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Reading this blog on a smart phone? No surprise there! According tot a study released by the Pew Research Center, cell phones and social media are playing a key roll in how voters get political news and information. The number of Americans who use their cell phones to access political news or follow campaigns is double what it was in 2010 when Alex Sink lost her bid for governor after doing just what voters are – checking her cell phone.…

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Recent polls have the battle between governor Rick Scott and former governor Charlie Crist dead even. But anyone watching Bay News 9 last night might not know that. The 24/7 news channel broadcast results from an October 23 St. Pete Polls survey of Pinellas County only voters favoring Crist over Scott by more than 10 points. While that sentiment in Pinellas may not have changed since the local poll was conducted among likely voters here around the ‘burg, it’s not…

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It’s lunchtime and you haven’t voted. What’s wrong with you? Maybe you’re fed up with all the attack ads. Maybe you don’t subscribe to the lesser of two evils mentality you’re convinced exists in this gubernatorial match up between a Voldemort-looking drone with the personality of a house fly and political party swapper who loves to hug Democrats. Maybe you don’t realize there’s other really cool (and important) stuff on the ballot. For example, medical marijuana. Did you know that…

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Facebook is all up in our business these days. It knows where we are, it knows what we like and suggests products for us based on those likes. It watches what we say and who we talk to. It’s a little creepy. But, it gives us a glimpse into some interesting trends. Facebook users in Congressional District 13, which covers most of Pinellas County, talked about energy and the environment in more than 6.5 percent of their politically charged Facebook…

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A lot could change in Florida after today’s midterm election. We could be staring down the face of a Republican super-majority in the Legislature. We could see our former Republican governor back in Tallahassee as a Democrat. We could be celebrating with a big fat doobie as the state prepares to implement medical marijuana. The race for the governor’s mansion is expected to be a close one with some even speculating a clear winner won’t emerge until after tonight. Amendment 2…

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Supporters of Greenlight Pinellas are biting their nails in anticipation of the election that will determine the fate of what has become one of Pinellas County’s most controversial referendums. In an effort to reach as many people as possible, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce president Chris Steinocher sent out an email blast with a personal note about what Greenlight stands for. “It’s a universal symbol for the notion that it is indeed, ok to proceed – the permission to…

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A new prediction market debuted today linking Jeb Bush to a 2016 presidential run. Predictit, a New Zealand-based political and financial prediction market, launched today after being granted “no-action relief” from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The website allows users to trade shares, much like on the stock market, for potential political candidates. Traders buy or sell “shares” of candidates based on their assessment of probabilities. In the case of a 2016 presidential bid, Jeb Bush was trading at $0.25.…

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