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Carville says no GOP presidential candidate can win in 2016 without Florida

Posted on February 22, 2015

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The Tampa Bay Times covered the speech made by James Carville, Democratic strategist and political advisor to both Bill and Hilary Clinton, at St. Leo University’s International Business Conference.

When asked about Florida’s importance in 2016, Carville quipped, “You cannot draw a map that a Republican can win the presidency without Florida. It can’t be done. You can draw a map that the Democrats can win without winning Florida, but not very often … Florida is Ohio on steroids. Ohio is 18 (electoral votes), Florida is 29…They’re not comparable swing states anymore.”

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