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For his part, Buffett spoke just briefly before launching into song: “These are your guys, this is your ticket,” Buffett said, joined onstage by Gillum, running mate Chris King and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who faces a tight reelection battle against Republican Rick Scott. “There are better days ahead. Now let’s have some fun.”
And then it was onto what could be a theme song for Democrats’ hopes of turning the state blue: “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.”
Buffett, a mainstay of Florida Democrats, delighted the crowd by switching out lyrics: at one point it was “Andrew Gillum’s going to win.” At another: “It’s been two insane years and it’s time to switch gears.”
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The 71-year-old Buffett, also known for “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” his ode to tropical lifestyles, draws an older, whiter crowd. But there was a number of bright blue “Andrew Gillum for Governor” T-shirts among the Hawaiian shirts, and many in the audience said the two Democrats seeking statewide office were as big, or a bigger, draw than the leader of the Parrot Heads, as Buffett fans call themselves.
“We need Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson to win, we need to retake America,” said Jane Lipson, 67, a retired teacher who wore a “Jimmy Buffett for President” T-shirt and drove up from neighboring Broward County to attend the rally. “The bigotry, the hatred. (President Trump) is bringing out the worst in people.”
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Buffett is no stranger to Florida politics: He and then Gov. Bob Graham co-founded the Save the Manatee Club in 1981 and Buffett in August played a similar benefit concert for Graham’s daughter, Gwen Graham, who finished second to Gillum in the Democratic primary.
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