Democrats see realistic path to victories in Florida

[In It to Win It]

The Hill via Yahoo News

Democrats are eyeing what they believe is an increasingly realistic path to victory in Florida’s marquee midterm races after months of hesitation over just how aggressively to contest the state this year.

The Sunshine State has proven elusive to Democrats in recent years; former President Trump carried it in both 2016 and 2020, Republicans have outpaced Democrats in voter registrations and the party has struggled with mounting losses among Latinos, a key constituency that Democrats once saw as a reliable voting bloc.

But recent polling has reignited Democratic interest in Florida, fueling hope among party operatives and officials that they just might be able to oust Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio (R) this year and reassert Florida’s reputation as a swing state.

“I don’t want to sound overly optimistic. We still have a lot of work to do,” said one Democratic consultant involved in key races in Florida. “But things are trending in the right direction.”

[SoCalDavidS]

1. We'll See

Every election, the Democratic Party in FL & TX say that This is the year. Every time it isn’t, I get less optimistic things will ever change. I’ll stay optimistic, and watch what happens.

[GreenWave]

2. Latinos by and large are still marching Blue.

MSM sees an aberration in South Florida and concludes the whole USA Latino population is switching to GOP!