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Steve Contorno, the political editor at the Tampa Bay Times, shares his thoughts about the campaigns so far and what might be happening in the weeks ahead.
Here are some of his stories from this year:
Florida saw a pandemic coming and prepared, then state leaders started to cut
This Florida mayor has the same job as Pete Buttigieg. Could he be president?
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