And we, the press, are happy to be subjected to each and every single Secret Service wanding so we can deliver it all to you.
Friday may have been sorta chill in that regard in America's wang, but Saturday will be a busy one, especially in the Tampa Bay area — the biggest media market in the biggest swing state, man.
On Saturday, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will both be in the area. Then on Monday, according to floridapolitics.com, dad party music superstar Jimmy Buffett will headline a Get Out the Vote rally in downtown St. Pete's Albert Whitted Park at 5:30 p.m. He'll be joined by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy and Congressional candidate Charlie Crist. It's unclear whether Clinton herself or one of her big ticket surrogates will show up, but stay tuned.
Trump will be at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa bright and early Saturday morning for a rally, his seventh rally in the area since February. (Get tickets here.)
Between this and the next event there'll barely be time for bottomless mimosas.
Later in the day, Kaine will be in St. Pete to share a bill with Bon Jovi at the State Theater. Doors open at six and we hope the bar bar is well-stocked. Tickets here.
Clinton plans to rally with President Obama in Kissimmee Saturday, meanwhile, and South Florida on Sunday.
But even before CNN announced Friday morning the slight advantage it projected for Clinton had advantaged with New Hampshire joining several other tossups, it was quite busy around here.
Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence came to Clearwater Monday.
The next day, Clinton showed up in Dade City, followed by her husband Bill, who rallied in south St. Pete in the evening.
Then on Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden rallied in Tampa at the Museum of Science and Industry, where he urged a youngish crowd to get out and vote.
It's unclear whether any other big names will come to the area before the results come in.
We've got our money on Clinton and/or Obama sometime in the next couple of days, given how important this region is to the state (and the state to the country).
It's almost over guys; hang in there.
This article appears in Nov 3-10, 2016.



