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The race to become Miami’s next mayor may technically be nonpartisan, but the politics surrounding the contest aren’t.

Republicans are hoping Miami city manager Emilio Gonzalez helps them retain their nearly 30-year hold on the mayor’s office, backed by President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Democrats hope former county commissioner Eileen Higgins can continue their party’s national over-performance in special elections.

Gonzalez and Higgins are competing in a Tuesday runoff to lead a cultural and tourism hub that is also the planned home of Trump’s future presidential library. A loss for Republicans in Miami would be a dent in ruby-red Florida and could add a new twist to the already fraught plan to bu

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