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Mitch PerryAugust 7, 2015

Last night was the most fun I can remember watching a political debate since Chris Matthews moderated the Charlie Crist-Jim Davis-Max Linn Florida gubernatorial debate in 2006. Anyone remember that? Let’s face it, if the same tough questions were asked by moderators at MSNBC, CNN, Univision or any of the major broadcast networks, the story […]

Guest AuthorAugust 6, 2015

Usually, Republicans get a pat on the back for just being brave enough to speak at a black organization’s annual meeting or conference. So we must give Jeb Bush the obligatory props for deigning to speak to an overwhelmingly black crowd at the National Urban League recently. Unlike former GOP presidential nominee and Massachusetts Gov. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

The last time the Democratic Party had a contested race for president eight year ago, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and others had already debated five times by the first week in August. They ultimately would engage in a total of 27 debates throughout spirited campaign. So you can understand why some Democratic presidential […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

Something to watch for in both debates in Cleveland tonight: How often the 17 GOP presidential candidates actually disagree with each other. Even though they’ll be debating each other, more often than not they’ll not be ganging up on any of their opponents, but two Democrats not in the room – Hillary Clinton and Barack […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

Maybe the presidential race will be what some fantasize/dread has always been the inevitable challenge – a Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton throwback contest of dueling 60-somethings. But it doesn’t look like it in early August of 2015. Forget about Jeb’s misstatements, which are starting to pile up. Let’s look deeper at some of Hillary’s numbers. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

Not that anyone was asking him, but Gov. Rick Scott has a lot of thoughts about what he wants to hear from the 17 Republican presidential candidates participating in the two debates from Cleveland on Thursday. Seven candidates will debate at 5 p.m. while the top 10 candidates in the polls engage in the prime […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

Fourteen Republican candidate for president met Monday night at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., last night. It was the equivalent of political speed-dating, (by the way, do those things happen anymore? I did it twice in the early aughts, and what I remember from the experience was how weary I was after standing up and moving to […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

Donald Trump‘s endless summer of bliss at the polls continues to show no signs of dying out anytime soon. Last week he took the lead in a Florida poll for the first time, and a new Gravis Marketing poll released Monday night has him with a huge lead in South Carolina, the first state in the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

With her public approval ratings slipping and talk circulating in Washington that Vice President Joe Biden is contemplating contesting her bid for the Democratic primary, the Hillary Clinton campaign is getting down to business in the first two big states of Iowa and New Hampshire. On Tuesday, the campaign will begin airing two new ads […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

Happy Monday, which, if you live or work in Tampa, means another perilous morning for actually driving your car, as it’s raining hard once again as I write this (6:18 a.m.). This weekend’s storms and floods indicate that Tampa may never become the major city it aspires to; though there are plans to raise taxes to pay […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.7.15 — The morning after

Chris Timmons: Thanks for the visit, Jeb. Now go home

Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley irate that DNC hosting only 6 presidential debates

Mitch Perry Report 8.6.15 – Anyone still standing with Rand?

Mitch Perry Report for 8.5.15 -Hillary Clinton is struggling, but is Joe Biden really the answer?

Rick Scott tells GOP candidates what he wants to hear at Thursday’s debate

Mitch Perry Report for 8.4.15 — Political speed date dialing in Manchester

Donald Trump leads by 23 points in South Carolina in new poll

Hillary Clinton to air first ads in Iowa, N.H.

Mitch Perry Report for 8.3.15 – Forget Thursday – 14 GOP prez candidates debate tonight in NH