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Associated PressNovember 2, 2016

Nearly 4.5 million Floridians have already voted in the battleground state, the state Division of Elections reported Wednesday. More than 32 percent of all registered voters in Florida have either voted early or voted by mail. Republicans are maintaining a slight edge over Democrats — 1.8 million to 1.78 million — with a week to go before Election […]

Steve SchaleNovember 1, 2016

To: People like me who need a life From: Steve Schale Re: Freedom is Near *7 days until the election. *11 days until FSU basketball tips off. *115 days until the Daytona 500. *1,455 days until my 7 days out memo in 2020. Before I begin, a note to Democrats (Republicans, skip a graph or two). […]

Steve SchaleOctober 31, 2016

To: Everyone ready for this election to be over From: Steve Schale Re: The second-to-last Monday of 2016 election *8 days until the election. *12 days until FSU basketball tips off. *96 days until the Tallahassee Marathon. *1,232 days until the Florida Presidential Preference Primary. Before I begin, a quick sidebar with Florida Democrats: If […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2016

After one week of early voting in Duval County, including one Souls to the Polls activation, GOP turnout is still outpacing that of the Democrats. As of Sunday evening, 151,644 people had voted. Of that 151,644, 66,426 (or 43.8 percent) were Republicans. Democrats comprised 63,903 (or 42.1 percent) of that number. NPA voters comprised the […]

Steve SchaleOctober 29, 2016

To: FSU Fans, and the rest of America From: Steve Schale Re: 10 Days Out, and Clemson comes to Doak *1 day since Gus Bradley should have been fired *10 days until the election *14 days until FSU basketball tips off I apologize for the delay today. Before I wrote the first memo, I had […]

Steve SchaleOctober 28, 2016

To: Fans of Florida From: Steve Schale, Exhausted and Disgusted Jaguars Fan Re: 11 Days Out *0 days until Gus Bradley is fired, God willing. *11 days until the election *15 days until FSU basketball tips off. Another poll showed Clinton with a three-point lead. This means that since Bloomberg declared Trump leading Florida, four […]

Steve SchaleOctober 27, 2016

To: Fellow Data Nerds From: Steve Schale, #FloridaMan Re: Day Three of Early Voting *12 days until the election *16 days until FSU basketball tips off. Before we dive into the data, can I have a side conversation with the reporters reading this? Now, I get it, the national race for president is over, and […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2016

The conventional wisdom in Florida is that the Hillary Clinton campaign has created a much more robust infrastructure in the state compared to the Donald Trump campaign. There are now 82 Hillary For America/Florida Democratic Party field offices in the state, dozens more than the Trump campaign. Clinton and her allies have spent more than $50 million […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 25, 2016

The race to Election Day has entered its final sprint. More than 1.2 million vote-by-mail ballots have already been returned to elections officials across Florida. Early voting kicked off Monday in dozens of Florida counties. It’s too early to know what those ballots hold, but that doesn’t mean the ballots can’t offer some insight into […]

Associated PressOctober 24, 2016

Election Day is still more than two weeks away, but more than 1.1 million Floridians have already voted. New numbers posted Saturday by the Florida Division of Elections show a stream of vote-by-mail ballots have already been returned to election officials. Those numbers show that Republican voters have returned nearly 464,000 ballots while more than […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

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