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  Scott's campaign no longer emphasizing immigration
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Last EditedQbanito  Oct 15, 2010 02:23pm
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Author LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ
News DateFriday, October 15, 2010 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionMIAMI (AP) -- Judging by Florida's Republican primary, one could be forgiven for thinking that after the economy, the state's biggest issue was, well, Arizona and its new immigration law.

The Republican candidates for governor filled the airwaves this summer with ads where they tried to out-Arpaio Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff who became the public face behind that controversial law.

Flash forward to the general election.

Arizona and the "i" word have all but disappeared as GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott seeks to shore up support among Florida's Hispanic voters. These folks make up 13 percent of the electorate and have a keen antenna for proposals that smack of racial profiling.
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