<p>hide captionFlorida Democratic congressional candidate Alex Sink works the phone in Clearwater, Fla., on Nov. 23. Steve Nesius/AP</p><p>Florida Democratic congressional candidate Alex Sink works the phone in Clearwater, Fla., on Nov. 23. Steve Nesius/AP</p><p>There's a congressional election in Florida Tuesday that's worth watching even if you don't live in the Tampa Bay-area district where it's taking place.</p><p>It's not because the winner of the neck-and-neck special election between Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly will affect the GOP's stranglehold on the U.S. House this cycle. It won't.</p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/03/11/288724300/florida-election-tests-midterm-messaging">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-floridas-special-house-election-wont-predict-novembers-midterms/">No, Florida&#039;s special House election won&#039;t predict November&#039;s midterms</a> (CBS News)</p><p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/03/11/morning-plum-no-todays-special-election-is-not-a-bellwether/">Morning Plum: No, today&#039;s special election is not a &#039;bellwether&#039;</a> (Washington Post (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/10/hard-fought-congressional-election-in-florida-is-s/">Hard-fought congressional election in Florida is seen as a bellwether</a> (Washington Times)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d_x8Jj7KxTpcKNMAIfNbkIB_CtzQM&authuser=0&ned=us">203 additional articles.</a></p>