Counties that count: Hillsborough County, Florida

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Hillsborough County, Florida, is one of the “Counties that Count” in the 2008 election. The city of Tampa has both white, devoutly Christian voters and low-income blacks, with a mixed population filling in new suburbs. So what’s motivating these key constituents to make their choice ? and to make their choice early?

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