The presidential candidates unleashed a frenzy of last-minute campaigning Thursday in Florida, a must-win state for President Trump, whose packed rallies have become their own political liability amid surging coronavirus cases. By the time the candidates arrived in Florida on Thursday, more than 7.3 million voters in the state had already cast ballots. Back in Tampa, Trump played to form, repeatedly meandering off script. Trump had planned to follow the Tampa event with an evening rally in Fayetteville, N.C., a state Trump won in 2016 but which is now a toss-up. “Trump is fading away in Florida,” said Mike Murphy, the longtime Republican strategist who has been working with the group Republican Voters Against Trump.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 29, 2020 22:38 UTC