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Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

Happy Friday, y’all. I want to draw your attention to two stories in the news this morning. The first is a Daily Beast piece by Tim Mak with the unfortunate title of, “Scientology could get its own Senator,” referring to David Jolly. Jolly of course represents Clearwater in Congress, the “spiritual home” of the Church […]

Mitch PerryJune 14, 2015

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The Obama administration’s announcement last week that it is sending 450 military advisers to Anbar province to support Iraqi forces fighting ISIS has been met with a lot of skepticism in Washington, and not just among Republicans. “The thing that concerns me most is having a clear cut strategy to defeat this threat called ISIS or […]

Mitch PerryJune 13, 2015

More than 1,200 Florida Democratic Party activists gathered Saturday night at The Diplomat hotel in Hollywood to get fired up about an election that takes place in 541 days. It’s better for FDP members to took ahead to 2016, though, since their hopes of removing Rick Scott from the governors mansion fell agonizingly short in November. Things […]

Mitch PerryJune 13, 2015

Although a majority of House Democrats rejected President Barack Obama on expanding his trade negotiating power, two of the three Democrats who met the news media hours before the Florida Democratic Party’s big summer dinner did and do support the Trans Pacific Partnership. “We are a big tent party, and we have wide-ranging views on […]

Mitch PerryJune 13, 2015

Among the headlines of a just-released review on what happened to Florida Democrats in 2014 is a familiar woe: a lack of financial resources to compete with the Republican Party. The report from the Leadership Expansion to Advance Democrats (LEAD) task force is scheduled to be released to the public on Sunday, but the Florida […]

Mitch PerryJune 11, 2015

Charlie Crist’s narrow loss last fall to Rick Scott was devastating for the Democratic Party of Florida, but hope springs eternal when it comes to 2016. To prepare for next year’s battles, as well as just getting together and having a good time, over 1,200 Florida Democrats from across the state will regroup and get fired up […]

Mitch PerryMay 6, 2015

According to a story by Waveney Ann Moore in Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Times, it’s looking good for advocates of Pier Park to be the chosen design to finally replace the aging iconic inverted Pier in downtown St. Petersburg. “I’ve had more calls in support of Pier Park than anything,” City Councilman Darden Rice says. “It […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

The Florida Democratic Party said Tuesday it will feature Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as keynote speakers at its Leadership Blue Dinner next month. The party’s biggest fundraising night of the year is scheduled to take place in Hollywood. Warner was re-elected to the Senate in November, narrowly surviving a […]

Mitch Perry Report for 10.16.15 – On DWS, David Jolly and the COS

At Fla. Demi confab, Tulsi Gabbard questions President Obama’s ISIS strategy

Florida Democrats celebrate themselves in Hollywood

Democrats divided on free trade agreement in South Florida

Florida Democratic Party establishment discusses task force report

Florida Democrats prepare to party this Saturday night in Hollywood

Mitch Perry Report for 5.6.15 — St. Pete Pier politics, part 23

Mark Warner, Tulsi Gabbard to headline Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue Dinner