Bernie's a little weird. So is Florida. But they might not be a good match
by Carl Hiaasen, Tribune Content Agency
Mar 09, 2020
3 minutes
Florida has been a graveyard for past presidential campaigns, though most candidates didn't bring their own shovels to the primary.
Bernie Sanders started digging early.
A zany voice inside his fluffy head decided it would be all right to talk favorably about Fidel Castro -- not worshipfully, not gushingly, but just enough to aggravate many Hispanic Democrats, a crucial voting bloc.
At the time, the Vermont senator already was way behind in the state polls, trailing
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