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Mitch PerryAugust 7, 2015

Last night was the most fun I can remember watching a political debate since Chris Matthews moderated the Charlie Crist-Jim Davis-Max Linn Florida gubernatorial debate in 2006. Anyone remember that? Let’s face it, if the same tough questions were asked by moderators at MSNBC, CNN, Univision or any of the major broadcast networks, the story […]

Phil AmmannAugust 6, 2015

St. Lucie County Tax Collector Chris Craft is endorsing County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay for Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Elected as Commissioner in November, McKinlay is running for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, the Jupiter Democrat seeking Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat. Craft, a former County Commissioner himself, praised McKinlay for her public service, […]

Bob SparksAugust 6, 2015

The first debate among the top 10 Republican candidates is set for prime time on Thursday. Debate is not the right word. Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker and other contenders will basically play to the base. Some will try to look presentable to independents at the same time. Most of us have […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

The 2011-2012 presidential campaign was the first one waged on Twitter, and anyone who followed along knows that the opinions expressed on social media accelerate perceptions on items like who “won” a debate. Knowing that, the Marco Rubio camp is setting up an “online debate war-room,” for the Thursday night rumble at the Quicken Loans […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

He was the toast of the town after his successful announcement in Miami in April, but Marco Rubio‘s presidential ambitious appear to be shrinking by the day. A Florida presidential poll released on Wednesday night shows Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in a virtual tie, with Trump at 27 percent and Bush at 26. Rubio […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

Something to watch for in both debates in Cleveland tonight: How often the 17 GOP presidential candidates actually disagree with each other. Even though they’ll be debating each other, more often than not they’ll not be ganging up on any of their opponents, but two Democrats not in the room – Hillary Clinton and Barack […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

In a four way Senate race, Todd Wilcox will be the first to tell you that he stands out. The former CIA and Special Forces soldier, now an Orlando businessman, sees his opponents (Carlos Lopez-Cantera, David Jolly, and Ron DeSantis) as “three career politicians,” all of whom are running campaigns “on the taxpayer’s dime.” Wilcox sees that as […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

Maybe the presidential race will be what some fantasize/dread has always been the inevitable challenge – a Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton throwback contest of dueling 60-somethings. But it doesn’t look like it in early August of 2015. Forget about Jeb’s misstatements, which are starting to pile up. Let’s look deeper at some of Hillary’s numbers. […]

Phil AmmannAugust 4, 2015

Seemingly every day, Marco Rubio announces another Nevada-area endorsement. As Jon Ralston notes in the Reno Gazette-Journal, many are familiar to locals: state Sen. Patty Farley, Assemblyman Erv Nelson, and ex-state Sen. Warren Hardy. Others, however, are not as well known, which leads Ralston to ask: who they are and why they are so important? […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

So far this year the Republican-led U.S. Senate has scheduled votes on only five federal judges selected by President Barack Obama, leading New York Democrat Chuck Schumer to remark to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley last week, “That … is a disgrace.” Four activist groups agree: A memo released Tuesday by the groups Progress […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.7.15 — The morning after

St. Lucie County Tax Collector Chris Craft endorses Melissa McKinlay for Congress

Bob Sparks: Politics of abortion front and center at GOP debate

Marco Rubio team sets up online war room for debate

Marco Rubio trounced in new Florida presidential poll

Mitch Perry Report 8.6.15 – Anyone still standing with Rand?

Todd Wilcox: “Lopez-Cantera should resign”

Mitch Perry Report for 8.5.15 -Hillary Clinton is struggling, but is Joe Biden really the answer?

Marco Rubio slowly builds Mormon strategy to win Nevada caucus

Activist groups assail Marco Rubio for blocking judicial nominees