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Campaign Contortions in the Sunshine State.

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"Her arrival is Sarasota was timed so that she could be photographed with palm trees behind her. 'It is a perfect day here in Florida,' declared a bemused candidate who officially was not campaigning in Florida as she posed for the classic Florida campaign photo." According to The Nation's John Norris, Hillary Clinton has broken the spirit of her pledge and is now actively campaigning in Florida. ("She arrived in Sarasota taking care to abide by the details of the agreement, because events in Sarasota and later in Miami were not open to the public. With a wink at the deal, Clinton carefully staged her arrival so she left her airplane with palm trees in the background for photographers.") As Matt Yglesias brilliantly put it, once again the Clintons -- like the GOP -- have shown they think elections in America are just a no-holds-barred game of Calvinball.

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