Florida has shifted from a battleground state to a “red” state, but Joe Biden’s campaign has announced they’re going to try to flip Florida to blue in November.
Below is an excerpt from The Hill:
President Biden’s reelection campaign announced Monday that it will aim to flip Florida, targeting the home of former President Trump.
Campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a memo that investing in Florida is part of the Biden campaign’s pathway to 270 electoral votes. Trump won the Sunshine State in 2020 with more than 51 percent, compared to Biden’s 48 percent.
Make no mistake: Florida is not an easy state to win, but it is a winnable one for President Biden, especially given Trump’s weak, cash-strapped campaign, and serious vulnerabilities within his coalition,” she said.
Chavez Rodriguez noted that the Biden campaign hired three operatives to run the campaign in Florida and that the state was part of the fall and spring ad buys, which were $25 million and $30 million spends, respectively. She also outlined that the Biden campaign has been focused on Latino outreach, and Florida has a large Cuban, Venezuelan, and Puerto Rican population.
Chavez, 45, is the granddaughter of the late civil rights activist César Chávez. She worked in the Obama administration from 2008 to 2016 – the full 8 years Obama was in the Oval Office. Chavez also worked for Kamala Harris on her 2020 presidential campaign, then shifted to Biden’s presidential campaign, and later was hired as an advisor to Biden in the White House.
Now Chavez is Biden’s re-election campaign manager, and claims she’s going to flip Florida.
Honored to work for a President and Vice President who continue to live my grandfather’s values and legacy in the work they do and vision they hold for the future of our communities. https://t.co/f75H8TM9m2
— Julie Chavez Rodriguez (@JulieR2022) April 1, 2024
A recent poll shows Trump leading Biden in Florida by 7 points.
#NEW @RedfieldWilton/@Telegraph Swing States Poll:
FLORIDA
Trump 46% (+7)
Biden 39%
Kennedy 7%
Stein 0%
.
MICHIGAN
Trump 41% (+2)
Biden 39%
Kennedy 6%
Stein 0%
.
PENNSYLVANIA
Trump 44% (+3
Biden 41%
Kennedy 7%
Stein 1%
.
ARIZONA
Trump 44% (+3)
Biden 41%
Kennedy 7%
Stein 0%
.… pic.twitter.com/HphQIqLfsO— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) March 25, 2024
According to a report this week from Florida’s Voice, Republicans have made major headway over Democrats in new registered voters, and are now leading by nearly 900,000 voters.
NEW: @FloridaGOP lead over @FlaDems is approaching 900,000 voters – and what that says about how much Trump can realistically win by over Bidenhttps://t.co/Z4prlBPElN
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) April 1, 2024
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