[MinuteGal]

Heavy rainstorms in parts of the Tampa Bay area ongoing now. Weatherman says nastier stuff on the way. May or may not clear up before the polls close, but it doesn't look like it. Really strong downpour.

I voted at 7 AM. Moderate to low crowd while I was there. The seniors will be turning out to vote to increase their homestead exemptions from $25,000 to $50,000 (one of the amendments). This is a heavy retirement area. Lots of retired New York and New Joisey transplants. They are NOT conservatives.

To boot, most of the seniors are lividly ticked at the homeowners' insurance hikes and will take it out on the Republicans just because Jeb is a Republican.

The rest of the codgers still want to vote for FDR no matter what the office is.

Leni

[TheCornerOffice]

Heavy rainstorms in parts of the Tampa Bay area ongoing now...We just got that in St. Pete also, but about 30 minutes earlier (before the heavy rain settled in) we saw Katherine Harris and an energetic band of smiling supporters at a busy intersection near Tyrone Mall. We gave her a big thumbs up, although we'll need quite a few more thumbs to win. If enthusiasm could win it, she'd be in for sure.