Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Republicans get down to business

By Katiana Krawchenko WUFT-FM After a one day delay in activities at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, today’s schedule is jam packed.  Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko tells us much of today will be spent trying to make Mitt Romney into a more warm and fuzzy candidate. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/08/KATV1.mp3]  

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Race for the White House takes a new turn

Over the weekend, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced his running mate: Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Steven Gallo spoke with University of South Florida political science professor, Susan McManus, about the new candidate for vice president and what it means for the race to the White House. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/McManusQAStevenGallo.mp3]

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Assessing the importance of the Latino vote in the presidential race

Yesterday presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at a Florida convention of the National Association of Latino Elected and Apointed Officials, and President Obama spoke to the same conference today.   Their attention shows the Latino vote in Florida is becoming an ever-increasing issue of importance.  Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Emily Burris spoke with Phillips …

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New poll shows presidential race looking more positive for Romney in Florida

Things may be looking better for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney among Florida voters.  A new poll from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows him pulling ahead of President Obama.  Assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Peter Brown says this isn’t unique to the state of Florida. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Brown1QuinPoll.mp3] The …

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