And recently has hardened his message as well. My opponent says he's going to make sure the right people, his words, get tax relief. Imagine the mentality of somebody seeking the presidency who is saying vote for me, I get to determine who the right people are and who the wrong people are. But more than tactics put Florida in play. So did demographic changes that cut both ways politically.
Retirees remain an important part of the Florida picture.
Less than a quarter of the state's population, they're expected to account for more than a third of the November vote. Emigrees from the Northeast, they tend to be Jewish, liberal and over 70. You know who to vote for. Amadeo Trinchitella is the so-called condo commander of Century Village Retirement Community in Deerfield Beach. I get the vote out, but I know they're going to vote for Gore all the way down the line, Gore and Lieberman.