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Florida retiree vote critical to US election

Senior citizens in the Sunshine State provide a powerful voting block for the upcoming election.
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2012 19:26

Florida's I-4 highway connects every kind of voter and every kind of community.

Winning over the four million people who live along its route, is key to winning the US election.

For retirees, one of the largest groups living in the state, the future of social welfare programmes like Medicaid, is a huge issue.

Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from Daytona Beach.

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