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Mitch PerryApril 20, 2016

It was on May 8, 2008, after the returns from Democratic primary results from North Carolina and Indiana had come in, when the late Tim Russert told viewers that the intense battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was over. “We now know who the Democratic nominee’s going to be, and no one’s going to […]

Ryan RayMay 12, 2015

Rep. Dwight Dudley survived a serious electoral scare in November from well-known local Republican Bill Young II, son of the late Pinellas U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young. The two tangled over House District 68, in the heart of St. Petersburg, one of the most competitive seats in the state at any level. Borrowing from the old […]

Phil AmmannApril 5, 2015

GOP candidates are lining up to succeed Rep. Janet Adkins, the Fernandina Beach Republican from House District 11 who faces term limits next year. Barry Holloway, a Bryceville Republican, filed a campaign account this week to become the fifth Republican in the HD 11 race, according to the state Division of Elections. A GOP stronghold, […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 3, 2015

Like a bad penny, Joshua Black keeps coming back. The St. Petersburg Republican filed a challenge on Tuesday against Rep. Dwight Dudley in Pinellas County House District 68, according to the Florida Division of Elections. Black, a former taxi driver and candidate for Dudley’s seat last year, alienated nearly every GOP member in Tampa Bay, and many […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 23, 2014

Some background about Republicans and race is in order after a black Republican candidate for a Florida House seat embarrassed the party with his Tweet calling for the hanging of President Obama. The Republican Party formed in 1854 to combat slavery. Six years later, Abe Lincoln became the first Republican president. Within months of Lincoln’s […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.20.16 — Bernie’s chances may have just faded away, but how does Clinton handle him going forward?

Dwight Dudley draws 2 early GOP opponents in swing House district

Republicans line up to replace Janet Adkins in HD 11

St. Pete Republican who wanted to hang Obama for treason files to run in HD 68

Darryl Paulson: Republicans and race: From Lincoln to Joshua Black