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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton is making the case for collaboration in her newest TV ad. According to the Clinton campaign, the ad makes the case that “the only way we solve problems is bringing people together.” The 30-second spot — called “Only Way” — is meant to highlight the work she has done over the years. “Donald […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2016

Good morning, and welcome to the upcoming 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be observed in America at the same time the National Football League kicks off its regular season on Sunday. Technically the season began last night, with a rematch of Super Bowl 50 in Denver, where the Broncos defeated Cam […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of Patrick Murphy in his U.S. Senate contest in Florida against Marco Rubio shouldn’t qualify as news … except when it comes just two hours after a published report asked why it hadn’t come yet, less than nine weeks before Election Day. “I am proud to endorse Patrick Murphy to be Florida’s next U.S. senator,” said Clinton. “Patrick […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 8, 2016

Anne Holton is headed to Florida. Holton, the wife of vice presidential hopeful of Tim Kaine and the former Virginia Secretary of Education, is scheduled to campaign for Hillary Clinton and Kaine on Monday and Tuesday. According to the campaign, Holton will head to Fort Myers on Monday. She’ll head over to Palm Beach County […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in tied in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. The poll shows the two candidates dead even at 47 percent in a one-on-one matchup. With Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein added to the mix, the two remain tied at 43 percent […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 8, 2016

Let’s get this straight: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says “Hillary Clinton will not bully me” over the legitimate scrutiny being paid to the timing of a campaign donation Bondi received in 2014 from Donald Trump. Bullying is a pretty stern accusation, so let’s explore this further. What did Clinton do to rise to that […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

To begin with today, props to the Tampa Bay Times’ Anastasia Dawson for her portrayal on the very short life of Levonia Riggins, the 22-year-old black man shot and killed last week by a white Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy because … well, because they said he went for a gun when he was confronted in […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton accused Donald Trump of seeking to turn back the clock to days of a white America, during a speech before a largely African-American crowd in Orlando Wednesday. In an address supporting his wife Hillary Clinton‘s Democratic bid for the White House, Bill Clinton accused Trump of harkening to an America where blacks […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Just one point separates Donald Trump from Hillary Clinton in Florida. A Public Policy Polling survey found 44 percent of likely Florida voters said they would back Trump; while 43 percent would support Clinton. The polling found Libertarian Gary Johnson received 5 percent, followed by Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, and Evan McMullin, an […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 7, 2016

Former President Clinton is stumping for his wife in Orlando, a day after Hillary Clinton campaigned in Tampa. Clinton’s appearance at a neighborhood center in Orlando on Wednesday underscores the importance of Florida’s Interstate 4 corridor in the presidential race. The I-4 corridor from Tampa to Daytona Beach traditionally is considered the biggest swing region […]

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Florida's crackdown on Asian ownership is having an impact on Jacksonville ports.

Hillary Clinton talks about the need to bring people together in new TV ad

Mitch Perry Report for 9.9.16 — Will we see more NFL protests on 9/11?

Hillary Clinton (finally) endorses Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Anne Holton, wife of VP pick Tim Kaine, to campaign in Fort Myers, Palm Beach County

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump straight-up tied in Florida, says new Quinnipiac poll

Joe Henderson: Pam Bondi is no ‘victim’ in Trump U scandal

Mitch Perry Report for 9.8.16 — The reality of our binary choice for POTUS

Bill Clinton accuses Donald Trump of turning back to the time of white America

Razor-thin margin separates Donald Trump from Hillary Clinton in Florida

Bill Clinton stumps today in Orlando for his wife