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Mitch PerryAugust 12, 2015

Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the legendary Live-Aid concerts that took place in Philadelphia and London. One of the breakout stars of that historic occasion, Boy George, apparently will be in the Tampa Bay area this weekend. That’s right: Culture Club is headlining a group of ’80s and ’90s bands that will be […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

“Has ‘The Donald’ Peaked?” That’s the headline of a new national public opinion survey of Republican voters from Rasmussen Reports that was released Tuesday afternoon. The survey shows New York City real estate magnate Donald Trump continues to lead the crowded GOP field of presidential candidates with 17 percent support. That’s a nine-percentage point drop […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

For years, Marco Rubio has been very clear on the campaign trail that he opposes the legalization of marijuana. But what about for medicinal purposes, as is allowed in 19 states and may again be on the ballot in Florida in 2016? “I’ve said that I’m open to medicinal uses, of anything, particularly marijuana, and in fact, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

Donald Trump maintains a modest lead in Iowa in a new Suffolk University poll, but it claims the big winners from Thursday’s night GOP presidential debate are Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Trump takes 16.6 percent support, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is next at 12 percent. Rubio is third at 9.6 percent, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

Last month, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn told Florida Politics that he wasn’t thinking at all about his electoral future until after the 2016 election. The statement was somewhat noteworthy in that the mayor has not been shy about the fact that he is thinking of running for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. A look […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

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Cuban security forces rounded up around 90 protesters on Sunday, nearly half with the Ladies in White dissident group, and many of them wearing marks with the image of Barack Obama. They were released after four-and-a-half hours in custody, according to the leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler. The crackdown came five days […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

The Club for Growth — the D.C.-based conservative advocacy group focused on cutting taxes and other economic issues — is for the first time in its 16-year history calling on members to donate to a presidential campaign. They’re not being exclusive, though. They are bundling campaign contributions for five of the 17 candidates in the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

An online Reuters/Ipso poll of 278 self-identified Republicans taken after Thursday night’s GOP presidential debate continues to show New York City real estate magnate Donald Trump dominating the GOP presidential field nationally. The survey has Trump at 24 percent, double the support of the next closest Republican, Jeb Bush, who is at 12 percent. That’s down […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

First of all, let me give a public welcome to the newest addition to the Florida Politics/SaintPetersBlog family, James Rosica, late of The Tampa Tribune. I looking forward to reading his reports. The advent of the super PACS, we’ve been told, is that it will keep presidential candidates around a lot longer than before, since […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2015

Marco Rubio‘s performance at last week’s debate apparently garnered the attention of Hillary Clinton — or at least his comments on abortion have in the past few days. The Democratic front-runner for president in 2016 spoke to reporters in Exeter, N.H. on Monday, and used the occasion to rip into Rubio for his stance that […]

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Marco Rubio blasts Hillary Clinton’s remarks about his pro-life stance