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Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

I couldn’t be happier this morning, after staying up until midnight last night to see my lifelong basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, defeat the Houston Rockets, and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. Of course, there’s a guy by the name of LeBron James who stands in their way […]

Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott signed a drone privacy law last week that bans drone surveillance of private citizens without their consent. A Washington, D.C.-based media lawyer, though, thinks the Sunshine State has gone too far in attempting to regulate the emerging new technology. Chuck Tobin is a partner in Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., office. He […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Jeb Bush has had his roughest week on the campaign trail, and it’s only Thursday. The former Florida governor has been getting hammered all week by critics for fumbling of a question regarding the Iraq war, prompting New York Times columnist Gail Collins Thursday piece “Wow, Jeb Bush is Awful.” Meanwhile a 19-year-old college student in Reno […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015

As has been mentioned by reporters for months, Republicans thinking about being president have picked up on the income inequality mantle that Democrats like Elizabeth Warren have championed for years. By that, I mean they use the words “economic inequality.” Beyond that, it’s not clear what they are suggesting to overcome it (Marco Rubio has been […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2015

Being a younger sibling has its drawbacks. Hand-me-downs, for one. Always living in an older brother’s shadow is another. So imagine Jeb Bush’s situation. Having two-term President George W. Bush as an older brother — who left as one of the least popular leaders in modern history — a White House run provides a long […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

When it comes to personal emails for public business, Jeb Bush is nothing short of a hypocrite, says the left-leaning American Bridge 21st Century. As the controversy lingers over Hillary Clinton’s emails, a new American Bridge video reminds the public of correspondence problems of Bush, another high-profile potential presidential candidate. Recently, Bush attacked Clinton for […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

When it comes to personal emails for public business, Jeb Bush is nothing short of a hypocrite, says the left-leaning American Bridge 21st Century. As the controversy lingers over Hillary Clinton’s emails, a new American Bridge video reminds the public of correspondence problems of Bush, another high-profile potential presidential candidate. Recently, Bush attacked Clinton for […]

Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015

Jeb Bush has what some would see is a strange request for wealthy donors to his Right to Rise super PAC: Please keep it under $1 million, for now. The self-imposed limit, writes Matea Gold of The Washington Post, could be the first time any presidential hopeful has asked supporters to hold back on contributions. […]

Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015

Jeb Bush has what some would see is a strange request for wealthy donors to his Right to Rise super PAC: Please keep it under $1 million, for now. The self-imposed limit, writes Matea Gold of The Washington Post, could be the first time any presidential hopeful has asked supporters to hold back on contributions. […]

Ryan RayFebruary 12, 2015

Much has been made of the fraught relationship between Jeb Bush and the man who was once seen as his dauphin and natural successor as de facto head of the Florida Republicans Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio spoke with Ben Terris and Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post to clarify the nature of their relationship, and perhaps to put more daylight in between […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.28.15 — Are you ready for a George Pataki candidacy?

Media attorney thinks Florida’s new drone law unconstitutional

Will Jeb Bush opt not to compete in Iowa caucus?

Mitch Perry Report for 5.7.15 — On economic issues, is Mike Huckabee more in synch with GOP voters?

Email insights: American Bridge says Jeb Bush running with W’s hand-me-downs

American Bridge: Jeb Bush "hypocrite" over Hillary Clinton email criticism

American Bridge: Jeb Bush “hypocrite” over Hillary Clinton email criticism

Jeb Bush asks donors to keep it "under $1 million" for now

Jeb Bush asks donors to keep it “under $1 million” for now

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio: close, but not that close