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Mitch PerryOctober 31, 2015

Speaking at the Florida Democratic Convention in Lake Buena Vista Saturday morning, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz grew emotional in talking about something must be done to try to stem gun violence. Referring to have attending the funeral service for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, South Carolina earlier this year, as well as a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015

A national poll of GOP presidential candidates shows that Donald Trump continues to lead the field nationally with 25 percent support. Dr. Ben Carson was next at 17 points, and Jeb Bush third with 7 points. The Reuters/IPSO poll was conducted online and was completed before the end of the GOP debate on Wednesday night. […]

Associated PressOctober 30, 2015

In proposing the U.S. adopt a flat tax coupled with a levy similar to a European-style value added tax, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is contributing to a division in the Republican presidential field. Some simply want to cut existing rates. But others — Cruz among them — suggest scrapping the nation’s tax code entirely and […]

Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015

Overnight, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the two-year budget deal that will increase spending limits and avert a default. The vote was 64-35, overcoming objections from among others, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. Marco Rubio also opposed it. In my quick preliminary research, I’ve been unable to find out how Marco Rubio voted. Realizing […]

Melissa RossOctober 29, 2015

Reports of Jeb Bush’s demise are premature, says the man who wrote the book on his tenure as Florida governor. “As someone who has written about him, what I will say is, he is not a quitter. He is a fierce competitor. I think he’ll fight to the end,” author and University of North Florida […]

Mitch PerryOctober 29, 2015

The immediate reaction as most Americans hit the sack Wednesday night from the political cognoscenti was that Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were the big winners from Wednesday night’s two-hour GOP debate from Boulder, Colorado. The big losers? Jeb Bush and CNBC. That sentiment seemed to congeal Thursday morning. “For most of this year, Rubio and Cruz have been lurking in […]

Mitch PerryOctober 29, 2015

There’s lots to unpack from Wednesday night’s two-hour GOP presidential debate, but the most important thing to remember is that there still are three full months before any voter decides on anything. Unlike 2011-2012 when GOP primary voters through the polls bounced from Michele Bachmann to Rick Perry to Herman Cain to Newt Gingrich to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2015

During the Jacksonville mayoral race earlier this year, a narrative emerged. The road to the Presidency went through Jacksonville. And to that end, a Republican mayor was seen as a necessary component to a larger national electoral strategy. Perhaps uncoincidentally, would-be favorite sons Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush both endorsed Lenny Curry. Though the Bush endorsement was seen […]

Associated PressOctober 29, 2015

They railed against Democrats. They attacked each other. But the Republican presidential contenders seemed even angrier at the media Wednesday night. The candidates repeatedly expressed frustration the mainstream media in general and the CNBC moderators asking the questions during the third GOP debate. “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate […]

Thomas BeaumontOctober 29, 2015

Celebrity businessman Donald Trump was again center stage as the Republican presidential field gathered Wednesday night for the third debate of the 2016 campaign, but for the first time, the billionaire seemed reduced to the role of a supporting cast member. An early rumble between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio […]

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At FDP Convention, Debbie Wasserman Schultz admits Dems have been losing too many down-ballot races

Donald Trump leads Ben Carson by 8 points, Jeb Bush by 18 in national poll

Ted Cruz adds to GOP divide on how best to overhaul tax system

Mitch Perry Report for 10.30.15 – Bush camp intends to keep on bashing Rubio

Matt Corrigan on Jeb Bush: “I think he’ll fight to the end”

Post-debate winners are Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz

Mitch Perry Report for 10.29.15 – Marco Rubio scores in debate, but will it boost his polling?

Duval GOP debate watch party sees passion for Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz

Republican candidates not happy with CNBC debate

GOP debate takeaways: Marco Rubio-Jeb Bush rumble, Donald Trump largely quiet