"His chances are slim to none right now, and if he doesn't carry Florida, Slim will have left town."

With California considered an uphill battle for the Republicans, it is essential that they be assured of carrying Florida and Texas.

That meant Bush, then in the lead, carried Florida and the election.

He felt he had carried Florida but you can only take it so far.

He also predicted that President Bush, his brother, would carry Florida by four percentage points.

If Mr. Bush carries Florida, and thus wins the presidency, he could have an awful time trying to govern.

Mr. Bush carried Florida by more than 900,000 votes in 1988, his largest numerical margin in any state.

Stevenson carried Florida by a 52-48% margin.

Barack Obama in 2008 also did well, carrying Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.

Drew then announced that Tilden, not Hayes, had carried Florida.