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Associated PressSeptember 29, 2016

More people are seeking or casting early ballots in the critical states of North Carolina and Florida than at this point in 2012, with Hillary Clinton the likely beneficiary, as early voting shows signs of surging nationwide. Clinton may also benefit from an increase in ballot requests in Georgia, a traditionally Republican state where Democrats […]

Michael MolineSeptember 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton enjoyed a slim lead over Donald Trump in a Public Policy Polling survey of Florida voters released Thursday. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio extended his lead over Democrat Patrick Murphy in their race to seven points when respondents were asked to choose between the two and Libertarian Paul Stanton. Rubio pulled 42 percent […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 29, 2016

Dr. Jill Stein, the 66-year-old Green Party presidential candidate, brought her campaign to Tampa Wednesday night, where she spoke to a packed house in the second floor ballroom of the Cuban Club in Ybor City. Stein is currently averaging around 2.5 percent in the national polls, not that dissimilar to the 2.7 percent Ralph Nader ultimately earned in […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 29, 2016

First of all, congratulations to the uber-hip readers at Creative Loafing who, in their Best of the Bay voting for Best Reporter in 2016, selected a columnist who retired two years ago. Congratulations also to our U.S. Congress who, by voting for a budget bill last to avoid a government shutdown, now gets to skip town for […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

Former NBA center Jason Collins made history by being the first openly gay player in a major men’s American team sport. Now, Collins is helping Hillary Clinton achieve history in her own right, as she campaigns to be the first woman elected president. On Thursday, Collins is playing a doubleheader, so to speak, for Clinton, dishing out […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2016

Although the state and local Democratic parties aren’t putting too much effort into it, Largo schoolteacher Loretta Grizzle does truly believe she has a shot at knocking off Seminole Republican incumbent Larry Ahern in the Florida House District 66 race this November. The district encompasses parts of Largo, Clearwater, Seminole, and the north Gulf Beaches and her campaign says […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2016

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The Hillary Clinton campaign is airing a new television commercial featuring Michelle Obama making the case for election this November. In the 30-second ad, the first lady makes the case that Clinton would be a good role model for children. “Our children watch everything we do, and the person we elect as president as the power […]

Tom JacksonSeptember 28, 2016

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Paraphrasing the driver in “Taxi” when he approached the gorgeous blonde in the bar: “You look like the kind of voter who’s heard every debate takedown in the book. … So I guess one more won’t hurt.” Let’s begin by conceding that nobody knows anything anymore. There’s not a single conventional thinker who thought Donald […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2016

During the first half-hour or so of Monday night’s presidential debate, there was plenty of chatter on Twitter on what appeared to be a case of the sniffles being suffered by Donald J. Trump. Former Vermont governor and NBC News commentator Howard Dean speculated it might have to do with cocaine use. “Notice Trump sniffing all the time. Coke […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

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Whatever one wants to say about Monday night’s presidential debate, nobody can dispute that Hillary Clinton wasn’t prepared to go on the attack against Donald Trump. And that included referring to people who she claimed said Trump didn’t fully compensate them for the work they did for him. “Your campaign manager said that you built […]

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Early votes: High interest buoys Hillary Clinton in key states

PPP Florida poll gives slim lead to Hillary Clinton, 7 points to Marco Rubio

Jill Stein tells Tampa: ‘This is the perfect storm for a voter revolt’

Mitch Perry Report for 9.29.16 — Congress is free to go home. Again.

Former NBA player Jason Collins stumps in Jacksonville for Hillary Clinton

HD 66 candidates Larry Ahern and Lorena Grizzle battle it out at Suncoast Tiger Bay

Michelle Obama makes the case for Hillary Clinton in new ad

Tom Jackson: Donald Trump lost, big league … or did he?

Mitch Perry Report for 9.28.16 — Our bodies, our politicians

A look at two Floridians who claim they were ‘stiffed’ by Donald Trump