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Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

CPAC, the annual winter confab held, begins Thursday in Washington, and American Bridge 21st Century is psyched. The liberal super PAC conducts opposition research to help out Democratic candidates and their organizations (we saw one of their cameramen in Sarasota to film the Rand Paul speech earlier this month). With some very slick editing, they’ve […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 24, 2015

There are a couple of fundraisers in Tampa Tuesday night supporting what some hope (and others fear) will the presidential matchup in 2016: Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. You’ll have to shell out a minimum of $1,000 to get in the door tonight for the fundraiser for Right to Rise at the Grand Hyatt. That’s […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 24, 2015

There are a couple of fundraisers in Tampa Tuesday night supporting what some hope (and others fear) will the presidential matchup in 2016: Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. You’ll have to shell out a minimum of $1,000 to get in the door tonight for the fundraiser for Right to Rise at the Grand Hyatt. That’s […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 24, 2015

Back in New Hampshire for the first time since the midterm elections, it didn’t take long for Sen. Marco Rubio to get a question about immigration. Speaking to a group of people in a wooden barn in the southern part of the state, the Florida Republican – still debating whether to run for president or […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 24, 2015

Back in New Hampshire for the first time since the midterm elections, it didn’t take long for Sen. Marco Rubio to get a question about immigration. Speaking to a group of people in a wooden barn in the southern part of the state, the Florida Republican – still debating whether to run for president or […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2015

According to reports from the Cuban Patriotic Union or UNPACU, about 200 dissidents were arrested in Cuba on Sunday. That’s at least the second major roundup of activists that has occurred since President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. and Cuba would begin to normalize relations in December, and prompted U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 22, 2015

Editorial cartoonist Bill Day casts a critical eye this week on Florida’s medical marijuana fight, pitting well-known attorney John Morgan against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the most influential politicians in the Democratic Party. As the principal financial backers behind People United for Medical Marijuana, Morgan spearheaded Amendment 2, the 2014 proposal to […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 22, 2015

Editorial cartoonist Bill Day casts a critical eye this week on Florida’s medical marijuana fight, pitting well-known attorney John Morgan against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the most influential politicians in the Democratic Party. As the principal financial backers behind People United for Medical Marijuana, Morgan spearheaded Amendment 2, the 2014 proposal to […]

Associated PressFebruary 21, 2015

Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Friday denied that she considered offering her support for a Florida medical marijuana ballot initiative in exchange for a prominent donor stopping his public criticism of her. “It’s outrageous to suggest that I would ever cut a deal,” the Florida congresswoman said in an interview with The […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott gave reporters a “wish list” of what he hopes for in the next president, but stopped short of supporting either prospective candidate from Florida: Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Instead, the governor focused on the Sunshine State’s economic recovery at POLITICO’s Fifth Annual State Solutions Conference held in Washington D.C. this […]

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St. Petersburg City Hall. Image via WikiCommons.

On the eve of CPAC, American Bridge 21st Century has fun with GOP prez candidates

Mitch Perry Report for 2.24.15 — It’s Bush and Clinton in Tampa (fundraisers, that is)

Mitch Perry Report for 2.24.15 — It's Bush and Clinton in Tampa (fundraisers, that is)

Voter challenges Marco Rubio's immigration stance during town hall

Voter challenges Marco Rubio’s immigration stance during town hall

Sunday arrest of Cuban dissidents fuels Marco Rubio rip on Obama administration

The latest Bill Day editorial cartoon: “Debbie and John”

The latest Bill Day editorial cartoon: "Debbie and John"

DNC chair denies she tried to silence critic

Rick Scott to wait until Florida’s 2016 GOP primary to endorse