Is Trump losing his edge with seniors in Florida?
As Election Day approaches, retirees in the crucial battleground state are deserting the US president over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic on.ft.com/33BuQa6
As Election Day approaches, retirees in the crucial battleground state are deserting the US president over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic on.ft.com/33BuQa6
In Florida, one in five residents is over 65. The state is a magnet for retirees from the US north-east and Midwest, who are drawn by warmer weather and lower taxes ft.com/content/bd6e6c… 
Donald Trump himself calls Florida home after switching his primary residence from New York to Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Palm Beach. But polls show the president is haemorrhaging support among seniors — a shift that could prove decisive in November ft.com/content/bd6e6c…
A recent poll of likely voters in Florida, conducted by AARP, a lobbying group for older Americans, showed Joe Biden leading Trump by one point, on a 49-48 margin, with over 65s ft.com/content/bd6e6c…
Many retirees in Florida have pointed to the president’s handling of coronavirus as a key reason for backing Joe Biden. Florida has recorded more than 716,000 Covid-19 cases and has the third highest count per 100,000 people in the US, according to FT data ft.com/content/bd6e6c…
Seniors are more likely to vote than their younger counterparts, and they have been seen as reliably Republican in recent elections. But opinion polls suggest that they are turning against Donald Trump in record numbers ft.com/content/bd6e6c…
In presidential contests, Florida is a bellwether of national success: the victor in the state has gone on to win the White House in 13 out of the past 14 presidential elections.
Does Donald Trump have enough time to win Florida’s seniors back? ft.com/content/bd6e6c…
Does Donald Trump have enough time to win Florida’s seniors back? ft.com/content/bd6e6c…
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