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Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2016

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South Florida U.S. Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy says the sheer number of gun violence tragedies has created a shift in American public opinion on gun control. He also says if that sentiment continues, Congress will follow suit and no longer be intimidated by the National Rifle Association. “Quite frankly, the NRA is […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2016

Since we don’t know who the presidential nominees are yet, it’s insanely premature to speculate on who might be the vice-presidential candidates, right? Of course not. Actually, the reason I’m even thinking of this today is that my original story idea for this column is being banked for a future story. But I thought about […]

Associated PressDecember 28, 2015

‘Tis the season — no, not THAT season. It’s that point in the presidential election cycle when speculation starts swirling that the primaries won’t produce a clear winner and one of the parties’ big nominating conventions will dissolve in chaos. This time, it’s the Republican side of the race that’s looking particularly unsettled. After a […]

Associated PressDecember 8, 2015

Donald Trump is standing by his call to block Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea draws condemnation from rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and others as un-American and potentially dangerous. “I don’t care about them,” Trump told CNN Tuesday in a telephone interview, when asked about denunciation by GOP leaders. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 8, 2015

Props to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, whose rebuke to Donald Trump via Twitter is a featured story on this morning’s Drudge Report. I’m going to let the fallout from Trump’s comment that the U.S. government should ban all Muslims from entering the country marinate for at least another 24 hours, to think about something else. It was […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2015

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Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera is standing foursquare behind his boss, Governor Rick Scott, in opposing any Syrian refugees coming into Florida. “We have recently become aware that private organizations could receive federal funding to house up to 425 possible Syrian refugees in the state of Florida,” Lopez-Cantera, a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 3, 2015

What in the world is going on? As if our political world isn’t enough to drive us crazy, we seem to be bombarded by a constant barrage of bizarre events that are difficult to comprehend. Nonetheless, the news media insists on producing stories testing our common sense. They would be funny if we knew they […]

Associated PressNovember 2, 2015

After a devastating loss in the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party entered a period of intense self-reflection and emerged with a firm promise to learn from its mistakes. The GOP vowed to avoid a prolonged and vicious 2016 primary. It concluded it must embrace an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws and adopt a […]

Associated PressNovember 1, 2015

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ryan; Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Ryan; Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio. ___ CNN’s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2015

Jeb Bush released proposals on Tuesday to limit the rising costs of Medicare and Social Security in a blog post first published on his website. Regarding Medicare, Bush said he supports “Medicare premium support,” where the federal health care program for seniors will provide a fixed amount toward a set of guaranteed options. It’s a […]

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Patrick Murphy contends NRA feels changing shift on guns

Mitch Perry Report for 1.6.15 – Are Nikki Haley and Julian Castro top picks for VP?

‘Tis the season for dreams of a brokered political convention

Donald Trump shrugs off GOP rejections of proposal to ban Muslims

Mitch Perry Report for 12.8.15 – Remembering John Lennon

Carlos Lopez-Cantera stands with Rick Scott, calling Congress to block funding for Syrian refugees to Florida

Tim Bryce: It's getting strange out there

A year from Election Day, GOP faces chaos it hoped to avoid

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jeb Bush plan on Medicare includes scaling back retirement benefits for wealthier Americans