FLORIDA — Republicans dominate Tallahassee, and most of Florida’s electoral map is red, but bright blue Democratic population centers have kept the state — as a whole — reliably purple.

Sharp divisions between the parties and their supporters traditionally play out along our so-called “I-4 corridor,” where candidates for all levels of state and federal office focus lots of their time and money.

So, Spectrum News is talking to everyday people all along the interstate to find out how the biggest issues facing Florida and the country directly impact their lives — and their decisions at the ballot box.

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