Presidential race turns to Florida as voters flock to the polls early
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WITH the race for the White House speeding to an end, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were campaigning yesterday in swing state Florida, where tens of thousands of voters were already flocking to the polls.
Trump, on the final day of a three-day Florida swing, has been denouncing the “disgusting” media that promotes “phony polls” showing him trailing Clinton in this and other battleground states.
“The media isn’t just against me. They’re against all of you,” Trump told cheering supporters on Monday in St Augustine. He added, “I believe we’re actually winning.”
Trump, who must win Florida to have any chance at the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, was set to attend three Florida campaign events. Clinton, who can win the presidency with or without Florida, was making just one appearance, in the southern part of the state.
Her confidence surging, Clinton was also eyeing a new Democratic majority in the Senate. Her campaign has been attacking Republican Senate candidates in Florida and New Hampshire.
On Monday, the Democratic nominee campaigned alongside New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan, who was locked in a tight Senate race against Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte. They got an assist from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who was merciless as she seized on recent revelations of Trump’s predatory sexual language and several allegations of sexual assault.
“He thinks that because he has a mouth full of Tic Tacs, he can force himself on any woman within groping distance,” Warren charged. “I’ve got news for you Donald: Women have had it with guys like you.”
Trump, in an interview with WGIR radio in New Hampshire, called the accusations “total fiction.” He lashed out at his latest accuser, former adult film performer Jessica Drake, who said on Saturday that he had grabbed and kissed her without permission and offered her money to visit his hotel room a decade ago.
“One said, ‘He grabbed me on the arm.’ And she’s a porn star,” Trump said. He added, “Oh, I’m sure she’s never been grabbed before.”
As the war of words plays out, hundreds of thousands of Floridians were voting. Yesterday marked the second day of early in-person voting. Early voting by mail began two weeks ago. Nearly 300,000 Florida voters showed up for the first day of in-person early voting on Monday, new totals from state election officials showed.
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