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Moderator Lester Holt under scrutiny during debate

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Everyone’s aware of the stakes for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the first presidential debate, but there’s a third person in the equation who faces a different pressure: Lester Holt. The NBC News veteran is moderating his first general election debate, making him solely responsible for the questions asked each candidate and for steering the conversation. His performance will be closely watched, particularly in light of a dispute over the extent to which he should call politicians out for…

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Pinellas election supervisor says, ā€˜Eat more chicken and register to voteā€™

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Tomorrow is the fourth Tuesday in September. More importantly, itā€™s National Voter Registration Day and local, national and state organizations are finding unusual ways to encourage people to register. Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark has one idea ā€“ combine voter registration with food. Chicken, that is. Clark will have will have election ambassadors available at Pinellas County Chick-fil-AĀ® restaurants from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday to help citizens with voter registration. Anyone needing to register to vote, update their voter…

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Florida Dems’ claim big voter registration drive advantage; yet racial splits widening

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The Florida Democratic Party is reporting that moreĀ than 221,000 new Democratic voters have been added to the state’s voter rolls during the first eight months of this year –Ā 20 percentĀ more than the number of new Republicans. The gap is far wider among new voters who are black, Hispanic or reporting “other” races on their voter registrations, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the FDP. On the other hand, almost twice as many white people registered as Republicans than…

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The Donald Trump campaign’s ground game gets going in Hillsborough County

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Though it’sĀ been criticized for a lack of an organization in the Sunshine State, the Donald Trump campaign isn’t in terrible shape, if you go by the most recent public opinion polls. Post-Labor Day, the campaign seems to be getting more focused in Hillsborough County, with a slate of events designed to knock on doors of registered Republicans and sign up new voters before the Oct. 11 registration deadline for the Nov. 8 election. The Trump campaign will host a training…

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In Tallahassee, Tim Kaine’s ‘Rattler strike’ needs some work

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Give Tim Kaine credit for at least attempting Florida A&M University‘sĀ “Strike, Strike, and Strike Again” chant. The Democratic vice-presidential candidate and U.S. senator from Virginia stopped by the campus of Tallahassee’s historically black university Friday afternoon. He greeted several hundred students, donning a green FAMU cap and giving his best approximation of the Rattler Strike, which involves jamming two crooked fingers (the “fangs”) in the air. The school’s sports teams are named the Rattlers because “when the school relocated to…

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Monday is deadline to register to vote in Florida primary

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Monday is the last day to register to vote before Florida’s Aug. 30 primary election. Floridians who want to switch their party affiliation for the primary also must act by the deadline. There are contested primary races for the U.S. Senate on both the Republican and Democratic sides. There are also several contentious races for Congress and the Florida Legislature that will be decided in the primary. Voters who are registered as independents must change their party affiliation in order…

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Ken Detzner reminds Floridians to register to vote

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Secretary of State Ken Detzner on Friday reminded Floridians that the deadline to register for the Aug. 30 primary election is Monday. ā€œThe Aug. 1 deadline to register to vote or update your party affiliation for the Primary Election is only a few days away,ā€ Detzner said in a statement. ā€œVoters who are unsure of their registration status can use the Division of Elections Voter Information Lookup Tool, contact their local Supervisor of Elections office or contact the Divisionā€™s main…

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