To win a second term in the White House, Donald Trump is running for president of Florida
by cracking down on Venezuela and Cuba. He's tapped big Florida donors, with plans for a Wednesday fundraiser his campaign predicts will haul in another $4 million.to make Ron DeSantis governor and Rick Scott senator, marking the first time since Reconstruction that the state has had two GOP senators and a Republican governor. Under Trump, the state and national Republican parties are integrated into his campaign, whichThen there’s the personal factor for Trump.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. “For all practical purposes, Florida is the president’s home. It has outsize importance to him personally,” said Susie Wiles, who led Trump’s successful 2016 campaign in Florida and advises his reelection campaign.
But from a purely political standpoint, Republicans and Democrats in the state know that a GOP candidate is almost guaranteed to lose a presidential race without Florida. The last Republican to win the White House without Florida was Calvin Coolidge in 1924 — long before Florida became the third-most populous state in the nation and the country’s biggest battleground state with 29 Electoral College votes.
“I would call Florida a must-win,” Wiles said. “Yes, it’s mathematically possible to win the presidency without Florida. But it sure is a helluva lot easier if you win here.”Aside from Trump’s narrow win, three statewide races went to recount last year, for governor, Senate and agriculture commissioner. The three previous top of the ticket races were decided by about a point. And in 2000, of course, there was George W. Bush.
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