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Mitch PerryNovember 9, 2016

Where do you begin? One of the biggest political upsets in U.S. history, to start with, in Donald J. Trump beating Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States of America. Lots of analysis there, including about the Democratic nominee, who for the second time in eight years, thought she had the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2016

The David Jolly campaign is crying foul over a new ad produced by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) that links the Pinellas County Republican with Donald Trump. The Jolly camp calls it a “fake and deceptive television ad,” because it uses photoshopped photos of Jolly posed next to Trump. The Jolly camp says there are no actual photos between […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2015

It was billed as “The Great Debate” with two of the most prominent Tampa residents on the issue of Cuba, Al Fox and Ralph Fernandez, duking it out on whether the United States should end the 54-year-old economic embargo against the Castro-led government. Hundreds jammed into the historic Centro Asturiano building in Ybor City for a 90-minute forum hosted by the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2015

When civil unrest broke out in Ferguson, Mo., this summer after the police shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, many Americans were stunned to see the Ferguson Police contend with protestors by deploying tear gas, military-style vehicles, assault rifles and smoke bombs. It prompted GOP Senator Rand Paul to condemn what he called the militarization […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.9.16 — GOP dominance

David Jolly campaign calls on TV stations to pull new DCCC ad linking him to Donald Trump

Al Fox and Ralph Fernandez debate U.S. Cuba relations in Ybor City

David Jolly defends 1033 program