With Trump on ropes, Clinton looks to new target of winning power in Congress
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Spare a thought for Donald Trump — Hillary Clinton barely did as she began a visit to America’s biggest swing state Tuesday.
Democrats’ increasing confidence about winning the White House has prompted a late-campaign recalibration, slightly away from the presidential race toward the new target of regaining power in Congress.
Clinton spent the first five minutes of a Florida speech lacing into an opponent — and it wasn’t Trump. It was Marco Rubio. Clinton urged a college crowd to elect an alternative with shared values on climate change, immigration reform, economic fairness and prison sentencing.
“Please, when you get out and vote, please remember you can send Patrick Murphy to the United States Senate. You will be glad you did,” Clinton said as she started a two-day stop in Florida, where a win would essentially guarantee her election.