Bush heading for Florida
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush is eyeing Florida�s 27 electoral votes today�and surveying hurricane damage�in the
Lake Wales area.
Bush makes the Lake Wales stop en route to Miami and the debate tomorrow night against Democrat John Kerry.
The hurricanes have all but halted campaigning in Florida, where the close 2000 election was decided in Bush�s favor by 537 votes.
But the president�with the power of incumbency at his disposal�has visited after every storm. He has helped distribute ice and water and patted the backs of residents whose homes and possession have been damaged.
Polls show a close race in Florida. But few have confidence in the results, with telephone outages and people living away from their damaged homes.
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