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elections
WMNF tells you how to vote; Craig Latimer answers questions
On WMNF’s MidPoint we tell you how to vote! Well, it’s really a conversation with Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer about how to make sure you are registered and that your vote counts. The presidential preference primary...
Floridians for Solar Choice aiming for 2018, not 2016
It’s been speculated for a while, but Monday for the first time the executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy said for certain the Floridians for Solar Choice question will not be on this...
Saudi Arabia women vote, run, and win in elections for first time
This weekend for the first time ever women had the right to vote and the right to run for election in Saudi Arabia. And twenty women actually won. The WMNF News MidPoint guest by phone in Riyadh...
Hillary Clinton raises funds in Tampa Bay
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in town Wednesday morning to raise funds for her campaign for president. Reporters were not allowed inside the event held at the Thonotosassa home of former state CFO Alex...
Trump thrills thousands in Sarasota: Hundreds Protest
On MidPoint we played part of Donald Trump’s speech from Saturday in Sarasota and took calls about the speech and the protests that greeted Trump. In the speech Trump talks about how he’s leading all Republicans...
Supporters and protesters greet Ben Carson in Sarasota
Ben Carson is one of the two frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination; the retired neurosurgeon signed books for fans Wednesday afternoon in downtown Sarasota. As hundreds of supporters crowded the sidewalks outside Bookstore1 on Main...
Lawrence Lessig may run for president on clean elections platform
Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig has launched an exploratory campaign to run for President of the United States in 2016; his main issue is to give individual voters more power in elections by reversing the tendency of...
Listeners weigh in on Bernie Sanders speech in LA
On Midpoint, we continue to look at the candidates for the 2016 presidential campaign. This hour we listen to a speech made by Bernie Sanders to a crowd of 16,000 to 30,000 people at the...
Bullard doubts Jeb’s record is worth bragging about
Monday, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush returned to Tallahassee for a speech about what he would do if elected president; he pointed to his record as governor and vowed to roll back federal spending. But...
Interview with Lateresa Jones, candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida
Interview with Lateresa Jones, candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida
Group says Koch Brothers are close with Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
Group says Koch Brothers are close with Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
St. Pete voters weigh in on governor, medical marijuana and Greenlight Pinellas
St. Pete voters weigh in on governor, medical marijuana and Greenlight Pinellas
