Ever since the Supreme Court decided a virtually tied Florida vote in favour of George W Bush in 2000, the state has been perhaps the most bitterly fought electoral battleground in the country the 2020 presidential campaigns, for example, spent more money advertising in Florida than in any other state.ĭonald Trump announced his reelection bid during a rally in Orlando. Ironically, though, it’s the relatively close split of Florida’s electorate that has inspired Republicans to focus on the state so much and to do all they can to make the state less competitive than it should be. The state is, after all, fairly purple in its political leanings, in contrast to other solidly red states in the Deep South.

It may seem odd that Florida would be the initiator of much of the Republican policy agenda and home to the top GOP contenders. And while people like Scott and fellow Senator Marco Rubio have emerged as faithful servants of the GOP agenda and potential presidential hopefuls, the fate of the GOP in Florida and nationally largely rests on the shoulders of the two men – Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis – who have transformed Florida into the heart of the arch-conservative moment within the Republican Party. Should Republicans regain the White House in 2024, it is likely that the winning candidate will call Florida his home. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 US judge threatens to hold Trump in contempt for violating gag order list 2 of 4 Jim Jordan fails in second US House speaker vote list 3 of 4 Trump gets gag order in 2020 election subversion case list 4 of 4 Ex-President Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to be US House Speaker end of listĭespite Biden mistakenly labelling him a Wisconsin Senator, Scott actually represents Florida, a fact that is not ancillary to the Ultra-MAGA designation, as the Sunshine State has become the de facto headquarters and launch pad for the far right Republican agenda.

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