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• Early Voting the Final Wait Time. By Geniusofdespair

  The Elections Department, as of 6:42pm, had the final wait time for early voting: Coral Reef Library, The Election Department, Miami Lakes Public Library, Model City Library, South Dade Regional Library and West Kendall Regional Library all have 6 hour waits.  That means they won't get out of there till' [...]
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• Romney: The World Will Be Run From Missouri ... by gimleteye

  I don't know how you feel about the subject ... but this is what Florida endorses for president of the United States?
  
  
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• Ross Hancock for State Rep. District 114. By Geniuofdespair

  Eugene Flinn's - South Dade Updates has a good piece on Ross Hancock (running against Erik Fresen - who has a host of bad campaign contributions like big sugar).
  
  Meanwhile in early voting:
  
  NOON: There isn't a wait time under 3 hours in the County in their [...]
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• Miami Herald headlines Republican poll favoring Romney ... by gimleteye

  It is on days like this, where living in Florida is its own peculiar nightmare. The Herald first endorsed President Obama, now headlines on its front page a poll by a Republican pollster showing Romney up, above the margin of error.
  
  In the meantime, Republicans who haven't voted might [...]
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• Aventura Early Voting Yesterday. By Geniusofdespair

  I stopped at 3 early voting locations yesterday, only in Aventura did I NOT make it out of the car.
  
  You have to understand Aventura, most of the city has no parking on the streets AT ALL. You can't even pay to park. I wanted to stop by the' [...]
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• Early Voting Today. By Geniusofdespair

  When I get around to getting dressed, will go out and check some of the early voting locations.  The 8:23am report from elections shows Coral Reef Library with a 4 hour wait.  All the rest of the locations are better, some not much better. New wait times should be [...]
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• In Florida politics, Big Money has a way of staying out of sight ... by gimleteye

  There is a terrific episode of Frontline, "Big Sky, Big Money" that illustrates in awful detail the impact of the Bush Supreme Court's Citizen United decision. 
  
  There won't be much news in it, for those who have closely followed the campaign finance abuses that are now standard operating' [...]
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• Will Republicans in Florida send a stiff message to their own party: it is time for a purge ... by gimleteye

  Florida Republicans can help the nation next week: vote for Obama or don't vote the presidential race. 
  
  There are many Republicans who are deeply unsettled by the surrender of the GOP to radical extremists. There is nothing to restrain them beyond a reassessment that would accompany an Obama victory.
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• Early Voting Miami Dade County October 31st. By Geniusofdespair

  Early Voting in Hialeah
  
  
  Video Link, Early Voting in North Miami.
  
  Heard that one voter on line, just before 7pm yesterday, at the South Dade Government Center, finished voting at 10:15 pm. Apparently there was a glitch with a machine.
  
  I read in [...]
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• Does a political superstorm, spun by right wing extremists, forecast the future ... by gimleteye

  Regarding Superstorm Sandy, Florida voters know that, but for the grace of God, there we would be.
  
  The images of NJ governor Chris Christie and President Obama working together is ironic, given that Christie had been walking point in the effort to diminish the president's chances of re-election.' [...]
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