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POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing

Feb. 9, 2023: Hope, or Lucy with the football?

9 min • 9 februari 2023

After feeling lightheaded, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was admitted to GWU Hospital yesterday and stayed overnight for observation. “Initial tests did not show evidence of a new stroke, but doctors are running more tests,” his office announced in a statement.

And as President Joe Biden visits Florida today, “he’s bringing more than just talking points,” writes Gary Fineout. “Biden will be giving beleaguered Florida Democrats a glimmer of hope that the rest of the party hasn’t written off the nation’s third most populous state after a crushing midterm. … [Dems say] Biden’s visit shows that Florida is still part of his re-election calculus.”

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