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Mitch PerryNovember 23, 2015

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On the campaign trail, Carlos Lopez-Cantera has been hammering home the difference between himself and the other Republicans in the GOP senate primary race by claiming that he is a Florida Republican, not from Washington, D.C. CLC makes that same point again in a new video that his campaign is pushing out on social media […]

Mitch PerryNovember 23, 2015

A good (and finally, chilly) Monday morning to you all. Over the weekend I saw Spotlight, the superb new film that depicts The Boston Globe‘s investigation regarding allegations of sexual abuse by hundreds of clergy in the Boston archdiocese (Special props to actor Mark Ruffalo, sporting the best bowl haircut seen in a premium film in years). The […]

Mitch PerryNovember 22, 2015

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Mitt Romney has said consistently that he’s not a candidate for president in 2016, and he certainly won’t be in New Hampshire next February: The deadline for all candidates to file for next winter’s presidential primary expired Friday. However, if he was, he’d be the leading candidate in the Granite State, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston […]

Mitch PerryNovember 20, 2015

The Tampa City Council rejected a proposal from Mayor Bob Buckhorn‘s administration that would have made a serious dent in alleviating the city’s epic problems with stormwater runoff yesterday. The plan wasn’t cheap — $251 million, and it certainly left open a lot of questions about how fair it was for everyone to pay the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah endorsed Marco Rubio for president Thursday on Fox News, saying she became inspired by him after he visited Utah. “He had a rally and he talked about his family,” she said. “He talked about his love for this country. And I realized that my story is so similar to his.” Like Rubio, Love […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill calling for a halt to accepting Syrian refugees until more stringent safeguards are in place, and Florida Democrats Gwen Graham and Patrick Murphy joined House Republicans in supporting the bill. The American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act proposed by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

A bill that would allow people 21 and older with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on college and university campuses passed in the Florida House Judiciary Committee Thursday morning. The bill (HB 4001), is sponsored by Sarasota Republican Greg Steube, who has been working to get guns allowed on school campuses since the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy took […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

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Fresh off his speech at the Citadel on Wednesday, Jeb Bush is poised to receive the endorsements of 27 retired flag officers, or U.S. military officers who have held the high ranks of general or admiral. “Jeb Bush has been a strong advocate for the U.S. military, strong enough to earn my support,” Navy Admiral Robert […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

A Bloomberg Politics poll released on Thursday morning shows Donald Trump continuing to lead the GOP race for president with 24 percent, followed up by Dr. Ben Carson at 20 percent. Marco Rubio continues his rise — the Florida Senator is now at 12 percent. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is fourth with 9 percent. Jeb Bush is next […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

Two stories locally and statewide I’d like to draw your attention to this morning. The Tampa Tribune’s Anastasia Dawson has the goods on a story that has been floating around for a few weeks — how the majority of the faculty at Hillsborough Community College want to oust school President Ken Atwater. “A recent survey issued to nearly […]

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Carlos Lopez-Cantera rails against Washington Republicans in new video

Mitch Perry Report for 11.23.15 — “Spotlight” sparkles

New NH GOP poll shows majority of voters still yearn for Mitt Romney

Mitch Perry Report for 11.20.15 – Buckhorn stormwater tax plan gets killed. Now what?

DNC mocks Mia Love’s endorsement of Marco Rubio

Kathy Castor votes no to SAFE Act, prefers “appropriate” resettlement of refugees

“Campus Carry” bill passes in House Judiciary Committee

New web ad promotes Jeb Bush as a strong commander in chief

New Bloomberg poll: Donald Trump 24%, Ben Carson 20%, Marco Rubio 12%

Mitch Perry Report for 11.19.15 – HCC’s president under fire