Seven takeaways from the elections in Wisconsin and Florida

RESULTS COME IN. AND JUST MINUTES AGO, BRAD SCHIMEL CONCEDING TO SUSAN CRAWFORD A RACE WATCHED ALL ACROSS THE NATION DRAWING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CAMPAIGN SPENDING. LET맥스카지노�S GET RIGHT TO 12 NEWS POLITICAL DIRECTOR MATT SMITH WITH THOSE NUMBERS TONIGHT, GUYS. AN INCREDIBLY EARLY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CALLING THIS RACE FOR SUSAN CRAWFORD. AND THIS IS A REASON WHY SUSAN CRAWFORD, WITH 55% OF THE VOTE, A TEN POINT LEAD WITH 82% REPORTING STATEWIDE, SHE맥스카지노�S 184,000 VOTE LEAD ACROSS THE STATE, 100 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS PUMPED INTO THIS CAMPAIGN. LIBERAL DONORS GEORGE SOROS, ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER BACKING SUSAN CRAWFORD, REPUBLICANS ELON MUSK, PRESIDENT TRUMP POURING MILLIONS, BACKING BRAD SCHIMEL. LET맥스카지노�S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE CRITICAL COUNTIES. AND THIS IS HOW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CALLED IT. AND THIS IS HOW SUSAN CRAWFORD WON TONIGHT IN HER HOME COUNTY OF DANE COUNTY. MADISON, THE DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD, SUSAN CRAWFORD PULLING AWAY WITH 81% OF THE VOTE. THAT NEARLY MATCHES WHAT JANET PROTASEVICH DID TWO YEARS AGO WITH 82% IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, THE KEY REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD, BRAD SCHIMEL, WITH 58%. HE NEEDED TO DO 60% OR HIGHER IN WAUKESHA COUNTY TO REALLY HAVE A PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE STATE. OTHER KEY PARTS OF THE STATE TONIGHT THAT WE맥스카지노�RE WATCHING, NORTHEAST WISCONSIN, THAT WAS A CRITICAL PART THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WON. AND JANET PROTASIEWICZ WON TWO YEARS AGO. WHEN WE LOOK AT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, HOME TO OSHKOSH, AND OTHER CITIES LIKE THAT, SUSAN CRAWFORD LEADING THERE, 53 TO 47 SCHIMEL REALLY NEEDED TO WIN THAT COUNTY. OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN, OZAKI COUNTY, ONCE A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD, DEMOCRATS SEEING SOME GAINS IN THAT COUNTY. BRAD SHERMAN, WITH A 53 TO 47% LEAD WITH 69%, REPORTING THE NOTICES THAT GAP. BRAD SCHIMEL, JUST AHEAD BY SOME 2000. AND LET맥스카지노�S BRING IT HOME TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT WITH SUSAN CRAWFORD WITH 73% OF THE VOTE, WITH 72% REPORTING STILL ABSENTEE BALLOTS OUT. THAT THOUGH, ONLY IS GOING TO ADD MAYBE ABOUT 30,000 TO SUSAN CRAWFORD. THERE맥스카지노�S ABOUT 50,000 VOTES THAT ARE BEING COUNTED STILL TONIGHT, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATEWIDE PICTURE, WITH 82% IN AT 1004 TONIGHT, SUSAN CRAWFORD WITH A TEN POINT LEAD, SOMETHING NEITHER OF THESE CAMPAIGNS SAW COMING IN TERMS OF JUST THE SHEER NUMBERS, THE 184,000 LEAD ACROSS THE STATE. GUYS, THERE맥스카지노�S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TALK IN THE COMING DAYS ABOUT WHAT ALL THIS MEANS, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE STATE SUPREME COURT, WHAT IT MEANS FOR NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS, THE REFERENDUM ON PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ELON MUSK. BUT AS FOR TONIGHT, WISCONSIN VOTERS, IT APPEARS COMING OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS, TURNOUT ACROSS THE STATE IN RED COUNTIES AND BLUE COUNTIES ALL UP FOR SPRING ELECTION. ABSOLUTELY. AND EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE HEARD JUSTICE ELECT SUSAN CRAWFORD THANK LIBERAL JUSTICE ANN WALSH BRADLEY AS SH

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Wisconsin voters on Tuesday delivered Democrats their biggest boost since President Donald Trump returned to power, handing liberals a state Supreme Court majority and defying Elon Musk맥스카지노�s record-shattering effort to bolster a conservative Trump acolyte.Liberal Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel, winning a 10-year term and retaining the 4-3 liberal Supreme Court majority in a state bitterly divided between a Democratic governor and Republican legislature, where the nominally nonpartisan high court has often functioned as a third, tie-breaking partisan body.The race was an early 맥스카지노� but useful 맥스카지노� gut check of the electorate in one of the nation맥스카지노�s marquee swing states more than two months into Trump맥스카지노�s second presidency.Crawford맥스카지노�s win also fits into a broader picture of Democratic gains in the small number of contests held since Trump took office. Republicans on Tuesday held onto two House seats in ruby-red Florida districts, but saw the huge margins they맥스카지노�d won there in November shrink significantly. A week earlier, a Democratic candidate scored an upset win in a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities.The biggest elections remaining on 2025맥스카지노�s calendar come in November, when