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Looking back at the Florida primaries, sargassum inundates South Florida

A man carries a child through sargassum seaweed after cooling off in the ocean during a watch party for the opening World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa, Miami Beach, Fla.,Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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A man carries a child through sargassum seaweed after cooling off in the ocean during a watch party for the opening World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa, Miami Beach, Fla.,Thursday, June 11, 2026.

This hour we were joined by Florida International University politics expert Dario Moreno to unpack this week’s primary elections and what they portend for the November midterms. Has the left energized – or compromised – the Democrats? We also asked what can be done to raise primary turnout here – especially in Broward County. And we looked at the record volume of smelly brown seaweed known as sargassum invading our beaches. What’s causing it?

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