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Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay on Thursday announced her candidacy to succeed U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy for Florida’s 18th Congressional District. “I plan to bring the same passion I have for good policy in Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast to our nation’s Capitol,” McKinlay said in a prepared statement. “People are looking for common-sense solutions […]

Phil AmmannMay 13, 2015

At first glance, Florida’s Senate primary to replace Marco Rubio is a microcosm of the last five years of Republican Party politics: Tea Party groups fall behind one candidate, the establishment siding with another. However, both candidates are steering clear of this ideological divide and are striving for broader appeal with primary voters. Last week, […]

Ryan RayMay 13, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham announced on Wednesday that she has joined several key Florida Democrats – plus one Republican, Congressman Bill Posey – in supporting a new bill on Capitol Hill to prevent seismic testing for oil along Florida’s eastern coast. The bill – H.R. 2276 – would partially contravene a decision made last year by the Obama […]

Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Florida progressives have been slamming Patrick Murphy ever since the Jupiter-based congressman entered the race for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in March, slamming him as a “Wall Street Democrat.” Their hope is that Orlando-area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson enters the contest, giving them a classic choice between a perceived centrist and a tried-and-true liberal. We’re […]

Phil AmmannMay 11, 2015

Any idea that politics is an old man’s game will fly out the window, now that Republican Ron DeSantis could face Democrat Patrick Murphy in the race for Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat. According to the people at Smart Politics, the potential matchup between two 30-something Florida congressmen will be a contest with one of the […]

Ryan RayMay 6, 2015

On the heels of U.S. Rep. Ron DeDantis announcing a 2016 U.S. Senate bid, Florida politicians across the state are processing and reacting as the ever-shifting field of play shifts yet again. Pinellas Congressman David Jolly — also said to have taken an interest in the seat after demurrals from Vern Buchanan and Jeff Atwater — offered […]

Mitch PerryMay 6, 2015

That didn’t take long. Shortly after Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis announced he is an official candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in 2016, the Florida Democratic Party responded immediately with a website, RonDeSantis2016.com, that features a large picture of the 36-year-old Representative with the words, “Ron DeSantis: For the Tea Party.” “The last […]

Mitch PerryMay 6, 2015

FreedomWorks PAC endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday in his run for U.S. Senate in Florida. “I’m proud that Congressman DeSantis is the first endorsement of the 2016 cycle by FreedomWorks PAC. Congressman DeSantis is a fiscal conservative leader who will bring much-needed leadership on important issues to the U.S. Senate,” FreedomWorks PAC […]

Peter SchorschMay 5, 2015

This week’s news saw a few big-wig national Democrats step in and endorse Patrick Murphy. As one name after another lines up behind Murphy, one Democratic star still, longingly, remains silent. And we are going to take a guess why. Gwen Graham is exactly the kind of Democrat that should be holding hands with Mr. “Not-of-the-Very-Far-Left” Murphy. After all, […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

Hillary Clinton is in Las Vegas Tuesday, where she will reportedly call for a path to citizenship for the about 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. That would revive the 2013 legislation co-sponsored by Marco Rubio in the Senate — before he walked away from it. She will say that the standard for a true […]

Tag: Patrick Murphy

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay to seek Patrick Murphy’s House seat

Florida U.S. Senate GOP contenders struggle for broad Republican appeal

Gwen Graham co-sponsoring ban on seismic oil testing along Florida’s Atlantic coast

American Conservative Union: Alan Grayson has more conservative voting record than Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy vs. Ron DeSantis could be one of youngest match ups in Senate history

Patrick Murphy, David Jolly react to Ron DeSantis’ 2016 Senate bid

Florida Democratic Party creates new website blasting Ron DeSantis

FreedomWorks PAC out early to endorse Ron DeSantis for U.S. Senate

Peter Schorsch: Why Gwen Graham might be biding her time before endorsing Patrick Murphy

Mitch Perry Report for 5.5.15 — Hillary Clinton takes on Jeb and the GOP on immigration