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Say what? PPP survey reports Allen West leading GOP field of 2016 Senate candidates

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Allen West has been in the news a lot this week — but not for anything he’s done of late. Despite outspending Democrat Patrick Murphy by a 4-1 ratio in his bid for re-election to Congress in 2012, the South Florida Tea Party favorite lost to Murphy in that celebrated race. Now Murphy is running for the U.S. Senate, and West is … well, still apparently the head of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a Dallas-based think tank. Before…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Charlie Crist endorses Patrick Murphy for Democratic nomination for Senate in 2016

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Nine days after he acknowledged that he wouldn’t be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2016, former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist today announced his support for Patrick Murphy for that same seat. “Patrick Murphy has the energy, integrity, and work ethic we need in the United States Senate,” he wrote on his Facebook page this morning. “I hope you’ll join me in supporting his campaign.” Whether others in the party will follow suit remains to be seen.…

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Patrick Murphy says there’s more potential for bipartisan legislation in the Senate

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Patrick Murphy has touted himself as a nonpartisan problem solver ever since he initially ran for Congress back in 2012. So when asked if he’s been frustrated about the partisan gridlock that seems to permeate Washington, D.C., the just announced candidate for U.S. Senate is quick to list a number of items that he says shows he’s been working for his constituents in CD 18, which encompasses all of St. Lucie and Martin counties and part of Palm Beach County. “We’ve brought…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.24.15 — Election season ends in Tampa tonight

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The city of Tampa’s uneventful election season comes to a halt tonight. By 8 p.m. we should have a winner in the only City Council race that remains undecided — the District 6 battle between Guido Maniscalco and Jackie Toledo. I hate the overuse of the term “Seinfeld” to describe something as being about nothing. So I’ll refrain from calling this a “Seinfeld election season,” but really, what have been the big issues in the city that have been discussed…

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NRCC targets Patrick Murphy & Gwen Graham on 5th anniversary of ACA

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It was five years ago today that President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, one of the most significant — and controversial — pieces of legislation in U.S. public policy history. Since March 23, 2010, there have been more than 50 congressional votes to repeal the law. There was one near-death experience at the U.S. Supreme Court, with another nail-biting decision coming down the pike this summer, and always, underwater public approval ratings. The latter is undoubtedly the…

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Florida Democratic Progressive Caucus wants Alan Grayson to run for Senate

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While South Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is gathering statewide attention today as he becomes the first candidate to officially declare his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Marco Rubio, the liberal wing of the Democratic Party isn’t part of the cheering section for the two-term congressman. The Progressive Democratic Caucus announced this morning the results of a survey they recently took in which Orlando area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson was its pick to become the party’s 2016 nominee, taking 63…

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Tampa Bay Democrats react to Patrick Murphy’s announcement for Senate

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Though he’s hardly a household name in the Tampa Bay area, Democrats in the region are reacting with high praise for Patrick Murphy, the 31-year-old second-term South Florida Representative who announced his candidacy for the 2016 U.S. Senate today. “I’m a very excited Floridian. I think he’ll be great for the state, and the Democratic Party and the U.S. Senate,” says Tampa based lobbyist and Democratic Party fundraiser Justin Day, who is friendly with Murphy. “He’s the real deal. He’s young, energetic, thoughtful,…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

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