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Mitch Perry Report for 1.28.16 – Bernie Sanders uses new-found leverage in debate discussion

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While the political world focuses on Thursday night’s seventh Republican presidential debate in Des Moines (or the candidate hosting an event at nearby Drake University), it’s still to be decided whether a Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire will be held in a week. Hillary Clinton — in a must-win situation against Bernie Sanders for Iowa — has had a remarkable change of heart when it comes to debates, and has seized the opportunity to participate in such an event,…

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Overwhelming support for David Jolly’s congressional reform measure, poll says

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David Jolly’s proposal that would ensure members of Congress and other federal officeholders can’t personally ask individuals for campaign contributions is a winner with the people of Florida. The Pinellas County Congressman and GOP U.S. Senate candidate’s announced his “Stop Act” eight days ago, and a St. Pete Polls survey released on Wednesday shows that 72 support the bill, with 18 percent opposing and 10 percent unsure. In announcing his legislation, Jolly cited outgoing New York Democratic Congressman Steve Israel, who wrote in a New York…

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Facing foreclosure, Mosley Motel hit with more fines by St. Pete

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The St. Petersburg Nuisance Abatement Board voted to levy additional fines to the long crime-plagued Mosley Motel after owners failed to make improvements agreed upon as part of a previously approved turnaround plan for the property. Under the latest vote taken Wednesday afternoon, Mosley will have to pay $100 a day beginning Dec. 8th and ongoing until the property is in compliance. As of the vote that amounts to $3,600. But the issue isn’t all that cut and dry. The…

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Poll: Florida’s GOP U.S. Senate race shaping up as two man race, with David Jolly leading

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Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly has a three-point lead over Ponte Vedra Beach Representative Ron DeSantis in a new St. Pete Polls survey released Wednesday, but over 43 percent of Republicans polled said they’re unsure or would prefer another candidate. Jolly gets 21 percent of the vote, with DeSantis next at 18 percent. Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera is third with 10 percent, and former military veteran and CIA contractor Todd Wilcox is at 8 percent. However, 44 percent of the voters say they’re unsure or…

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Poll: Jack Latvala 48%, Jeff Brandes 23% in mock SD 20 race, but…

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Although it may never come to pass, a redrawn Senate District 20 that would have Pinellas County Republicans Jack Latvala and Jeff Brandes competing against each other shows that Latvala would come out on top, and it wouldn’t be close. The St. Pete Poll survey shows that Latvala would defeat Brandes in a primary, 48-23 percent. Nearly a third of all voters, or 29 percent, are undecided. However, the poll also shows that Brandes is more popular with Republicans across all of…

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New Quinnipiac Florida poll shows Donald Trump up over Jeb Bush 21-17 percent

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Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush by a 21-17 percent margin in the GOP presidential race in Florida, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday. The Trump surge in Florida was first reflected in a St. Pete Polls survey conducted three weeks ago, and has been maintained in subsequent Florida polls. In a similar Quinnipiac poll conducted in Florida in June, Bush was at 20 percent support, while Trump was at just 3 percent. Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson are tied for third…

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Marco Rubio getting trounced in new Florida presidential poll

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He was the toast of the town after his successful announcement in Miami in April, but Marco Rubio’s presidential ambitious appear to be shrinking by the day. A Florida presidential poll released on Wednesday night shows Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in a virtual tie, with Trump at 27 percent and Bush at 26. Rubio is at 7 percent support, burying him with a host of other candidates hovering between 8 and 6 percent in the survey, conducted by Opinion Savvy and…

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