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Mitch PerryNovember 11, 2015

Former GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole is endorsing Jeb Bush for president and will serve as the 2016 GOP candidate’s chairman for veterans outreach. “I consider nearly all the Republican candidates to be my friends, but I have determined that Jeb Bush is the most qualified,” Dole said in a prepared statement issued by the Bush campaign […]

Mitch PerryNovember 11, 2015

The three remaining Democrats running for president debate Saturday night in Iowa, but until then, their supporters were left sitting in the peanut gallery throwing out choice comments, at least on Tuesday night during the Fox Business News GOP debate from Milwaukee. “Despite the softballs lobbed at Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and company tonight, they each […]

Mitch PerryNovember 11, 2015

The odds were stacked against him last night, and there were many who were writing him off before last night’s debate. And yet he had a breakthrough performance at the GOP’s 4th presidential debate in Milwaukee. Jeb Bush? No, Rand Paul. Paul’s been down so far this election cycle that the only stories you seem […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

Justin Grabelle, former chief of staff to retiring U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, revealed on Tuesday his campaign team for his Congressional District 11 run to get a jump on replacing Nugent, who won’t seek re-election next year. Here’s the lineup: Nick Catroppo, campaign manager: Most recently, Catroppo was deputy chief of staff for Nugent. Additionally, Catroppo […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

A new poll released on the Florida Senate race shows Pinellas County GOP U.S. Rep. David Jolly with a narrow, 1-point lead over South Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, 44-43 percent. The survey was conducted by the polling firm of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, a polling firm with that includes Stan Greenberg, a longtime pollster for Bill […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

According to a report in Tuesday’s New York Times, Right to Rise, the Jeb Bush-backed Super PAC, may be attacking Marco Rubio for his position on abortion rights. The newspaper reports that Mike Murphy, Right to Rise’s chief strategist, recently showed some Republicans a video portraying Rubio as too extreme on abortion. In the first GOP […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott, who may or may not be running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson three years from now, continues to add hundreds of thousands of dollars to his political action committee, Let’s Get Back to Work. Last month, $425,350 flowed into the PAC. The biggest contributors were U.S. Sugar Corp., which gave $100,000 […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

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According to a report in Tuesday’s New York Times, the Jeb Bush super PAC Right to Rise may spend up to $20 million in ads attacking Marco Rubio. The Rubio camp’s answer seems to be along the lines of Bring.It.On. Shortly after the story went live online Monday night, the Rubio campaign sent an e-mail to supporters, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2015

The Marco Rubio campaign is making the most out of the blockbuster story in Tuesday’s New York Times about the Jeb Bush campaign about to go nuclear on Rubio. Specifically, Right to Rise, Bush’s super PAC, is apparently ready to spend $20 million in attacking Rubio. “Part of running for president is you have to put your big […]

Mitch PerryNovember 9, 2015

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Daily fantasy sports have exploded into a multibillion-dollar industry in recent years. Advertisements for both FanDuel and DraftKings are inescapable during broadcasts of football games and on ESPN. But is the party going to end soon? In September, New Jersey Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone requested that the Energy and Commerce Commission hold advanced hearings to determine the […]

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Bob Dole joins Jeb Bush campaign

Democrats, others react to GOP Milwaukee debate

Mitch Perry Report for 11.11.15 – The return of Rand Paul to the GOP presidential race

CD 11 GOP candidate Justin Grabelle announces campaign team

David Jolly polls 1 point ahead of Patrick Murphy in 2016 Senate race

NARAL Pro-Choice America revels in Jeb Bush vs. Marco Rubio abortion spat

Rick Scott adds $425,350 to PAC in October

Anticipating attacks, Marco Rubio campaign posts Web ad showing Jeb Bush praising him

Mitch Perry Report for 11.10.15 – Right to Rise ready to go nuclear on Rubio?

NJ Democrat Frank Pallone still wants hearings on fantasy sports