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Peter SchorschDecember 16, 2015

With Christmas just around the corner, and New Year close behind, so arrives a flurry of politically themed holiday greetings, each providing a little bit of cheer (not to mention a few chuckles) to usher in 2016. One standout comes from Georgia-based political consultancy Stoneridge Group, a conservative firm for candidates looking for “bleeding-edge campaign […]

Associated PressDecember 16, 2015

Donald Trump says he’s now ‘‘totally committed to the Republican party’’ and won’t run as an independent if he’s not the GOP nominee. Trump was responding to concerns that he would stay in the race as an independent if another Republican wins the nomination, and send Hillary Clinton to the White House by splitting the […]

Phil AmmannDecember 15, 2015

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‘Tis the season … for holiday-themed political attacks. In the spirit of the holidays, Correct the Record, a rapid-response operation supporting Hillary Clinton, launched a “fun and festive” carol – the GOP’s 12 Days of Christmas. Based on the 12 days of Christmas, the web-based parody offers a dozen of the Republican Party’s “most out-of-touch, […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2015

One of Marco Rubio’s chief assets that he’s campaigned on during his run for the White House is that he would be representing a new generation of leadership in Washington. “Are You Ready for a New American Century?” the 44-year-old Florida Senator asks on the homepage of his campaign website. On the eve of the fifth […]

Mitch PerryDecember 11, 2015

Since he began campaigning for president this year, one part of Donald Trump’s stump speech that has remained intact is when he attacks Bowe Bergdahl, calling him a traitor and saying he should be executed for deserting. “We’re tired of Sgt. Bergdahl, who’s a traitor, a no-good traitor, who should have been executed,’ Trump said in […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2015

Last week Hillary Clinton spent two days fundraising up and down Florida. For her first and only appearance in the Tampa Bay area, she held a fundraiser at the Thonotassa home of Alex Sink, where an estimated 250 to 300 people came to see and hear the Democratic presidential candidate up close. “I think the big […]

Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2015

Donald Trump continues to lead in the GOP presidential race in Florida, according to a new poll released Wednesday by St. Leo University Polling Institute. The NYC businessman is at 30.6 percent, up nearly 5 percent points from a similar survey conducted in October. Marco Rubio is in second place with 15 percent, a drop of […]

Associated PressDecember 9, 2015

The United States won’t elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and disasters. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 8, 2015

Pinellas County U.S. Rep. and Florida Republican Senate candidate David Jolly is calling on Donald Trump to quit his presidential bid after the GOP front-runner said all Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S. “While ISIS is beheading innocent people for their religious practices, Trump is betraying our freedoms,” Jolly said in a prepared statement issued early […]

Drew WilsonDecember 7, 2015

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Major networks have already spent more than 14 hours of nightly news airtime covering presidential candidates this year, according to a report detailing broadcast coverage of 2016 presidential candidates. The Tyndall Report, which tallies coverage from ABC, NBC and CBS, found the big three networks had spent a combined 857 minutes covering 2016 presidential campaigns […]

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Stoneridge Group sends “redacted” Christmas message, pokes fun at Hillary Clinton emails

Donald Trump says he’s ‘totally committed’ to GOP

Pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC releases holiday-themed “12 Days of GOP Christmas”

DNC chairwoman says Marco Rubio won’t appeal to millennial voters

Mitch Perry Report for 12.11.15 – Bowe Bergdahl speaks

If asked, Alex Sink says she would gladly join a Hillary Clinton administration

St. Leo University Florida Presidential Poll out shows Donald Trump with 30.5 % — Marco Rubio 15% — Jeb Bush 14%

Facebook hails U.S. presidential race as 2015’s top topic

David Jolly says Donald Trump should quit race after urging Muslim ban

Major networks spent 14 hours on candidate coverage in 2015, report shows