News Analysis
In the wake of sweeping Republican victories in the Sunshine State in the 2022 midterm elections, Florida Democrats are struggling to maintain political relevance heading into the presidential election in 2024.
For decades, Florida was considered to be the largest and most unpredictable swing state in the nation, a state that twice put George W. Bush in the White House and did the same for Barack Obama. In 2019, columnist and political commentator George Will suggested that without Florida, it would be difficult for any presidential candidate to find a path to 270 electoral votes.
“Florida is incomparably the most important swing state in the country,” Will said during an appearance on “The Florida Roundup.”…