Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

A new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday shows no front-runner in the Republican Party race for president, with five candidates tied in the lead with 10 percent support – Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Dr. Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee. The second five candidates who would qualify for the first presidential debate to be broadcast […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015

Strange as it may sound, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been overshadowed in the media during the past month, despite continuing to lead everyone in Iowa and coming in second in most New Hampshire polls and nationwide. He certainly made news Tuesday, though, when he suggested on Laura Ingraham‘s nationally syndicated radio program that if he gets into […]

Mitch PerryMay 19, 2015

A Pew Research poll published Tuesday shows that Republican primary voters are more excited to vote for a president than in the past two election cycles. It also shows that while Hillary Clinton remains extremely popular among Democratic voters, her support is the lowest in a Pew Poll since the spring of 2008, when she was last competing to […]

Mitch PerryMay 18, 2015

Jeb Bush isn’t the only leading Republican presidential contender from Florida struggling to get his story straight on whether invading Iraq was the right thing to do. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace refused to let Marco Rubio off the hook regarding where he stands on the issue, since he had what appear to be two completely […]

Associated PressMay 15, 2015

Never have more than 10 candidates taken the stage for a televised Republican presidential debate. Wish the GOP luck in trying to keep it that way. With the party’s first debate set for August, Republicans must decide to either allow what could become a nationally televised circus act, or figure out how to fairly whittle […]

Mitch PerryMay 13, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to have a national lead of Republican presidential candidates in a new Public Policy Polling survey, but Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee have the most momentum in the new poll. Walker continues to lead the field nationally with 18 percent support, followed by Rubio at 13 percent, Huckabee and Ben […]

Mitch PerryMay 11, 2015

Florida’s first great cattle call of the GOP 2016 presidential candidates takes place June 2, at Rick Scott‘s Economic Growth Summit in Orlando. Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee and Bobby Jindal have all given their RSVP’s to the event. Speaking to Politico in comments published Monday night, Scott […]

Mitch PerryMay 10, 2015

For the second time in the past week, a New Hampshire presidential poll shows Marco Rubio ascending in support there, and Jeb Bush dropping back. The new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm New Hampshire Poll released on Sunday shows four Republicans in a virtual tie at the front – Rand Paul and Scott Walker get 12 percent support, […]

Phil AmmannMay 9, 2015

As Scott Walker hits the campaign trail – not as an official presidential candidate yet, mind you — voters will undoubtedly hear many tales of his fervent frugality. Getting much airplay is one such story, in which the Wisconsin governor scored a sweater from Kohl’s for only $1; a deal that combined extreme couponing and […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015

The enormously wealthy and powerful Charles and David Koch, better known as the Koch Brothers, have become an increasingly influential team in recent years as they spend their money on causes (and candidates) they support. But in progressive, and even independent circles, their name has been invoked as representing something almost sinister polluting the body […]

Tag: Scott Walker
Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

New national poll shows only Marco Rubio & Rand Paul competitive against Hillary Clinton

Scott Walker says he may skip Florida in 2016

New Pew poll shows Marco Rubio viewed positively by 75 percent of GOP voters 65 and older

Mitch Perry Report for 5.18.15 — Jeb Bush talks tough on gay marriage

GOP wrestling with too many ’16 prospects for a TV debate

Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee move up in PPP national poll

Rick Scott wants presidential candidates at his June summit to talk only economy

New poll shows trend in NH -Marco Rubio rising, Jeb Bush falling back

Email insights: Scott Walker, ‘spite shopping’ and a sweet sweater deal

American Bridge’s new report details Koch Brothers’ influence in Florida