Virginia and New Jersey elect new governors.Here are seven takeaways from Tuesday맥스카지노�s elections in Wisconsin and Florida:Wisconsin rebuffs TrumpStakes were already high, with control over the Supreme Court in a critical presidential battleground on the line in Wisconsin.Neither were on the ballot, but Badger State voters were weighing in on Trump (who won Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and won it again in 2024, all by slim margins), Musk, and their performance so far.Video below: Susan Crawford: 'Our courts are not for sale'But the race took on national significance when Trump endorsed Schimel, the conservative candidate, and Musk 맥스카지노� the tech billionaire-turned-White House adviser 맥스카지노� poured tens of millions of dollars into the race and traveled to the state himself.맥스카지노�I never could have imagined that I맥스카지노�d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won,맥스카지노� Crawford said at her victory party.The outcome is certain to bolster the spirits of Democrats who are out of power and ideologically splintered after November맥스카지노�s losses. It맥스카지노�s also an ominous sign for Republicans who are entering a midterm election cycle without Trump on the ballot, and one that comes before the effects of Trump맥스카지노�s management of the economy 맥스카지노� including tariffs 맥스카지노� are fully felt.Musk맥스카지노�s millionsAided by Musk맥스카지노�s millions 맥스카지노� along with infusions of cash from billionaires of both parties 맥스카지노� the Wisconsin race quickly became the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history as both parties wrestled for control of the court맥스카지노�s majority in a key swing state.But Wisconsin voters voted against Schimel, the candidate preferred by Trump and Musk.Crawford and her allies worked to turn the election in a referendum on Trump and Musk, in particular. The tech billionaire, together with aligned groups, pumped some $20 million into the race and thrust himself into the center of the election with an appearance 맥스카지노� complete with a foam cheesehead 맥스카지노� at Sunday rally in Green Bay that Schimel himself skipped.Trump endorsed Schimel in the final weeks of the campaigns, but did not stump on his behalf, and the result underscored the challenge Republicans faced in persuading voters who backed the president less than five months ago to turn out again for a judicial election in which he was not on the ballot.맥스카지노�There맥스카지노�s about 200,000 voters who voted for Donald Trump last November, who just historically don맥스카지노�t vote in spring elections,맥스카지노� Scott Walker, the state맥스카지노�s former Republican governor, said on CNN after the race was called for Crawford Tuesday night.With Crawford맥스카지노�s win, liberals will retain their 4-3 advantage on the high court and have final say on key issues looming before the justices, ranging from abortion to voting rules 맥스카지노� and potentially 맥스카지노� redrawing congressional maps that currently give Republicans in the state 6 out of 8 House seats.Musk맥스카지노�s high-profile gamble 맥스카지노� and loss 맥스카지노� in Wisconsin raises questions about the effectiveness of his money and brand moving forward as he works to help Republicans next year attempt to buck the trend of the president맥스카지노�s party losing ground in the midterms.The Tesla CEO has previously committed to send $100 million to support Trump-controlled political groups, a source familiar with the plans confirmed. And he recently donated directly to a clutch of House GOP members who have voiced support for impeaching judges who thwart Trump맥스카지노�s executive moves.Democrats involved in House races say Musk맥스카지노�s role 맥스카지노� and the controversy surrounding his effort to slash federal spending as part of the Trump administration맥스카지노�s Department of Government Efficiency 맥스카지노� will remain a focus in elections ahead. (Some ads from pro-Crawford groups featured images of Musk wielding a chainsaw this year at a gathering of conservative activists and sought to tie him to cuts to programs that benefit the poor and elderly.)맥스카지노�He맥스카지노�s good foil,맥스카지노� a Democratic strategist involved in House races said of Musk. 맥스카지노�Trump is a good foil in many ways, but at the end of the day, a lot of people voted for Trump. Nobody voted for Elon Musk and especially the outsized role he has played.