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Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

If you want to hear some good trash talking about how ineffective the Republican-led House conference has been since taking power back from the Democrats in 2010, you don’t need to listen to Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or Hillary Clinton. Just listen to any Republican running to win office in Washington next year. On Friday […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2015

Campaigning is hard work. Campaigning for president is even tougher. And running for president while working a “regular job” is tougher still – at least in the case of Marco Rubio. For the Miami Republican, the road to the White House takes him away from his regular, taxpayer-funded gig as U.S. senator, where he holds the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

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NextGen Climate, the environmental PAC out of California led by Tom Steyer, is launching a new TV ad Friday calling on Marco Rubio to lay out a concrete plan to power America with clean energy when he unveils his campaign’s platform later in the day. The new television ad “What’s Your Plan?” features Rubio’s comments last week […]

Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

Happy Friday, y’all. I want to draw your attention to two stories in the news this morning. The first is a Daily Beast piece by Tim Mak with the unfortunate title of, “Scientology could get its own Senator,” referring to David Jolly. Jolly of course represents Clearwater in Congress, the “spiritual home” of the Church […]

Phil AmmannOctober 16, 2015

Jeb Bush raised $13.4 million over the summer for his Republican presidential bid — more than almost any other primary competitor, but far less than political newcomer Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who collected about $20 million during the same time period. Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two leading Democrats in the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Jeb Bush’s campaign announced on Thursday that the GOP candidate raised $13.4 million in the past three months. That’s more than double the $6 million that fellow South Florida presidential candidate Marco Rubio raised in the third-quarter. However, the Rubio camp is touting the fact their man currently has $11 million cash-on-hand. Bush has $10.3 million. […]

Ryan RayOctober 15, 2015

The Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. David Jolly announced Thursday afternoon it has raised $892,875 during the first quarter of his 2016 race, with a mean $658,000 of that in cash on hand. In a statement released on the occasion of the new fundraising figures, Jolly heralded the haul as a sign of his statewide strength. “I have […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

It doesn’t happen very often, but nobody can accuse of Marco Rubio opposing everything that Barack Obama does on the foreign policy front. The Florida Republican Senator and presidential candidate said today that he welcomes Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will maintain much of its current level of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of […]

Associated PressOctober 15, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s polished performance in the first Democratic debate did more than send a message to her primary rivals. It was a warning to the chaotic Republican field about her likely strength in a general election. Clinton solidified her shift toward more liberal positions on trade, gun control and immigration, but still stayed largely […]

Peter SchorschOctober 15, 2015

The latest waypoint in the 2016 race for president is Thursday, when the deadline arrives by midnight for candidates to tell federal regulators the details of how much they’ve raised for their campaigns — and how much they’ve spent on them. Many of the major White House hopefuls have already boasted about their recent fundraising […]

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at July 25, 2025 press conference on illegal immigration. (Florida Channel)

Dennis Ross lacerates Republican House leadership

Marco Rubio won on blasting lax work schedules, now must defend his own

NextGen Climate asks Marco Rubio to detail his energy plan

Mitch Perry Report for 10.16.15 – On DWS, David Jolly and the COS

Jeb Bush, Ben Carson lead GOP presidential fundraising

Jeb Bush raises twice as much as Marco Rubio, but Rubio has more cash on hand

David Jolly takes in $892,875 in through third quarter fundraising

Marco Rubio applauds part of Obama’s decision to keep more boots on the ground in Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton’s strong debate is general election warning for GOP

Fresh details on ’16 fundraising arrive Thursday