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Mitch PerrySeptember 16, 2015

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As the emergence of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Ben Carson reflects, Americans are more than ever weary of the way that traditional politics is played on the national stage. The fastest growing number of new voters in Florida aren’t registering as Republican or Democratic, but are independents who choose no party affiliation. According to the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 16, 2015

Sam Rashid is still a member of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, despite that by doing so, he is directly snubbing Gov. Rick Scott, the man who appointed him to the agency last year and is now calling on him to resign from the board. “Governor Scott expects him to resign and […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton may be struggling against Vermont independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, but Berniemania hasn’t come to the Sunshine State, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday. The former secretary of state and New York U.S. senator dominates the Democratic primary race with 55 percent […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

Los Angeles Democratic U.S. Rep. Xavier Bacerra warns GOP presidential candidates in Wednesday night’s CNN debate that they should stop copying Donald Trump‘s rhetoric that slurs Latino-Americans. A Mexican-American, Becerra says it’s disappointing how other GOP presidential candidates have become more “Trump-lite” as the financier continues to dominate the polls. “It looks like now that […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

Mounting student loan debt continues to grow in the U.S., and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. Recent reports put the cumulative student debt level at $1.2 trillion. It’s a hot issue on the campaign trail, and yesterday in Iowa, President Obama announced a new initiative that will allow students and families to […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

The latest Public Policy Poll survey released Tuesday shows that, as is the case in virtually every other poll in the country right now, Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson are the top two favorites of Republican presidential primary voters in Florida, more than four months before the first votes start counting. Trump and Carson’s […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

A new survey in Florida shows 47 percent of voters want Jeb Bush to drop out of the GOP presidential race, and 48 percent would prefer Marco Rubio do the same. Those numbers come tucked inside a new survey conducted by Public Policy Polling, which shows that Donald Trump continues to lead all Republican candidates in Florida with 28 […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

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NextGen Climate, the San Francisco based environmental organization dedicated to putting climate change at the forefront of American politics, has released a new digital ad featuring footage of Ronald Reagan as a way to prod Republicans to begin addressing climate change. The ad, called “Common Sense,” featuring the former President addressing Congress and the nation in his […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

With the second Republican Party presidential debate taking place this week at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, we’re hearing more references than ever references by the GOP candidates to the the nation’s 40th president, who remains as powerful an iconic figure as anyone in Republican politics. That certainly includes Jeb Bush, whose op-ed in today’s […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

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One of the reasons why many people thought that Jeb Bush would be the man to beat for the Republican nomination for president was his ability to raise a lot of money from the donors class. Early on in his campaign, advisers talked about a “shock and awe” fundraising strategy that would blow away virtually […]

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Bid to have top-two primary voting system on 2016 Florida ballot going slow

Mitch Perry Report for 9.16.15 – Sam Rashid ignores Rick Scott’s call to step down

Hillary Clinton continues to dominate in Florida in new PPP survey

Latino congressman urges GOP candidates to drop “Trump-lite” charade

Kathy Castor presses House to pass student loan reform bill

Donald Trump, Ben Carson first and second in latest Florida presidential poll

PPP poll: plurality of Floridians want Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio to drop to out

Ahead of GOP debate, NextGen Climate uses Ronald Reagan clip to push on climate change

In op-ed, Jeb Bush links his tax reform package to California’s iconic Prop 13

Jeb Bush’s Right to Rise PAC starts spending its cash on ads in 3 early voting states