On Sunday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) joined 'Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss the upcoming 2024 presidential election between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. During the discussion, the Florida governor pointed out that the Sunshine State isn't in play for Democrats, given the huge influx of GOP voters to the state in recent years.
"When I became governor of Florida had never had more registered Republicans than Democrats in state history," the governor said. "And we were close to 300,000 fewer Republicans and Democrats, this is 2018. Today, we have close to 900,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats. So you're talking about a million plus voter registration shift."
"And yes, part of that, I think, is a response locally, where people are more likely to switch from Democrat to Republican in Florida, non-party to Republican than vice versa, and that's been an important component of it. But I do think that migration has skewed amongst people who come to Florida, not because they want to change the policies to reflect in Illinois, or California or New York, but because they appreciate how Florida has done it different from where they're coming to," DeSantis explained. "And so I think that's contributed to this really record thing."
"Florida is off the board," he added. "It is a Republican state, you've covered politics. We used to be a one-point state, every election hung on how would Florida go, that is not true anymore. And I think that's a good thing for the party."
According to Five Thirty Eight, Trump is dominating the Democrat incumbent by upwards of 11 points. After decades of GOP leadership in the state, Florida residents realize that Republican governance is the right path forward both in the governor's mansion and in the White House. Despite narrowly defeating his Democrat opponent in 2018, DeSantis went on to win a landslide victory in his reelection campaign by winning 59 percent of the vote compared to Charlie Crist's (D-FL) 39 percent support.
While Democrats hope that an abortion referendum on the ballot this November will aid the Biden campaign in an attempt to flip the state, the chances of overcoming the nearly one million more registered Republicans in the state will be a nearly impossible feat. Gov. DeSantis and other Republican leaders in the state have been instrumental in moving Florida from the extremely close election seen in 2000 to the decisive Republican victory that will take place in 2024.
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"When I became governor of Florida had never had more registered Republicans than Democrats in state history," the governor said. "And we were close to 300,000 fewer Republicans and Democrats, this is 2018. Today, we have close to 900,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats. So you're talking about a million plus voter registration shift."
"And yes, part of that, I think, is a response locally, where people are more likely to switch from Democrat to Republican in Florida, non-party to Republican than vice versa, and that's been an important component of it. But I do think that migration has skewed amongst people who come to Florida, not because they want to change the policies to reflect in Illinois, or California or New York, but because they appreciate how Florida has done it different from where they're coming to," DeSantis explained. "And so I think that's contributed to this really record thing."
"Florida is off the board," he added. "It is a Republican state, you've covered politics. We used to be a one-point state, every election hung on how would Florida go, that is not true anymore. And I think that's a good thing for the party."
According to Five Thirty Eight, Trump is dominating the Democrat incumbent by upwards of 11 points. After decades of GOP leadership in the state, Florida residents realize that Republican governance is the right path forward both in the governor's mansion and in the White House. Despite narrowly defeating his Democrat opponent in 2018, DeSantis went on to win a landslide victory in his reelection campaign by winning 59 percent of the vote compared to Charlie Crist's (D-FL) 39 percent support.
While Democrats hope that an abortion referendum on the ballot this November will aid the Biden campaign in an attempt to flip the state, the chances of overcoming the nearly one million more registered Republicans in the state will be a nearly impossible feat. Gov. DeSantis and other Republican leaders in the state have been instrumental in moving Florida from the extremely close election seen in 2000 to the decisive Republican victory that will take place in 2024.
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