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“tend to make gubernatorial reelections a close run thing.”

My understanding was he cleaned up the corruption in Dade and Broward counties by firing the officials in charge in each county. The last presidential election was not near as close.

[Rockingham]

As in many states, the core strength of the Democratic Party in Florida consists of the minority vote, the news media, and the nonprofit sector, and unions, especially public employee unions. Since the news media and leading Florida Democrats have made clear that they hope to oust DeSantis by blaming him for the harms of the coronavirus pandemic, DeSantis is well-advised to develop public expressions of support for his policies by leading medical experts. Hence the public conference.

As for Trump's strong showing in Florida in 2020, it was due to the success of Trump's policies in boosting employment at the lower end of the economy, Trump's appeal to non-GOP cultural conservatives, and his larger than life strength and dynamism in attracting Hispanic support. Among Hispanic friends and at social events among south Florida Hispanics in 2016 and 2020, I was astonished that the fervor of support for Trump exceeded that of Reagan in 1980 and 1984.