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Mitch PerryAugust 26, 2015

A Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday shows that none of the Democratic or Republicans running for the U.S. Senate next year in Florida are well known enough to ask voters who they would vote for next year. That seems hard to believe when one of those candidates is Alan Grayson, but so be it. With more than […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Liberal public interest group End Citizens United endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The group — founded to fight against “dark money in politics” that it says is corrupting the federal government in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC — says that Murphy […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

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A new Quinnipiac survey says two-thirds of Floridians don’t know enough about Alan Grayson to form an opinion. However, the Florida congressman surely knows his main Democratic opponent in the 2016 Senate race, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, is even less well known. The Q-poll says 81 percent don’t know enough about Murphy to form an […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2015

On Tuesday morning, Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis issued a statement on the “deafening” silence from Democrats Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson on President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, as all three men continue their campaigns for their parties’ U.S. Senate nominations. “Opposition to the pending Iran deal is a no-brainer,” DeSantis said. “The deal gives […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

Rick Scott has been governor of Florida for over 5 1/2 years now, but other than his two election-day victories, he’s been more down than up when it comes to his personal approval ratings throughout his controversial tenure. That’s why the governor and his supporters have to be giddy this morning, after a Quinnipiac poll […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2015

All summer, we’ve heard blowhards like Joe Scarborough inform the supposedly stuffy talking heads that they just don’t get it about the phenomenon that is Donald Trump. He likes to remind viewers that his brother, an alleged sophisticated Republican voter, really loves The Donald, and thus that explains why about 25 percent of Republican voters […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

Donald Trump and Alan Grayson may not have a lot in common politically these days, but they are both capable of verbal bombast. In every interview or press conference of late, Trump always refers to his high-standing rankings in the current polls. Similarly, Grayson, the Orlando-based member of Congress now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 17, 2015

Shoring up Social Security and Medicare are among the issues Alan Grayson has said he wants to emphasize as a candidate for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Following up on that promise, Grayson has unveiled a proposal that would increase Social Security retirement benefits and tie future increases to a new cost-of-living index. The Orlando Democrat says […]

Mitch PerryAugust 14, 2015

One legacy of Jimmy Carter‘s administration was his attempt to base a foreign policy on human rights. While in the end it resulted in mixed results, it was a central tenet of his outlook on the world. Human rights overseas is at the forefront today — or should be — as John Kerry becomes the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 13, 2015

(UPDATE) South Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has taken off the gloves in an already an intense fight with Alan Grayson for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, which won’t take place until next year. With personal financial disclosure forms scheduled to be filed Thursday, Murphy issued a prepared statement challenging his Senate opponent about the […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.26.15 — Alan Grayson thriving with small-dollar donations

Patrick Murphy picks up endorsement from left-leaning group End Citizens United

Alan Grayson goes after Patrick Murphy’s voting record in web ad

Ron DeSantis drills Dems for “deafening silence” on Iran deal

Rick Scott right side up in new Q poll, 45-44 percent

Mitch Perry Report for 8.19.15 — Fun with Donald Trump’s immigration plans

Alan Grayson very confident about Senate chances a year out

Alan Grayson explains his Social Security bill, why it can pass Congress

Mitch Perry Report for 8.14.15 — Cuba, China and human rights

Patrick Murphy takes on Alan Grayson on hedge fund issue