksgiving

DNC mocks Mia Love’s endorsement of Marco Rubio