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Bill RuftyNovember 8, 2016

Tuesday will reveal whether the I-4 corridor is still an important swing corridor or whether it has become an important Democratic Party corridor. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hit the counties along that stretch of interstate many times as well — and not just the big cities of St. Petersburg, Tampa and Orlando. Smaller cities […]

Brendan FarringtonNovember 8, 2016

Another close election in Florida? Count on it. Through Friday, 2,268,663 Democrats and 2,261,383 Republicans had cast ballots by mail or at early voting sites – a difference of 7,280 in favor of Democrats. Overall, more than 5.7 million Floridians have voted, or nearly 45 percent of those registered. That far surpasses 2012 totals, when […]

Associated PressNovember 7, 2016

If recent history is any guidance, Floridians stand a decent chance of going to bed Tuesday night not knowing which presidential candidate won their state; they may even retire Wednesday and Thursday nights in the same condition. Results haven’t been determined on election night in Florida in half of the presidential races since 2000. Four […]

Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2016

In this space on Friday, we reminisced about October surprises in previous election cycles before referring to the dual bombshells that have rocked this year’s presidential election: First, the release of that 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape in which Donald Trump spoke lewdly about women, followed 10 days ago with the announcement of the discovery of hundreds of thousands […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 5, 2016

Tim Kaine has never lost an election. He doesn’t plan on breaking that winning streak Tuesday. “This is my ninth race. I’m 8 and 0, and I’m not planning on losing Tuesday,” said Kaine, the vice presidential nominee. “Here’s what I tell myself in every race I every run: I’m the underdog until they call […]

Mitch PerryNovember 5, 2016

Looking over the thousands of adoring fans who had waited for hours to see him speak, Donald Trump kicked off his 50-minute speech at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Saturday morning by comparing his audience to Hillary Clinton’s campaign appearance with two of the biggest celebrities in America on Friday night in Cleveland. “We don’t need Jay Z to fill […]

Staff ReportsNovember 5, 2016

Get ready to rock the vote, St. Petersburg. Jon Bon Jovi is scheduled to perform during a get out the vote rally at the State Theatre, 687 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg on Saturday. The concert is part of the Hillary Clinton campaign’s “Love Trumps Hate” performance series, and is meant to rally support for […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton is making one more swing through the Sunshine State. The Clinton campaign announced the Democratic nominee will return to Florida on Saturday to urge Floridians to vote early. Clinton is expected to attend a public event in South Florida. No additional details about the event were available Thursday. This weekend marks the final […]

Staff ReportsNovember 1, 2016

Tim Kaine is coming back to Florida. The Democratic vice presidential nominee is scheduled to travel back to the Sunshine State on Friday and Saturday, according to the Hillary Clinton campaign. His two-day swing coincides with the final weekend of early voting. Kaine, a Virginia senator, is scheduled to hold a public event in Melbourne […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 1, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton made an appeal to Democrats in staunchly conservative Southwest Florida this week: Vote for Hillary and make sure everyone you know does, too. “The most important thing you can do is to vote and take your friends to vote,” Clinton said during a rally in Collier County on Tuesday. “Do it […]

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