Politico: “National Democrats are grappling with an identity crisis. It’s even worse in Florida.
For those who’d been in denial, the 2024 election proclaimed Florida as a red state. The party got romped up and down the ticket, and many of the same factors that affected the rest of the U.S. were magnified here: Voters were deeply concerned about immigration, inflation and the economy, and Republicans received strong support from Hispanics.
Yet Florida is poised to become even more powerful, both in President-elect Donald Trump’s Washington and in the national electorate in the decade to come as the state grows.
If national Democrats ignore the trends in Florida then they may very well be writing their own obituary, party strategists in the state say.”