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Mitch PerryNovember 23, 2015

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, languishing a distant third in the Democratic race for president, will make a rare appearance in Florida next month, at a fundraiser in Miami Beach co-hosted by former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and Rena and Richard Florida. That’s urban development guru and author of “The Rise of the Creative Class,” […]

Associated PressNovember 20, 2015

In a presidential campaign that has suddenly shifted in focus to terrorism and security, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Jeb Bush both see opportunities to cast themselves as best prepared to be commander in chief in tumultuous times. In back-to-back foreign policy speeches this week, Clinton and Bush outlined blueprints for defeating the Islamic […]

Phil AmmannNovember 18, 2015

Jeb Bush and his supporters have spent more than twice that of any other candidate or outside group on TV ads in the 2016 presidential race. And what does the former Florida governor get for nearly $20 million, asks Mark Murray of NBC News. Apparently, not much. Bush’s poll numbers are currently languishing in the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 18, 2015

I will never forget the first time I had to think – and I mean really think – about gender equality. It was after class during my senior year of high school and I was having a casual conversation with my literature teacher. I always enjoyed listening to her perspective on life and this time […]

Associated PressNovember 18, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Wednesday called for the U.S. to send more troops to the Middle East to fight the Islamic State. “This is the war of our time,” the former Florida governor said at the Citadel five days after Islamic State militants attacked Paris and killed 129 people. “Radical Islamic terrorists have […]

Associated PressNovember 18, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is calling for a broad military buildup and says the U.S. armed forces have been left ill-prepared to defeat the Islamic State, blamed for the Paris attacks that killed at least 129 and wounded hundreds more. The former Florida governor is projecting himself as a potential commander in chief able […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

Donald Trump has doubled the vote of his nearest challenger in Florida, Marco Rubio, in a new poll by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative released Wednesday. The poll also shows Hillary Clinton trails several GOP front-runners in head-to-head matchups. Trump leads the GOP field with 36 percent, followed by Rubio at 18 […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

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It’s no secret that Republican David Jolly and Democrat Patrick Murphy are friendly colleagues in the Florida congressional delegation. “I think we approach Congress and governing the same way, there’s a natural affinity there, “Jolly told the National Journal last month. “He is a dear friend of mine.” “David and I are friends,” Murphy has […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

I love how political candidates, instead of saying they’re quitting a race, instead say they’re “suspending it” — as if they can freeze it cryogenically, and then bring it reheat it back in time for to run in New Hampshire. That’s what Bobby Jindal did, yesterday, suspending his moribund presidential campaign, where he never got […]

Peter SchorschNovember 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton is getting serious about winning Florida in 2016. On Tuesday, the Clinton campaign announced its Florida Leadership Council, a high-profile team of more than 150 top Democrats from all corners of the Sunshine State. As noted by Marc Caputo and POLITICO, the list of Clinton’s endorsements dwarfs those of her two rivals – Vermont […]

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Martin O’Malley to make rare Florida fundraising stop next month in Miami Beach

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton seek to grab leadership mantle after Paris

What does Jeb Bush get for $20 million in TV ad buys? Not much.

Elizabeth Santiago: The conversation that determined my views on gender equality

Jeb Bush calls for U.S. ground forces to fight Islamic State

Jeb Bush using Paris attacks to pitch broad military buildup

Donald Trump up 36% to 18% over Marco Rubio in new Florida poll

David Jolly explains why he attacks Alan Grayson, not Patrick Murphy

Mitch Perry Report for 11.18.15 — So long Bobby Jindal, we hardly . Wait. We knew you very well.

Say it ain’t so: Alan Grayson endorses Hillary Clinton