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We’re The Big One
By Howard Altman
The Tampa Tribune
Valrico
7:17 a.m.
Despite sprinkles of rain on a gray morning, there are already nearly 35 voters lined up outside the Bethel Baptist Church in Valrico at 7:17 a.m.
“I’ve been voting here for about 10 years,” says Mary Smith of Valrico. “But this is the first time I have come out in the morning.”
Smith says she is no stranger to the polls.
“I am a faithful voter,” she says, adding that she is particularly interested in voting for governor.
Inside the church, inspector William Bullock says he is not surprised by the lines, which are moving quickly.
“We’re the big one,” he says of Precinct 813.
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