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In St. Petersburg, Dan Rather says it’s ‘gut-check time’ for the press in the Trump era

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CountĀ Dan RatherĀ as among those political commentators who describe the rise ofĀ Donald TrumpĀ as being part of the “post-truth” political era. “What I mean by that is that heretofore it’s been taken as a given and was a fact that truth counted for something,” theĀ iconicĀ reporter/news anchorĀ told a packed audience last Friday night at theĀ Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel.Ā “Which is to say that if the candidate told an untruth, he or she would be held accountable.” Several hundred people paid $100 to hear…

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In White House math, certain places offer clues on outcome

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Did Donald Trump succeed in at last winning over college-educated whites uneasy with the billionaire reality TV star? Did he drive a wave of working-class white voters? Did Hillary Clinton rebuild Barack Obama‘s winning coalition – young voters, urban liberals and minorities – while picking off moderate Republicans? Those questions are central to who will win Tuesday’s presidential election, and a handful of locales could provide some early answers on election night. The Associated Press has identified 10 counties seen…

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Will ‘fair districts’ in Florida lead to a fairer outcome?

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Six years ago, Florida voters approved constitutional amendments with the catchy title of “Fair Districts” that promised to end the political games that surrounded drawing legislative and congressional districts. Due to expensive court battles and standoffs in the Florida Legislature, this year’s election will mark the first time the full effort to end gerrymandering will be in place. As Election Day nears, however, it’s becoming apparent that the changes have not caused any major disruptions politically. Republicans are expected to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.4.16 ā€” What will be this year’s decisive October surprise?

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It was the Thursday night before the 2000 general election when Fox News’s Carl Cameron reported George W. Bush had been arrested in 1976 in Maine on a DWI case. It was definitely an “October surprise,” and it definitely seemed to stop Bush’s momentum in that contest ā€”Ā a contest in which he ultimately lost the popular vote, but took the Electoral College after a 36-day recount. On the Friday night before the 2004 election, the late Osama bin Laden released…

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Joe Henderson: Buckle up, Hillsborough, you’re the big political prize

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Earlier this week, NBC political chief Chuck Todd was chatting with Republican strategist Jeff Roe, picking out three places around the country where election geeks should focus special attention. Hillsborough County topped the list. Are we surprised? Todd noted that Roe considered it ā€œthe bellwether county in the countryā€ and added, ā€œyou could make that argument.ā€ As if we needed any reinforcement why both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have made campaign stops this week in Tampa, thereā€™s your answer.…

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Day after debate, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton square off again at roast

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Bitter presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have one more face-to-face showdown before Election Day. And they’re supposed to make it funny. The venue just 24 hours after their third and final debate is the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York, a white-tie gala that every four years becomes a showcase for presidential politics. Tradition dictates that the candidates deliver humorous remarks poking fun at each other and themselves, a jovial custom that seems hard…

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Jill Stein tells Tampa: ‘This is the perfect storm for a voter revolt’

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Dr. Jill Stein, the 66-year-old Green Party presidential candidate, brought her campaign to TampaĀ Wednesday night, where she spoke to a packed house in theĀ second floor ballroom of the Cuban ClubĀ in Ybor City. Stein is currently averaging around 2.5 percent in the national polls, not that dissimilar to the 2.7 percent Ralph Nader ultimately earned in 2000. More than one political observer has noted the similar circumstances of that election and this one ā€”Ā comparing the lackluster enthusiasm for Hillary ClintonĀ among some…

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