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2016 election
Jolly and Crist differ on guns, campaign money & Clinton
A closely-watched race for Congress in Pinellas County, Florida could be an opportunity for Democrats to pick up a House seat; Republican Congress member David Jolly faces an uphill battle in his newly-redrawn district against former Florida Governor Charlie...
Joe Biden’s advice for Mike Pence in VP debate
WMNF’s Rob Lorei interviewed Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday about what advice Biden would give to Mike Pence in the VP debate: “It would be a hell of a life to get up in the morning...
Enthusiastic greeting for Green presidential nominee in Tampa
The Green Party’s presidential nominee told a raucous crowd of about 300 people packed into the Cuban Club ballroom in Ybor City Wednesday night that she hopes to be the choice of the millions of voters...
Debate This! on Life Elsewhere
The first Presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, scheduled for Monday, September 26th is being hailed as the biggest event since the invention of sliced bread. The audience could exceed 100 million people, according...
Florida voter turnout high for primary election
Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. in Tuesday’s primary election; and if early voting is any indication, turnout numbers should be up locally and across the state. The primary election still has a much lower turnout than...
Democratic Hillsborough Commission candidates on transit
Tuesday is primary election day in Florida; we take an in-depth look at one major issue –transit and transportation — as it is playing out in a countywide race in the region’s largest county, Hillsborough. There...
Supporters have range of reasons to like Florida solar amendment
Florida voters are deciding this month whether to add a business tax break for solar power to the state constitution. Wayne Wallace is president of Solar Source, a Largo company that installs solar panels. He...
Will new Latino voters in Florida impact the presidential election?
The presidential race in Florida is expected to be close again this year, but one growing demographic could tilt the scales: Latino voters. Victor DiMaio is treasurer of the Hillsborough County Democratic Hispanic Caucus of...
Green presidential nominee getting boost from Sanders fans
On Saturday at the Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention in Houston the party nominated Jill Stein for president and human rights activist Ajamu Baraka for vice president; Stein joined WMNF’s MidPoint Monday by phone. Listen to the...
Jeb Bush Super PAC got $1.3 million from Chinese company: The Intercept
An explosive new series of reports by The Intercept has found that “a corporation owned by a Chinese couple made a major donation to Jeb Bush’s Super PAC Right to Rise USA” in March of...
Pinellas School Board candidates forum
Several public schools in South St. Petersburg have been labeled “Failure Factories” by the Tampa Bay Times after an investigation found chronic low performance among the worst in the state; at a forum in St....
Bernie Sanders delegates from Florida reflect on DNC
On MidPoint we spoke with two local delegates who just returned from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia; Jessica Vaughn (Hillsborough County) and Amos Miers (Pinellas County) were Bernie Sanders delegates from Florida. Welcome to WMNF’s...
