Flori­da del­e­gates head­ed to DNC mak­ing ‘Flori­da is in play’ pitch to nation­al Democ­rats

It’s an uphill bat­tle for Flori­da Democ­rats to make strides in the elec­tion this year, but del­e­gates are still try­ing to make the case to nation­al Democ­rats that their state is worth fight­ing for. 
Flori­da del­e­gates head­ed to the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion in Chica­go next week are expect­ed to make the case to top Demo­c­ra­t­ic donors and offi­cials that their state is in play, despite nation­al Democ­rats’ con­cerns about the odds. Flori­da, which is the one-time largest swing state of them all, has moved to the right in recent years and has not vot­ed for a Demo­c­rat for pres­i­dent since reelect­ing for­mer Pres­i­dent Barack Oba­ma in 2012.
“I think when we get there, it’s real­ly going to soli­di …