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Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2016

Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy are poised to participate in the first debate of the Florida U.S. Senate race Monday night in Orlando, but independent candidate Steven Machat is still pushing to get himself, Libertarian candidate Paul Stanton, and the three other non-party-affiliated candidates on the big stage as well. In papers filed with the 11th Judicial […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 29, 2016

First of all, congratulations to the uber-hip readers at Creative Loafing who, in their Best of the Bay voting for Best Reporter in 2016, selected a columnist who retired two years ago. Congratulations also to our U.S. Congress who, by voting for a budget bill last to avoid a government shutdown, now gets to skip town for […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2016

#NeverTrump conservatives in Florida have one less option to choose for president in November now. Evan McMullin, a 40-year-old former CIA official from Utah, has been proposed as a conservative alternative to Trump. He was the nominee of the Independent Party in Florida, but has been removed from the ballot by the Florida Division of […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 12, 2016

Patrick Murphy and Marco Rubio announced Monday they would debate three times and participate in a separate campaign forum, bringing an end to speculation Murphy was reluctant to engage in debates with the GOP Senate incumbent. However, there’s still a dispute about how many events they will actually have, because Rubio says two of the events have ties to Murphy supporters. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

Donald Trump‘s chances of becoming president seem to dim by the day. While there’s still plenty of time for him to comeback and defeat Hillary Clinton in the fall, the odds diminish daily. But while conventional wisdom has it that Trump is one-off political phenomenon, buttressed by his money and celebrity, what about the millions who support […]

Mitch PerryAugust 12, 2016

“All rise!” Those were the first words Alan Grayson uttered in jest while entering a conference room at the Seminole Heights Library in Tampa on Thursday night. The Orlando area U.S. representative and U.S. Senate candidate then gave a sarcastic shoutout to the “trackers” who follow his every move in public, before setting in for the next […]

Mitch PerryAugust 8, 2016

When he was running for president, Marco Rubio‘s stance on abortion was an issue noted not just by Democrats as being too extreme, but some Republicans as well. Rubio is opposed to abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother. “I’m pro-life. The most tragic thing in the world is for a […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2016

Patrick Murphy has a substantial lead over Alan Grayson in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida, a new poll released on Wednesday shows. The St. Pete Polls survey of 1,807 Democrats statewide shows Murphy with 45 percent, Grayson at 20 percent, and Pam Keith at 7 percent. The survey also shows that 14 percent prefer another candidate, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

(UPDATE) In the wake of damaging allegations that the ex-wife of Orlando area Congressman and Florida Senate candidate Alan Grayson repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, two progressive activists groups who had previously endorsed him in the Senate race withdrew those endorsements on Tuesday. “After today’s revelations of years of police […]

Mitch PerryJune 20, 2016

Two new surveys of the race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District show the volatility of the just-formed match between Republican incumbent David Jolly and his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist. A private poll conducted for the Crist campaign by Public Policy Polling survey shows Crist leading Jolly, 46 to 43 percent. Meanwhile, a new private poll by McLaughlin & Associates shows Jolly leading Crist 50 to 38 […]

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U.S. Senate candidate Steven Machat sues to get himself and other indie candidates into Monday night debate

Mitch Perry Report for 9.29.16 — Congress is free to go home. Again.

Mitch Perry Report for 9.15.16 — One less #NeverTrump option for president in Florida

Patrick Murphy to debate Marco Rubio two times before Nov 8 election

Mitch Perry Report for 8.16.16 — Do Trump politics go on, even if he doesn’t?

In Tampa, Alan Grayson says a Senate victory for him is the chance “to take our govt. back”

Mitch Perry Report for 8.8.16 — Will Rubio’s stance on abortion be fodder in U.S. Senate race?

New poll has Patrick Murphy up big over Alan Grayson, 45%-20%

Two progressive activists groups pull back endorsement of Alan Grayson after domestic abuse charges surface

Two new polls show different results in David Jolly vs. Charlie Crist congressional race