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2020 elections

Vern Buchanan and Margaret Good debate in Florida’s 16th Congressional District

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida’s 16th Congressional District includes all of Manatee County, plus northern Sarasota County and southern Hillsborough County. It has been represented by Republican Congress member Vern Buchanan...

Presidential candidate Gloria La Riva speaks in Tampa

Are there some unfamiliar names on your ballot under presidential candidates? One of the seven names is Gloria La Riva — the presidential nominee for the Party for Socialism and Liberation – Florida; her running...

Hear from the Pinellas candidates for Sheriff and for School Board District 7

Monday is the first day of in-person early voting in Florida. On MidPoint we focused on two races in Pinellas County: Sheriff and School Board (District 7). We aired most of two candidate forums hosted...
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Live in the Tampa Bay area? Here’s all the 2020 election info you need as registration deadline approaches

Monday is the last day to register if you want to vote in the general election. Tampa Bay area Supervisors of Elections sent out a joint email through Hillsborough’s with all the information you need...
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Radioactivity Wednesday: Open Primaries? There’s a Catch.

September 9, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. In the upcoming November election there’s a proposal on the ballot to change Florida’s primary election system to allow voters who are not members...
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Radioactivity Wednesday: Is QAnon the future of the Republican Party?

August 19, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. The QAnon conspiracy theory has emerged during the last three years among defenders of President Trump. It says there is a worldwide cabal of...
Trump supporters suqare off with Black Lives Matter protesters

Protesters react to Trump’s Florida trip: “Get out of Tampa”

President Trump flew to Tampa, Florida for a fundraising event last Friday afternoon with hundreds of supporters greeting him along his motorcade route to The Pelican Club in the Belleair neighborhood of Pinellas County. Attendees...
2020 elections primary for Hillsborough County Commission

Hillsborough County Commission primary election candidates

Local primary elections are two weeks from Tuesday. In-person early voting began Monday in parts of the state, including Hillsborough and Polk Counties (check with your local supervisor of elections). Vote-by-mail has already started. All...

USF St. Pete students react to their volunteer experiences on New Hampshire presidential campaigns

Senator Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday; the second- and third-place finishers, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, also earned delegates with their strong performance. They had help on their campaigns...
University of South Florida students work on 2020 election

USF St. Petersburg students head to New Hampshire primary to work on presidential campaigns

Students from a University of South Florida St. Petersburg political science course are leaving this weekend for New Hampshire to work on political campaigns. For more than a week, they’ll get hands-on experience working for...
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