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A last-minute switch could send a former leader of the Florida Legislature to Congress in place of eight-term Republican Rep. Bill Posey, who announced his retirement and backed a successor just before the deadline to get on the primary ballot. Posey, who had received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement for another term in March, announced Friday that he won’t seek reelection in the solidly GOP 8th District and threw his support behind f…