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US Senate - REP Connie Mack 12,928 (53.66%) Mike McCalister 5,391 (22.38%) Marielena Stuart 1,939 (8.049%) Dave Weldon&...

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  As with any election, once the polls close, the results become the thing to see. We want to make sure you have a simple way to find the results of your local races as they com...

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 First Read notes that while it's possible for Romney to get to 270 electoral votes without Florida, it's extremely unlikely:  "If Obama were to win Florida, Romney would need to win C...

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Florida's U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will introduce Mitt Romney Thursday, Aug. 30, to accept the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, GOP leaders said tod...

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Manatee County voters have a full menu of decisions to make today, as they head to the polls to vote in the Primary. Voters will cast ballots for the school board, sheriff and county...

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Should the city of Bradenton eliminate runoff elections for Mayor and City Council for a simpler plurality system that costs less money? That ballot question will be posed to voters ...

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Florida's high proportion of retirees may make a Romney-Ryan ticket a tough sell in the Sunshine State, the Miami Herald reports. Naked Politics, the Herald's political blog, notes...

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After NBC News first reported the selection Friday night, Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan was formally introduced to the nation as Mitt Romney's running mate on the GOP ticket Saturday morn...