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Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

Marco Rubio says he and Ted Cruz have similar stances on immigration, which is why the Texas senator’s shots at his record on that volatile subject the past few days have surprised him. “I’m puzzled and quite frankly surprised by Ted’s attacks, since Ted’s position on immigration is not that much different than mine,” Rubio told […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham gave an extremely low-key speech at the Sunshine Summit in Orlando on Friday afternoon, concentrating on foreign policy and his concern that the Republican Party could be blowing the Hispanic vote with candidates’ tough talk on immigration. Graham isn’t going anywhere in the GOP presidential race, and he essentially acknowledged […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

Although Marco Rubio wasn’t scheduled to speak at the Sunshine Summit in Orlando until after 11:30 a.m. he gave a sneak preview of his remarks to a couple of hundred supporters in a ballroom about an hour earlier, where he was introduced by former Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. His speech came after a raucous […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

Last Saturday as promised, Marco Rubio released American Express statements from 2005 and 2006, responding to questions about his use of that card that belonged to the Republican Party of Florida, saying that only eight of the charges were for personal expenses and that he had paid them off personally. The controversy has dogged Rubio on […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

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A poll on Thursday by The Florida Times-Union shows Donald Trump and Ben Carson in a virtual tie among the GOP presidential candidates in a poll of Florida voters. Trump is at 23 percent, Carson 22 percent, with Marco Rubio third at 18 percent. Ted Cruz is next with 12 percent, and Jeb Bush at 11 percent. […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

Happy Friday to you all, and what a weekend it will be as virtually the entire Republican presidential field (including Jim Gilmore!) makes its way to Orlando for the next two days for the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit. We’re off to the event shortly ourselves, so let’s be succinct: Will we hear more […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

David Jolly once again is criticizing Hillary Clinton for her previous remarks about problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He’s also trying to draw in Alan Grayson – his potential opponent in the 2016 U.S. Senate race – into answering Clinton’s comments as well. The Pinellas County Republican congressman appeared on Boston Herald radio Thursday […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

Overnight returns give Fox Business Network’s prime-time GOP presidential debate an 8.9 rating among households and 13.5 million viewers in prime-time. That’s just shy of the 9.5 rating and 14 million viewers earned by CNBC’s recent coverage for the third. Although it’s not nearly as large as the gaudy ratings numbers that Fox and CNN […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

Florida will become ground zero for the GOP presidential campaign this weekend in Orlando, when the Republican Party of Florida kicks off it’s three-day Sunshine Summit with a speech by former Vice President Dick Cheney, followed by two days of speeches from 13 of the 15 candidates running for the nomination. On Monday night however, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 11, 2015

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Like his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate race, Carlos Lopez-Cantera will be appearing this weekend at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit, but unlike his opponents, he’ll have a a number of Orlando-area lawmakers by his side supporting him. The lieutenant governor announced endorsements from nine Central Florida Republicans on Wednesday. They are: […]

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Ted Cruz’ attacks on immigration puzzle Marco Rubio

Regarding Islamic terrorists, Lindsey Graham says he’d “kill every bastard he could find”

Marco Rubio says he doesn’t want to attack other Republicans

Chris Ingram isn’t convinced Marco Rubio answered all questions about use of RPOF AmEx card

Florida Times-Union poll: Trump 23%, Carson 22%, Marco Rubio 18%

Mitch Perry Report for 11.13.15 – All aboard the Sunshine Summit

David Jolly bashes Hillary Clinton again on VA, tries to draw in Alan Grayson

Mitch Perry Report for 11.12.15 — Does the DNC want anyone to watch its debates?

Sunshine Summit set to kick off

Carlos Lopez-Cantera rolls out nods from 9 Central Florida Republicans