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Mitch PerryMay 4, 2016

The news yesterday that the Tampa Bay Times bought and absorbed the assets of the crosstown rival Tampa Tribune marks the end of rumors which I can recount starting back in 2008. That’s when stories surfaced that the paper would fold after the 2009 Super Bowl. That didn’t come to pass. Then the rumor was the […]

Guest AuthorMay 3, 2016

Six months remain until Election Day on Nov. 8. During this time, our beloved land and our frayed sensibilities will be assaulted by waves of political news, oratory, propaganda, lobbying, slogans, promises, distortions and outright lies. All of it is aimed at placing a solitary, vulnerable mortal into the most powerful and perhaps the loneliest […]

Associated PressMay 3, 2016

Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential primary in Indiana, continuing his surge toward clinching the GOP nomination over rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich. Trump took a major step toward sewing up the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a victory in Indiana’s primary election, dashing the hopes of rival Cruz and other GOP forces who […]

Associated PressMay 3, 2016

The Republican presidential nomination may be in his sights, yet Donald Trump has so far ignored vital preparations needed for a quick and effective transition to the general election. The New York businessman has collected little information about tens of millions of voters he needs to turn out in the fall. He’s sent few people […]

Mitch PerryMay 3, 2016

More details are emerging regarding Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in Florida. According to a memo from Craig Smith with Hillary for America, the campaign’s Florida headquarters will be in Tampa, though a specific site has not been announced. Though rumors had circulated that Tampa would be the central office, it was not confirmed until Tuesday. Last Friday […]

Mitch PerryMay 3, 2016

Well today’s the Indiana primary, and aren’t you all excited about that? I didn’t think so. A CNN/ORC poll released yesterday shows more than eight of 10 Americans believe Hillary Clinton will challenge Donald Trump for president in November. That was taken before Indiana votes today … or Nebraska next week … or California and New Jersey […]

Associated PressMay 2, 2016

Facing a make-or-break moment for his slumping campaign, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was blitzing through Indiana on Monday in a desperate bid to overtake Donald Trump in the state’s primary and keep his own White House hopes alive. A victory for Trump in Indiana on Tuesday would be a dispiriting blow for Cruz and other […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton would defeat Donald Trump in Florida, but Floridians don’t have a favorable impression of either candidate. A new survey by business group Associated Industries of Florida found that Clinton would defeat Trump in Florida, 49 percent to 36 percent. The former Secretary of State leads the New York Republican in almost every demographic, […]

Mitch PerryMay 2, 2016

The imagery coming out of California late last week wasn’t extremely alarming, but it was instructive. Protestors, many of them black or brown, went a bit nuts at Donald Trump campaign appearances Thursday night in Orange County on Thursday night and to a lesser extent on Friday in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco (and […]

Associated PressApril 30, 2016

They thought it was impossible. Some still fear it. Others can barely believe it. But leading Republicans are beginning to accept the idea that Donald Trump will be their party’s presidential nominee. In the wake of the businessman’s commanding wins in five Eastern states this week, a growing number of national Republicans and GOP lawmakers […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.4.16 — Trib out

Bob Driver: How to survive the election tsunami

Donald Trump wins in Indiana

Donald Trump far behind in preparing for general election

Hillary Clinton’s Florida campaign HQ will be based in Tampa

Mitch Perry Report for 5.3.16 – Only six more months of hearing about Hillary vs.The Donald – every day

Ted Cruz faces make-or-break moment to stop Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton tops Donald Trump in new Florida poll

Mitch Perry Report for 5.2.16 — Cleveland, meet California

Republicans beginning to make peace with Donald Trump as nominee