WASHINGTON — Arriving in Florida just days before the Republican candidates who want his job begin to court the state’s voters, President Barack Obama today is expected to tout a plan that he says will help a region whose economy is heavily dependent on visitors. Obama, set to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando, is expected to announce a strategy to boost travel and tourism jobs in the U.S. The proposal is expected to expedite the visa application process for travelers from high-demand countries such as Brazil and China.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week shows Florida voters disapprove of Obama’s job performance and narrowly prefer Mitt Romney in a theoretical matchup. Although the poll has been criticized for over-sampling Republicans, a separate poll this week commissioned by the Everglades Foundation and conducted by Republican pollsters The Tarrance Group found similar results: Obama was up 46 percent to Romney’s 45 percent, with 9 percent undecided.
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