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Mitch PerryNovember 5, 2016

Looking over the thousands of adoring fans who had waited for hours to see him speak, Donald Trump kicked off his 50-minute speech at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Saturday morning by comparing his audience to Hillary Clinton’s campaign appearance with two of the biggest celebrities in America on Friday night in Cleveland. “We don’t need Jay Z to fill […]

Associated PressOctober 24, 2016

A defiant Donald Trump blamed his campaign struggles on “phony polls” from the “disgusting” media on Monday, fighting to energize his most loyal supporters as his path to the presidency shrinks. With just 14 days until the election, the Republican nominee campaigned in battleground Florida as his team conceded publicly as well as privately that […]

Associated PressOctober 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton‘s campaign asked former President Bill Clinton to cancel a speech to a Wall Street investment firm last year because of concerns that the Clintons might appear to be too cozy with Wall Street just as the former secretary of state was about to announce her White House bid, newly released emails show. Clinton […]

Associated PressOctober 7, 2016

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Hillary Clinton is responding to a video of rival Donald Trump making lewd comments about women in 2005. The Democratic presidential candidate said on Twitter, “This is horrific. We cannot allow this man to become president.” Trump issued an apology after the video emerged of him making sexually charged comments. He called it “locker room […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 13, 2016

According to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton does not appear presidential. As he remarked in an ABC television interview last week: “Well, I just don’t think she has a presidential look, and you need a presidential look.” A presidential look. Hmm. Let’s think this through. Could it be the hands? Everyone knows presidents should have small […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

For the second time in a little over a week, the David Jolly campaign is accusing Charlie Crist of lying about Jolly’s record. At issue on Thursday was a tweet by Crist, in which he said Jolly opposed the refinancing of student debt. Student loan debt is skyrocketing. I agree w/@USRepKCastor refinancing should be allowed. My GOP opponent disagrees. https://t.co/3G1MAjGLic — Charlie […]

Mitch PerryAugust 22, 2016

With nearly seven out of every 10 college graduates contending with a student debt topping more than $35,000, the immediate economic future of our best and brightest has never been hazier. But they’re not the only ones hurting. Take Realtors, for example. That was the message that came out of a news conference held Monday at the Greater Realtors […]

Mitch PerryAugust 17, 2016

Before Barack Obama was elected, a lot of political observers said that with such a divided nation, every president could face the potential of being impeached. I’m reminded of that today on the 18th anniversary of Bill Clinton giving a prime-time address to the nation after seven months of silence on the Monica Lewinsky matter. “I know that my […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

Democrat Jim Lange is in an uphill battle to defeat Republican incumbent Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Though there hasn’t been much public polling on the race, Ross defeated the last Democrat he faced, Alan Cohn, by nearly 20 percentage points in 2014. Lange is running as a progressive in the Polk/Hillsborough county-based […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

Day One of the #DemsinPhilly was something of a hot mess — sometimes chaotic, but ultimately rewarding. But enough of what went on with me before or after entering the Wells Fargo Center yesterday afternoon. The highlight was Michelle Obama‘s address, described by some pundits as one of the finest in recent vintage, and certainly the most […]

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Donald Trump talks up his support from blacks and Latinos in Tampa speech

Donald Trump rejects ‘phony’ polls, insists ‘we are winning’

Emails show concern over Bill Clinton’s Wall Street speech

Hillary Clinton says video of Donald Trump is ‘horrific’

Diane Roberts: What Donald Trump means by ‘looking presidential’

David Jolly accuses Charlie Crist of lying about his stance on student debt

Realtors join up with Kathy Castor to push for student debt reduction legislation

Mitch Perry Report for 8.17.16 — Impeachment memories

Some of CD 15 candidate Jim Lange’s website language is very similar to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

Mitch Perry Report for 7.26.16 — A hot mess in Philly