Florida election a bellwether for fall U.S. mid-term race

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Florida election a bellwether for fall U.S. mid-term race

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-election-bellwether-fall-u-mid-term-race-113541876.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GcnWCuyOP9F2gKzfJ3SGRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-11T115645Z_1_CBREA2A0X6M00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-FLORIDA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly, both candidates for Florida's congressional District 13, shake hands before participating in a candidate forum which included Libertarian Lucas Overby in Clearwater" align="left" title="Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly, both candidates for Florida's congressional District 13, shake hands before participating in a candidate forum which included Libertarian Lucas Overby in Clearwater" border="0" /></a>By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Voters on Florida's Gulf Coast head to the polls Tuesday to fill a vacant U.S. Congressional seat in a special election watched by both major parties for what it portends for November when all 435 congressional seats will be up for grabs. Turnout is key,&quot; Susan MacManus, a longtime political analyst and professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, told Reuters less than 24 hours before polls opened. Florida's is a big swing state, with 27 seats in the House of Representatives, tied with New York state for the third largest delegation in the nation, and behind only California and Texas. Democrats hold the advantage in the more liberal south of the state and Republicans prevail in the conservative north, while central Florida is more evenly split.</p><br clear="all"/>

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