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Mitch PerryAugust 28, 2015

Although they were already scheduled to speak on Saturday morning, three of the four Republicans running for the Senate in Florida took advantage of an opportunity to ingratiate themselves with dozens of Republican Party chairs throughout the Sunshine State on Friday night at the Republican Party of Florida’s summer quarterly meeting in Tampa (David […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican presidential candidate field, went on the passive-aggressive Friday morning, calling fellow candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush both “a nice person” and “a low-energy person.” Trump, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, also opposed what he called “further gun restrictions” following this week’s murders of […]

Mitch PerryAugust 28, 2015

While the nation’s media will focus quite correctly this weekend on the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans, anyone remember Hurricane Isaac? (Let’s not even talk about Erika). That was the storm that forced the cancellation of the first day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa three years ago, making today the third […]

Phil AmmannAugust 27, 2015

Mission: NEXT, Jeb Bush’s NASA-inspired bundler program for young Republicans, lands in Miami next month for a fundraising reception hosted by Jeb Bush, Jr. The event, which focuses on donors under 40, begins 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24 at American Social, 690 SW 1st Court in Miami. Evening reception tickets start at $250 – with […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2015

Let’s circle back to Jeb Bush’s National Urban League address from several weeks ago, because if a big, pointed word must be used, it is “symptomatic” of Republican racial complacency. (It’s best to exclude Ben Carson, because like all black Republicans from Allen West to Tim Scott, he momentarily forgets that he is black. Colorblindness […]

Bill RuftyAugust 27, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had been written off as “fading” or being too quiet with Donald Trump by some commentators and would-be experts in the pre-dawn of the 2016 presidential elections. Others took every minor refute he made toward Trump as a “weak retort.” A Florida Republican strategist and a political scientist along I-4 […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Pinellas County U.S. Rep. and 2016 Florida Senate candidate David Jolly is moving a bit gingerly these days. The 42-year-old broke his fibula while playing in a family football game with his new in-laws this month in Pennsylvania. “Too old, too stubborn, and now I shouldn’t be playing,” the congressman quipped on Wednesday after a news […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

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The conventional wisdom among some political observers is that whatever is happening this summer in U.S. politics, next year’s presidential contest will inevitably come down to a Jeb v. Hillary contest. Whether that will happen will be known soon enough. In the interim, Jeb Bush‘s campaign team continues to look past Donald Trump and aim […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Orlando U.S. Rep. and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson appeared on Al Jazeera America Thursday morning. During the interview he acknowledged that he’s still undecided on the Iran nuclear deal, boasted about his legislative prowess (while disparaging two others running for Senate), and called GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump “boring.” On the Iran nuclear […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s not-so-great week got worse Thursday. The former Florida governor began it by defending his use of the controversial term, “anchor babies.” Then he said it was more of an Asian issue than one involving Latino immigrants. Later it was reported that there have been money issues with his campaign, with some staff members’ paychecks that […]

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