Article: Spotlight: South Florida.(demographic changes may effect 2008 presidential election)(Statistical Data Included)

Could the 2000 scenario play out again?

Election day in November 2008 may not see Florida play the pivotal role it did nationally in 2000, but population dynamics in the three south Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach mean that the potential for a cliffhanger scenario in statewide elections will continue to exist, with south Florida continuing to provide the primary base of support for Democrats running statewide.

In the 2000 election, south Florida gave Al Gore a 365,000-vote margin over George Bush, offsetting the Republican's lead in the rest of the state. In 2008, the area could deliver an even bigger majority for the Democratic ...

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