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Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

Jeb Bush says whatever you want to call Donald Trump, don’t call him a conservative. “Conservatism is temporarily dead,” the former Florida governor told Nicolle Wallace on an MSNBC special that aired Monday night. “I mean, if you look at it, we have two candidates. Donald Trump is barely a Republican. He’s certainly not a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 12, 2016

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In a wide-ranging interview Monday, former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney explained why he thinks Angela Corey is getting a bad rap, talked about the 4th Congressional District campaign, spoke about Corrine Brown and what the media’s missing there, and opined on the pension-tax push. And, as well, he left the door open to voting third-party in November, given the […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2016

The Sweet Meteor of Death is not going to upstage this election season. That’s according to the NASA Near Earth Object Program that tracks roughly 15,000 asteroids, comets and gigantic pieces of space rock that pose any kind of threat to the Earth. That may be bad news for 13 percent of American registered voters, who told […]

Mitch PerryJuly 6, 2016

Although many observers are noting yesterday was not a good day for Hillary Clinton and her aspirations for president, who are we kidding here? She stood this close to being indicted, with Democrats probably wishing Joe Biden had actually entered the race last year. No doubt, Clinton’s reputation for being truthful took a severe hit Tuesday morning, as FBI Director […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2016

Jack Latvala was not exaggerating. Earlier this week, the Republican state Senator said he had paid for the polling that shows David Jolly leading Charlie Crist in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Latvala said he conducted “multiple polls, actually, because we didn’t believe it the first time.” Latvala’s right, the numbers are hard to believe. According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls, Jolly […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

Don’t like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Don’t worry. You aren’t alone. A new Public Policy Polling survey found 55 percent of registered voters in Florida have an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. The survey found 37 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of Clinton; while 39 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton may have a slight edge in the Sunshine State, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll of Florida voters. Clinton leads Donald Trump 45 percent to 42 percent. The poll found 6 percent of those polled said they would vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson come November. The survey of 625 registered voters was conducted from […]

Scott PowersMay 30, 2016

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About 1,000 Libertarians from throughout the country descended on Orlando this weekend thinking this is the presidential election year they’ll finally play ball with the big boys. Since most people know very little about Libertarians, or the Libertarian Party [because Libertarians have never really played ball with the big boys before] I’m offering up this FAQ, based […]

Scott PowersMay 29, 2016

The Libertarian Party may leave Orlando Monday as emotionally divided as Republicans and Democrats after nominating what the majority of delegates believed was a powerful but not internally-popular ticket, two former Republican governors, to run for president and vice president this year. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was the heavy favorite to win the presidential nomination again, as […]

Scott PowersMay 28, 2016

If Gary Johnson is to win a second consecutive nomination to be the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, he’ll likely have to do it without what Libertarian hard-liners call the Libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party. In a five-way presidential candidate debate Saturday night in Orlando, Johnson espoused practical means toward Libertarian ends, which set him apart from […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.13.16 — Conservatism is still running strong, Jeb Bush insists

John Delaney talks Angela Corey, Corrine Brown, Donald Trump

Sweet Meteor of Death campaign rolling on empty promises

Mitch Perry Report 7.6.16 — Clinton survives James Comey

New poll of Florida’s battleground 13th Congressional District: David Jolly 44%, Charlie Crist 44%

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton 41% to 40% in Florida

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Florida, 45% to 42%

After a weekend in Orlando, a FAQ on who or what the Libertarians are

Libertarians head toward election with their own unity issues

Gary Johnson preaches pragmatic Libertarian values in debate, endures boos