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Jac VerSteegApril 5, 2016

It’s bugging me that Florida, now the third-most populous state, never has managed to get a Floridian elected president. It looked like there was a great chance this year, with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio starting out as strong possibles. Even Ben Carson looked like he had a shot at one time. But each saw […]

Mitch PerryApril 5, 2016

CNN’s Manu Raju posted a piece on the cable news network’s website Tuesday regarding the question I doubt you woke up to: What’s next for Marco Rubio? According to Raju, “In private conversations with supporters and donors over the last several weeks, the 44-year-old Rubio repeatedly gets this advice: Run again, potentially in 2020, according to several […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 5, 2016

Francis Rooney, the former ambassador to the Holy See, is not running for the U.S. Senate. In an email Monday, Rooney said he decided not to run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Marco Rubio. The Naples Republican said the time wasn’t right for him to jump into the race. “While we desperately need business […]

Jac VerSteegApril 4, 2016

It’s bugging me that Florida, now the third-most populous state, never has managed to get a Floridian elected president. It looked like there was a great chance this year, with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio starting out as strong possibles. Even Ben Carson looked like he had a shot at one time. But each saw […]

Mitch PerryApril 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton had what I’m going to call her “Bob Dole moment” in the 2016 campaign Thursday in Purchase, New York, when she grew visibly angry when questioned by a Greenpeace activist about donations to her campaign from the fossil fuel industry. The activist, Eva Resnick-Day, asked Clinton whether she would reject fossil fuel money in […]

Drew WilsonMarch 31, 2016

Republican candidate Rebecca Negron has picked up an endorsement from the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association in her bid for Florida’s 18th Congressional District, her campaign announced Thursday. “The Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association is proud to inform you of its endorsement of your candidacy for U.S. Representative District 18,” PBA President John […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2016

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Marco Rubio is calling on President Barack Obama to ensure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have the opportunity to weigh in on China’s biggest-ever overseas acquisition. State-owned China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) plans to spend $43 billion on Syngenta, a Switzerland-based seed giant company with a significant presence […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2016

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University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato latest Crystal Ball prediction of the 2016 presidential election spells gloom for the Republican Party this November. The longtime political analyst is predicting that if it’s a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump matchup, it will be an electoral college blowout, 347-191. Sabato’s Crystal Ball is a weekly online political newsletter and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

Wealthy Florida car dealer Norman Braman is hoping to recoup his losses from backing Marco Rubio for president by doubling down on Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s bid for the U.S. Senate seat Rubio is vacating. As Alex Gloriso of OpenSecrets.org writes, Braman is using every available avenue for money – traditional, unconventional, and questionable – in order to boost CLC’s chances over […]

Melissa RossMarch 30, 2016

News that problems still persist at Jacksonville’s troubled Eureka Garden public housing complex has local activists such as Denise Hunt steaming. “I’m disgusted. I was assured these problems would be solved, and I even offered a case management plan of action to help solve some of the inequities out there. I feel like I got […]

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Jac VerSteeg: Want a president from Florida? Don’t send Rick Scott to the Senate

Mitch Perry Report for 4.5.16 – Rubio in 2020?

Francis Rooney says he won’t run for U.S. Senate

Jac VerSteeg: Want a president from Florida? Don’t send Rick Scott to the Senate

Mitch Perry Report for 4.1.16 – Hillary Clinton’s Bob Dole moment

Rebecca Negron wins Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association endorsement

Marco Rubio calls on feds to closely inspect potential Chinese investment in U.S. food supply

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball portends a potential Democratic blowout presidential election

Billionaire car dealer Norman Braman betting big-time on Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Persistent problems at Eureka Garden complex outrage Jax activists