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Mitch PerryNovember 28, 2017

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When Democrat John Edwards ran for president in 2004, he gained traction in the primaries by talking about “two Americas” — one wealthy and powerful, the other poor and weak. The Occupy Wall Street movement followed in 2011, which introduced into the lexicon the derisive term “the one percent,” a reference to the upper elite who […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 25, 2016

The national conventions are less than three months away and, as the nomination phase comes to a close, attention will gravitate toward potential vice presidential candidates. Let’s focus on the factors that have been used in selecting vice presidents. Most conventional wisdom is wrong. To begin with, most people and many presidential candidates select a […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 24, 2016

The national conventions are less than three months away and, as the nomination phase comes to a close, attention will gravitate toward potential vice presidential candidates. Let’s focus on the factors that have been used in selecting vice presidents. Most conventional wisdom is wrong. To begin with, most people and many presidential candidates select a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 29, 2015

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s editorial on Wednesday that called on Marco Rubio to resign “and not rip us off” ignited a number of others to follow suit. It came as Rubio has continued to miss votes in the upper chamber of Congress while on the campaign trail and unapologetic about it. Instead, he’s indicated he […]

Bill PrescottJuly 15, 2015

Recently, a political operative in South Florida forwarded me a new grassroots outreach email called “The Curl” being sent by Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The preface reads: “Friend — introducing The Curl, your close-up look at Debbie’s work for South Florida.” “Looks like she stole your name Kurly, LOL” my friend wrote. […]

Guest AuthorJune 4, 2015

DISCLAIMER: You’re about to learn a lot about breasts, which most moms and even a few dads have. This is important. But keep in mind, I barely understand science, have been known to meditate with “healing” crystals and often need all 10 fingers and toes when dividing by 2. Good luck and happy reading. A […]

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