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Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2016

Well, so much for the free flow of ideas inside the Florida Democratic Party. Patrick Murphy announced yesterday he would not engage in any debates with Alan Grayson or Pam Keith in advance of the Aug. 30 Senate primary election, citing allegations of domestic abuse charged by Grayson’s ex-wife last week. “Over the last week, I have heard from many […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio will help Florida Republicans open offices in the Panama City this week. The Republican Party of Florida announced it is opening an RPOF Victory office in Panama City later this week. Rubio, a Miami Republican running for re-election, is expected to be on hand. “As we work to ensure Republicans win up […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

With just 27 days until the primary, a new poll shows Marco Rubio continues to hold a commanding lead over Carlos Beruff. According to a survey from St. Pete Polls, Rubio leads Beruff by nearly 33 points. The survey found 55 percent of likely Republican primary voters polled would vote for Rubio, while 22 percent […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2016

Patrick Murphy has a substantial lead over Alan Grayson in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida, a new poll released on Wednesday shows. The St. Pete Polls survey of 1,807 Democrats statewide shows Murphy with 45 percent, Grayson at 20 percent, and Pam Keith at 7 percent. The survey also shows that 14 percent prefer another candidate, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 2, 2016

Let’s stipulate at the top that the results in last night’s Hillsborough County Hob Nob hosted by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce isn’t indicative of much of anything, except what several hundred well-heeled folks who mostly live in Tampa think about the various races that will be on the ballot later this month and in November. It’s […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

In a press availability after her bravura performance in a Monday night forum in Jacksonville, Rep. Corrine Brown fielded questions from the local media. Among other insights, she vowed to release Quick Picks this month, but she did not say whether or not she would endorse the half-cent Jacksonville pension tax contained in County Referendum 1. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 1, 2016

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Florida Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy is blasting Marco Rubio in a new ad that hits at the GOP incumbent’s attendance record in the U.S. Senate. Rubio’s record of missing votes became an issue while he was running for president earlier this year. And the Tampa Bay Times reported last month he also has a poor record of attending classified Intelligence Meetings […]

Brendan FarringtonAugust 1, 2016

Republicans aren’t waiting until the primary to start attacking Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy in an effort to define him before he can define himself, a sign they believe the U.S. congressman will be the nominee and the tougher candidate to beat in November. The race in Florida is being closely watched since it could […]

Peter SchorschJuly 29, 2016

An old proverb goes: “You are the company you keep.” Another saying, not quite as old, is “stop saying dumb things on social media.” That last one is a bit of wisdom Marco Rubio might have imparted on Republican activist Sam Rashid during Thursday’s $500-a-plate “Day One Marco” fundraiser in Tampa. Florida’s junior senator has […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio traveled throughout Florida Thursday reinforcing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsement in local markets. Try as he might to ignore it, however, Donald Trump is a topic that keeps coming up in press gaggles, as it did in Jacksonville. The first question Rubio got, after an endorsement from the local and federal Chambers, had to […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.4.16 — Patrick Murphy shuts down the debate

Marco Rubio to attend opening of RPOF Victory offices in Panama City

Another day, another poll showing Marco Rubio walloping Carlos Beruff

New poll has Patrick Murphy up big over Alan Grayson, 45%-20%

Mitch Perry Report for 8.2.16 — Hob Nob vote indicative of Jim Norman’s vulnerabilities?

Corrine Brown vows to release quick picks, discusses charitable endeavors

Patrick Murphy releases new ad blasting Marco Rubio’s Senate attendance record

GOP hits Patrick Murphy in Florida Senate race, and Barack Obama hits back

The company you keep: Sam Rashid turns up at Marco Rubio Tampa fundraiser

Marco Rubio talks Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and hacked DNC emails

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