Letter from Florida: When the Going Gets Weird...

...Florida takes the wheel. And this time, we're taking you with us

For years, the rest of America has been entertained from a safe distance by Florida's headlines, but our endemic weirdness can no longer be regarded as amusing local color. The very fate of the American presidency now rests in its slimy, surreal grip. As a native Floridian, I advise you to brace yourselves. Given our recent history, more bizarre twists are to be expected.

The last time an election here got so much attention was three years ago, when the race for Miami mayor was stolen with forged and phony absentee ballots. One belonged to a dead guy named Manuel Yip,...

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