{"id":4856,"date":"2012-10-05T13:25:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T17:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=4856"},"modified":"2016-12-21T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T14:32:12","slug":"4856","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/4856\/","title":{"rendered":"The role Florida plays in politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-05-at-1.25.59-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4873 size-medium\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-10-05 at 1.25.59 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-05-at-1.25.59-PM-300x54.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-05-at-1.25.59-PM-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-05-at-1.25.59-PM-299x54.png 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2012-10-05-at-1.25.59-PM.png 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Terri Susan Fine, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, explains in The Hill\u2019s Congress Blog why Florida continues to be an important state for presidential elections long after the fateful 2000 presidential election put Florida in the national and world crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>Regular contributors to The Hill include Members of Congress and other elected officials, national party leaders and high profile political consultants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8217;Winner takes all&#8217; keeps Florida relevant and important\u201d was an invited submission. You can read the entire piece <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/presidential-campaign\/260271--winner-takes-all-keeps-florida-relevant-and-important\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terri Susan Fine, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, explains in The Hill\u2019s Congress Blog why Florida continues to be an important state for presidential elections long after the fateful 2000 presidential election put Florida in the national and world crosshairs. 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