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Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2015

There’s no question that over the past two decades that Florida has become one of the biggest swing-states in the nation that can ultimately determine who our next president is. It may not be the swing-state (arguably you could call Ohio the ultimate swing-state), but it’s crucially important, especially for the Republican Party. Like political […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says it’s high time America “did a better job regulating the regulators,” calling for a retrenchment of federal regulations in just about every area, including the financial sector, health care and the environment. Bush, the former Florida governor, outlined his plan in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published online Tuesday. “My […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 23, 2015

For the first time in this election cycle, Marco Rubio now leads Jeb Bush in a Florida presidential poll. However, both still trail Donald Trump in a new survey from Florida Atlantic University (initially published by Anthony Mann in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel) released on Wednesday. The New York City real estate magnate maintains a double-digit lead […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 23, 2015

Welcome to the the autumn equinox, Yom Kippur, Pope Francis’ first full day in the U.S., and……the unveiling of Creative Loafing’s annual Best-of-the-Bay issue. Tonight, the folks associated with the local alternative weekly will publish their BOTB issue, literally and figuratively the biggest paper that the company will produce this year. As some of you may know, […]

Associated PressSeptember 22, 2015

Scott Walker and Rick Perry entered the 2016 presidential race with a combined 18 years of experience as governors. They exited the Republican primary – the first candidates to do so – with negligible support and dwindling bank accounts. Although Walker and Perry were both flawed candidates, their swift demise is a warning to others […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2015

Jeb Bush assured reporters in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Tuesday that, “We are in it for the long haul,” and said he thinks he’ll be able to pick up Scott Walker supports in Iowa. Though he has nabbed one such Walker backer – Iowa State Rep. Terry Baxter – he’ll need a whole lot more if […]

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush pushed back against more than a dozen protesters who repeatedly heckled him Monday with chants of “No hope without our vote” as he tried to address a national Hispanic business group. The former Florida governor was forced to halt his speech before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Houston […]

Martin DyckmanSeptember 21, 2015

The Republican debates say a lot about who shouldn’t be president but almost nothing about which of the 16 might deserve to be. For all but a few moments, the tedious brawl last week was to good government as a demolition derby is to auto safety. It’s hard to disagree with Marco Rubio’s take on […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

It was one of the lighter moments of last week’s 3-hour long GOP presidential debate from the Reagan Library. We’re referring to when Jeb Bush confessed that he indulged in smoking cannabis. “Forty years ago I smoked marijuana, and I admit it,” Bush told the audience, responding to Rand Paul’s criticism that Republicans want to criminalize recreational marijuana […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

When members of the Republican Party of Florida’s executive committee convene via a telephone conference call Tuesday night, one of the most controversial items on their agenda is already getting bad reviews from at least one faction within the state GOP, RPOF officials confirmed last week that the committee will discuss excluding some of the biggest […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

Mitch Perry Report for 9.24.15 – Will the RPOF gamble on having a meaningful primary election?

Jeb Bush declares war on federal regulations

New poll shows Marco Rubio leading Jeb Bush for 1st time in Florida

Mitch Perry Report for 9.23.15 – The Best of Tampa Bay, mostly

Ranks thinning, traditional GOP candidates try to adapt

Jeb Bush slumps to 6th place in Iowa in new PPP poll

Hispanic protesters heckle Jeb Bush in Houston

Martin Dyckman: Debate reveals Jeb Bush’s deficit of reality

New Donald Trump video suggests Jeb Bush still indulging in pot

RPOF idea to exclude wayward presidential candidates from primary slammed