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Meek's "Real Dem Express" passes through Tampa Bay area listen
08/11/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: US Senate race, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Jeff Greene, primaries, primary, 2010 Senate Race, 2010 election
The day after another testy debate with primary opponent Jeff Greene, Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek was back on the campaign trail. Today’s leg of the ten-day trip took U.S. Rep. Meek through Tampa Bay. Much of the contest between Meek and billionaire newcomer Greene has consisted of character attacks. But today Meek took the spotlight off his main opponent and spoke with WMNF about what he’s seen in the first seven days of the tour.
Meek spoke to reporters aboard his tour b...
Be the first to commentFirst day of early voting brings out politicos listen
08/09/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: primaries, primary, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Kevin White, Les Miller, Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek, Joe Redner, 2010 election
If you couldn’t tell by the clusters of candidate signs at polling sites today marks the start of early voting for the August 24 primary election. While there weren’t exactly lines out the door at the polls, political die-hards were out in full force.
Outside the College Hill Branch Library in East Tampa, the midday sun was getting harsh. Former state legislator and current Hillsborough County Commission candidate Les Miller was standing in the shade next to dozens of signs sporting the na...
Be the first to commentDemocratic County Commission hopefuls talk about the issues ahead of August primary listen
07/30/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, Kevin White, Les Miller, primary, 2010 election
The Hillsborough County Commission’s District 3 seat is one of five commission seats up for election this year, and one of two that’ll be on the ballot in next month’s primary. The three Democrats in that race were among fourteen commission hopefuls to field questions at a Tiger Bay Club of Tampa event today.
Commissioner Kevin White is the District 3 incumbent. He is running despite a guilty verdict in a sexual harassment suit and the legal saga that ensued. Here’s what he told audience ...
Be the first to commentTampa Bay area primary wrapup
08/27/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 Election, primary
Tuesday's primary election drew the lowest statewide voter turnout for a primary in at least 50 years, and perhaps the lowest ever.
In Hillsborough County, a paltry 4 percent showed up at the polls. There were also problems with returns coming in on time.
In congressional races, attorney and military veteran Bill Mitchell won a close race against John Dicks in the Democratic District 9 race, winning by just 177 votes. Third place finisher Anita DePalma got 28 percent of the vote.
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Be the first to commentGOP candidates trade negative barbs listen
01/28/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Florida, primary
New Polls released today on the GOP side show the race for in Florida is literally too close to call. A Quinnipiac poll has John McCain up by a point over Mitt Romney, 33 to 32 percent.
But another poll released this afternoon by a small polling organization out of North Carolina, Public Policy Polling, has Mitt Romney up by 7 points on the eve of the race.
Tom Jensen is the communications director for Public Policy Polling. He says voters are starting to choose Romney in big numbers....
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