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Donald Trump Campaigns One Last Time In Sarasota

WUSF | By Steve Newborn
Published November 7, 2016 at 4:36 PM EST

There's only one day to go before the election - and Florida is in the cross hairs of both parties today. Donald Trump spoke to about 5,000 raucous fans at a packed Robarts Arena in Sarasota Monday. His 50-minute address was basically his standard stump speech for the past week, which included a stop Saturday at the Florida State Fairgrounds.

He was playful at times, holding a Trump mask and then a firefighter's hat given to him by fans, and acknowledged that he has to win Florida to have a shot at winning the election.

 

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Steve Newborn is WUSF's assistant news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area.
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