sanford, fla.<u+2014>the struggle for the white house and the capitol took center stage this week in one familiar battleground<u+2014>florida<u+2014>as donald trump and hillary clinton swept across the state. mr. trump finished three days of campaigning here tuesday, touching down in its biggest cities and filling the airwaves with his most expensive advertising buys. at the same time, mrs. clinton launched a two-day trip, seeking to capitalize on an early-voting push to buoy democrats here. long a presidential swing state, florida also features a senate race that could determine which party controls that chamber, and four of the most competitive house races, which could be key to the gop keeping control of that chamber. 2012 presidential election margin of victory by county (percentage points) tallahassee romney obama* 10 20
florida once again a focus in 2016 campaign  - wsj
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