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‘We can win Florida’: Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff rallies for VP in red state

‘We can win Florida’: Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff rallies for VP in red state



Second gentleman campaigns in Florida, attacking Donald Trump and Project 2025, despite state being reliably redIn terms of presidential elections at least, Florida has fallen a long way since its heady days as the ultimate swing state. Seven cycles on from the 537-vote cliffhanger in 2000 that was finally resolved when the US supreme court placed George Bush in the White House, Florida is so reliably red, and Donald Trump so confident of picking up its 30 electoral college votes, that he has barely campaigned here.For the same reason, the Sunshine state has not featured on Kamala Harris’s schedule either. So some eyebrows were raised when second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the vice-president’s husband, rolled up on Wednesday to rally Democrats in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, on a break from stumping in the battleground states of the north-east.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/doug-emhoff-florida-rally-kamala-harris

Author : Richard Luscombe in Hallandale Beach, Florida

Publish date : 2024-10-23 23:34:23

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