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Martin O’Malley says he’s ‘pissed’ after Charleston — wants national assault weapons ban

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Democratic presidential nominee Martin O’Malley knows he needs to start getting attention in his slow-rolling campaign to challenge Hillary Clinton, and he went bold in reaching out to a sweet spot of the Democratic primary party electorate today with a response to Wednesday’s shocking domestic terrorist attack in a historic Charleston, S.C., church that left nine people dead. In an email sent to his supporters, the former Maryland governor bluntly says in the first sentence of an email that “I’m…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.15.15 — Hillary (sort of) takes a stand on TPP

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Good morning from the Parkway Inn Motel in Miami Springs, where I’m in place for Jeb Bush’s announcement that he’s officially a candidate for president. His announcement follows Hillary Clinton’s big speech over the weekend in New York City, which was actually her second “official announcement,” following an extremely low-key “soft opening” back in April. Clinton launched into a laundry list of policies and beliefs in her 45-minute speech on Saturday, but was criticized by many officials (and already had…

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

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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 of actually capturing the Finals, which should make for irresistible entertainment. LeBron returned home to Cleveland last summer, and that city hasn’t won a championship…

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Hillary Clinton to fundraise in Florida next week

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Hillary Clinton is coming to the Sunshine State for four different fundraisers next week, but none will be held in the Tampa Bay area. As reported by Politico’s Marc Caputo, the former first lady and secretary of state will attend two fundraising events in Miami next Thursday, May 28, and two more the following day, Friday, May 29. One event will be in the Fort Lauderdale area, and the other will take place at the Heathrow home of famed attorney/Democratic Party…

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Marco Rubio & Mike Huckabee move up in PPP national survey of GOP 2016 candidates

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to have a national lead of Republican presidential candidates in a new Public Policy Polling survey, but Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee have the most momentum in this new poll. Walker continues to lead the field nationally with 18 percent support, followed by Rubio at 13 percent, Huckabee and Ben Carson at 12 percent, Jeb Bush at 11 percent, Ted Cruz at 10 percent, 5 percent for Chris Christie, and 2 percent for Rick Perry. In…

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Marco Rubio gains support in latest CBS-NY Times Poll

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Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio continue to hover around the top of the GOP presidential field according to a  New York Times/CBS News poll released Tuesday evening, with Rubio continuing to ascend. Forty-eight percent of Republicans say they would support Rubio. Forty-seven percent say they would support former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who just officially entered the presidential contest on Tuesday. Bush is next, with 46 percent showing their support for him.  That’s a big improvement for Rubio from the last time…

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A Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton race would be pretty unique, actually

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Although some fear that a Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton presidential contest in 2016 is inevitable, it would be very unique in one respect. According to research conducted by an official with the University of Minnesota’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, a Clinton/Bush matchup would be the first time in 120 years in which neither major party nominated a sitting elected or appointed political officeholder to be their nominee. Bush has not held political office since his second term as…

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