Clinton campaign claims Florida early vote advantage

By David M. Drucker

Published November 4, 2016 8:22pm ET

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Clinton campaign claims Florida early vote advantage — Clinton campaign is optimistic because of early votes cast by Hispanics it considers low propensity voters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Friday said it estimated that a robust performance in early voting in Florida has netted the Democratic nominee a lead of about 170,000 votes.

Campaign manager Robby Mook said the emerging Clinton coalition in Florida and other battleground states is being fueled by unusually high early and absentee voting by Hispanics and Asians, plus strong support from white suburban women and white millennials.

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