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Numbers 47.8 to 45.4, both of the races unbelievably some of the most expensive races florida has ever seen but over in georgia, jillian, you mentioned the race for governor definitely getting very tight and very competitive, secretary of state brian kemp holding 2.7% lead over state rep stacy abrams, 45.5, president trump was in georgia yesterday campaigning for brian kemp and talked about significant of this year's election, listen. >> this is one of the most important elections of our lifetime. there is electricity in the air like i haven't seen since the '16 big victory that we all had tog...

Florida as republican rick scott tries to unseat democratic senator bill nelson, the race for governor in that state is also quite tight. jillian: similar story in georgia where gubernatorial match is dead heat and griff jenkins live in orlando tracking critical races, it's getting interesting, griff. griff griff it is, jillian and rob, good morning, feel like 2016 again and here in florida here if orlando, i4 corridor, most swing votes and candidates will need it. florida governor rick scott is trailing behind incumbent democrat bill nelson by 1.7%, that's 47.8 to 46.1, not the only race clos...

Break in your favor. what concerns you today in the closing hours? >> well, we just have to get the vote out. the panhandle had a horrible hurricane. the president did a great job helping us after that. so we just have to get the vote out up there in the panhandle. typically a good area for us. i'm optimistic. people are coming out to vote. i have four events today. five or six tomorrow. i had four events yesterday. we had big rallies, lots of energy on our side. we'll have a big win. >> bill: a big win. you predict victory. i would predict nothing less from someone who wants to be a senator. ...

It was widespread. there's a wide swath of voters who don't feel they're represented by the two choices we have. that's why i have decided to run. >> dana: there's a poll out today from the real clear politics average showing roy moore is at 47.8%, doug jones 45.5%. that has shifted a little back and forth over the last couple weeks as news of those allegations came out. what are you going to try to do to make a write-in candidacy successful? they're difficult to do. there have been two successful ones. one in 1954 and one in 2010. >> yes. our original plan was to build up traction through soc...

Was in florida, trump won florida by about 100,000 votes. percentagewise, 49%, clinton's 47.8%, but clinton won the latino vote by a very huge margin, in fact. 62% to 35%. so patricia, should republicans be worried? >> well, i think it depends on how many puerto ricans actually stay for the long term. when we interview the new arrivals, they say they want to go back to the island. now, that is a big question, will they be able to, will they have jobs to go back to or by the time the island is back to some sense of normalcy will they have settled in florida for the long haul. the second questio...