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Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2016

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Two new polls released Friday show Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in Florida, just two days after a Quinnipiac University survey showed Trump leading Clinton in the Sunshine State. A NBC News-Wall Street Journal/Marist survey shows Clinton leading Trump, 44 percent to 37 percent. With third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein added to the mix, Clinton only loses two percentage points — staying on top of Trump, 41 percent to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2016

Bad news for folks who were psyched that Tim Tebow was announced on Thursday to be a featured speaker at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Like Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady before him, Tebow became the latest (former) pro quarterback who has disavowed any intentions that he would be speaking at Donald Trump‘s party next […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 14, 2016

With Florida Republicans heading to their national convention in Cleveland next week and the Florida Democrats following with their convention a week later in Philadelphia, we caught up with Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant. She, along with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, opened a field office for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in downtown Tallahassee Thursday evening. What do […]

Associated PressJuly 14, 2016

Sen. Steve Daines of Montana will be fly-fishing with his wife. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he has to mow his lawn (yes, he has one even in Arizona). Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will be traveling her state by bush plane. And Sen. John McCain of Arizona will be visiting the Grand Canyon, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2016

Political maxim No. 459: “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.” Let’s go to Patrick Murphy and his campaign for Senate, shall we? The Murphy camp is furiously shooting down a report by Alex Leary in the Tampa Bay Times published last night that said his congressional office sought to delay news about relief for businesses affected by the toxic […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 13, 2016

The AFL-CIO is blitzing Florida mailboxes with 33,618 mailers in support of Hillary Clinton while attacking Donald Trump for some of his anti-labor positions. It is the union’s second mail drop in Florida and is part of national effort to target Florida and four other battleground states — Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — union […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

Polk County Republican Congressman Dennis Ross is calling for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It comes a day after Lynch’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, where she repeatedly declined to explain the legal basis for the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for sending classified information on a private, unsecured […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

On Wednesday, former President Bill Clinton graced Jacksonville with his presence at Hillary Clinton‘s campaign office opening. Ahead of the event, some media sources were told it was closed to media … yet, in what some might call classically Clintonian prevarication, other media was in the house at the Southside Jacksonville locale. Clinton got a rapturous reception […]

Associated PressJuly 13, 2016

The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign ahead of the Republican and Democratic national conventions (all times EDT): 1:30 p.m. Indiana Sen. Dan Coats says Donald Trump hasn’t made up his mind about who to select as his running mate. Coats told The Associated Press Wednesday that he spoke with Gov. Mike Pence late Tuesday […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign will bring some extra star power to Jacksonville Wednesday, with former President Bill Clinton slated to be on hand at the opening of her campaign office. The office will be located at 2115 University Blvd. S. on Jacksonville’s Southside. The event has a scheduled start of 2:30 p.m. The event will be closed […]

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NBC News poll shows Hillary Clinton up by 7 points in Florida

Mitch Perry Report for 7.15.16 — No Tebowing in Cleveland

In Tallahassee, Allison Tant talks Cleveland, Mike Pence and Patrick Murphy’s A-game

Large number of GOP senators skipping Donald Trump’s convention

Mitch Perry Report for 7.14.16 — Patrick Murphy on defense, again

AFL-CIO showers Florida voters with pro-Hillary Clinton mailers

Dennis Ross calls for Loretta Lynch’s resignation

Bill Clinton christens Hillary Clinton Jax HQ

Dan Coats says Donald Trump hasn’t made up his mind on VP

Bill Clinton to open Hillary Clinton campaign HQ in Jax Wednesday