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Associated PressJanuary 26, 2016

Here are the latest developments from the 2016 race for president, one week out from the Iowa caucuses. All times local. 6:20 p.m. Donald Trump‘s campaign manager says Trump is skipping the next Republican debate. The Republican candidates are set to square off in the Fox News debate Thursday night, their final debate before Monday’s […]

Scott PowersJanuary 26, 2016

Another televised Democratic presidential debate is now planned for New Hampshire next week, organized outside the usual coordination of such debates by the Democratic National Committee. The Feb. 4 prime-time debate will be held five days before that state’s primary, and is expected to include all three Democratic candidates. Hosted by the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper, […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 19, 2016

A dark horse Democratic presidential candidate is suing the Democratic Party of Florida and the state of Florida to get on the 2016 ballot here. Rocky De La Fuente Guerra, a San Diego real estate developer, filed his suit last week in Tallahassee federal court. A group of seven Florida voters is listed as co-plaintiffs. […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

It came at the very end and was only 28 words long, but Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley‘s shout-out in the Democratic Presidential Debate Sunday night caught the attention of Central Florida Puerto Ricans eager for political attention for the island. O’Malley’s comment came after debate moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked him, essentially, “Anything […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2016

Happy MLK Jr. Day, everybody. We’re 30 years into this day being a national holiday, and yet not even 40 percent of American businesses give the day off to their employees. Last night (at the very inconvenient hour of 9 p.m.) the three Democratic contenders for president debated in Charleston, South Carolina, two weeks before the […]

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2016

In their final debate before the Iowa caucuses, the gloves came off between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Shouting over each other at times, the two leading Democratic presidential candidates engaged in some of their toughest exchanges of the campaign on Sunday night, underscoring the narrowing race between them in the first-to-vote states of Iowa […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 12, 2016

The positive momentum for Bernie Sanders continued on Tuesday, when it was announced that members of Move.On.org Political Action has voted overwhelmingly to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders gained an overwhelming 78.6 percent of the 340,665 votes cast by MoveOn members. Hillary Clinton came in a distant second with 14.6 percent. Martin O’Malley received […]

Associated PressJanuary 9, 2016

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is at risk of being excluded from the next Democratic presidential debate based on criteria released Friday by NBC News. In order to qualify for the Jan. 17 debate in Charleston, South Carolina, a candidate must reach an average of 5 percent either in recent national polls or in polls in the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016

The discontent regarding Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz among her fellow Democrats doesn’t appear to be abating in the new year. Much of the animus involves the monthslong perception that she has manipulated the presidential debate schedule to favor Hillary Clinton: Relatively few debates have been set as compared with the 2007-2008 campaign […]

Shannon NickinsonDecember 28, 2015

In Escambia County, minimum wage jobs aren’t just for kids. And that’s part of the reason this metro area lags behind others in the state in terms of prosperity. That’s according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, shared by the UWF Office of Economic Development and Engagement. About one of every five jobs (23.6 […]

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Donald Trump skipping Fox News debate Thursday night

Granite State paper, grassroots organizers force Feb. 4 Democratic debate outside DNC

Obscure Democratic presidential candidate wants on Florida ballot

Martin O’Malley’s debate shout-out to Puerto Ricans catches Central Floridians’ attention

Mitch Perry Report for 1.18.16 — Clinton and Sanders clash in Charleston

Dam debate takeaways: Passion versus practicality

Bernie Sanders wins the overwhelming endorsement of MoveOn.org members

Martin O’Malley could be excluded from upcoming Democratic debate

Over 23,000 sign petition to oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz as DNC chairwoman

Shannon Nickinson: Minimum wage now amounts to a minimum life