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Mitch PerrySeptember 26, 2016

I’m not about to be a spoilsport and say that presidential debates are overrated, but the history shows there have been very, very few since they began being held regularly 1976 that have significantly moved voters. The first debate in 2000 between Al Gore and George W. Bush definitely changed some things. That’s the one, you might recall, where Gore was okay on substance […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2016

Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is going to watch the presidential debate at a watch party in downtown Orlando Monday night. Kaine also will be meeting earlier with Orlando-area Hispanic faith leaders in a round table discussion. The debate watch party will be held at Orlando’s Church Street Station. It will be […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2016

While Hillary Clinton is hunkering down this weekend in preparation for Monday night’s massive debate against Donald Trump, her running mate will hit the hustings in Miami on Sunday night, and has now added appearances on Lakeland and Sarasota to his itinerary for Monday. Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine will speak at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at Miami […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign is releasing a new Spanish-language TV commercial, and a new radio commercial that features her running mate U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine speaking in Spanish. The 60-second radio spot, “Invitación” (“Invitation”) is being aired in Florida, Ohio, and Nevada, starting this week. It features Kaine, of Virginia, talking about how he learned, during missionary […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 12, 2016

There are 56 days until Election Day. Twenty-nine days until the voter registration deadline. And just 12 days until election officials put the first round of ballots in the mail. In Florida, where polls show a tight race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, every vote matters. And with just a few weeks until the […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 8, 2016

Anne Holton is headed to Florida. Holton, the wife of vice presidential hopeful of Tim Kaine and the former Virginia Secretary of Education, is scheduled to campaign for Hillary Clinton and Kaine on Monday and Tuesday. According to the campaign, Holton will head to Fort Myers on Monday. She’ll head over to Palm Beach County […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 6, 2016

My biggest fear of an approaching major storm living here in Tampa is losing electricity, with Florida still in full summer mode here in early September. That’s exactly what happened beginning last Friday in Tallahassee, and there were still some residential homes in North Florida as of yesterday still without power. Back here in Tampa, Hillary Clinton […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton will appear Tuesday afternoon at the student recreation center on the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, her campaign announced Sunday. The campaign had announced on Friday the Democratic presidential nominee would be making an appearance in Tampa Tuesday, but hadn’t announced the time or place. The event will start at 1:45 p.m., […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton will appear Tuesday afternoon at the student recreation center on the USF campus in Tampa, her campaign announced on Sunday. The campaign had announced on Friday that the Democratic presidential nominee would be making an appearance in Tampa on Tuesday, but hadn’t announced the time or place. The event will start at 1:45 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will be in Florida Thursday and Friday, according to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Kaine will swing through Pensacola, Panama City, and Jacksonville — the first high-profile action for the Clinton/Kaine ticket in Jacksonville since Bill Clinton came through in July. Sen. Kaine has been deployed to Florida often in recent weeks, […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.26.16 – Keeping everything in perspective

Tim Kaine to watch debate in Orlando, attend Orlando faith leaders meeting, Lakeland rally

Tim Kaine to campaign in Lakeland on Monday

Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine, up with new Spanish-language ads in Florida

Anne Holton: ‘Registering voters is just crucial’

Anne Holton, wife of VP pick Tim Kaine, to campaign in Fort Myers, Palm Beach County

Mitch Perry Report 9.6.16 — Enough nonsense about how ‘now’ the presidential election campaign season is beginning

Hillary Clinton to appear at USF in Tampa Tuesday

Hillary Clinton to appear at USF in Tampa on Tuesday

Dem VP nominee Tim Kaine to visit the Panhandle, Jacksonville this week