맥스카지노�Wisconsin adds voter ID to state constitutionA GOP-backed referendum to enshrine Wisconsin맥스카지노�s voter ID requirement in the state Constitution passed overwhelmingly Tuesday, even as voters kept the state Supreme Court in liberals맥스카지노� hands.Wisconsin voters have been required to present a photo ID when requesting an absentee ballot or voting in person since 2011. But Tuesday맥스카지노�s referendum will make it harder for any future Democratic majority in the state to repeal those laws and protect the requirement from legal challenges.Supporters of voter ID laws argue that they prevent fraud and maintain trust in election integrity. Opponents say they make it harder for some 맥스카지노� especially low income and disabled voters 맥스카지노� to cast ballots and have been used to disenfranchise people. Democrats urged voters to oppose the measure, as did nearly two dozen civil rights groups, including the Wisconsin chapters of the ACLU and the League of Women Voters.But despite the opposition, voter ID laws are popular in the state. A February Marquette University Law School poll found that 73% of Wisconsin voters supported adding the voter ID requirement to the state Constitution.Wisconsin proves it맥스카지노�s a purple stateSchimel맥스카지노�s loss is an embarrassment for Trump 맥스카지노� and an even costlier one for Musk. But it맥스카지노�s too soon to say what it means for Wisconsin맥스카지노�s political future.For years, Wisconsin Democrats have worked to claw their way back to power after being hammered by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker. In recent years, those efforts have started to bear fruit.Two years after Trump broke the Blue Wall in 2016, Democrat Tony Evers defeated Walker in 2018. President Joe Biden won the state in 2020, Evers won re-election in 2022 and liberals won control of the state Supreme Court in 2023.Flipping the state Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the state and led to new maps that allowed Democrats to flip a handful of state legislative seats last year. But it did not preview a blue wave in the state in 2024: though Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin won re-election, Trump narrowly won the state by about 30,000 votes.In other words: Wisconsin rejected Trump and Musk Tuesday, but it is still a purple state.Even Tuesday맥스카지노�s vote hinted at the nuanced political views in the state. Crawford맥스카지노�s victory, in the face of millions in spending by Musk and Trump맥스카지노�s endorsement of her opponent, came courtesy of the same voters who enshrined voter ID in the state Constitution.One thing is clear: Republicans will need to rely on more than Trump맥스카지노�s support and Musk맥스카지노�s money to succeed in the state in 2026.GOP맥스카지노�s growing marginsFor House Speaker Mike Johnson, wins by Republicans Jimmy Patronis in Florida맥스카지노�s 1st District and Randy Fine in the 6th District mean more breathing room to advance Trump맥스카지노�s agenda.Video below: Randy Fine wins Florida District 6 special electionJohnson맥스카지노�s House majority is so slim that Trump was forced to pull his nomination of New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to avoid a special election in a solidly red district.맥스카지노�We have a slim margin. We don맥스카지노�t want to take any chances. We don맥스카지노�t want to experiment,맥스카지노� Trump said last week.Losses in Florida would have ignited full-blown panic on Capitol Hill 맥스카지노� and made Johnson맥스카지노�s task of keeping together an ideologically fractured caucus even more difficult.The GOP averted that potential disaster. But the smaller-than-expected margins during Tuesday night맥스카지노�s special elections could still leave congressional Republicans nervous, and are likely to serve as a wake-up call for those representing even nominally competitive districts.Democratic overperformance in FloridaAlthough Republicans won both special elections in Florida and shored up their party맥스카지노�s narrow majority in the House, the races grew more competitive than expected in the stretch to election day with the Democrats raising significant sums.And Tuesday맥스카지노�s results offered some warning signs for the party. In districts Trump won by at least 30 points less than five months ago, both Democratic contenders cut those margins by roughly half, early results show.Fine, in Florida맥스카지노�s 6th District, won by fewer than 14 percentage points after being outraised 10-to-1 by his Democratic opponent Josh Weil, a teacher.맥스카지노�Congratulations Randy, a great WIN against a massive CASH AVALANCHE,맥스카지노� Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday night.For GOP incumbents in battleground seats seeking reelection next year, the narrow margins in these deep-red Florida districts could serve as a potential warning sign of a tough midterm environment if Democrats are able to sustain their enthusiasm in opposition to Trump, Musk and the Republican agenda.Trumpification of FloridaA year after his public and contentious civil war with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to an end, Trump once again made clear who controls the GOP in his home state.Trump dictated the outcome of the Republican races to replace Gaetz and Waltz with his endorsement 맥스카지노� elevating two candidates in Patronis and Fine who had loose ties to the districts they were tapped to represent. No matter, both sailed to victory in their primaries. Despite the closer-than-expected outcomes Tuesday, he now has two loyalists in Congress who owe their ascension almost entirely to Trump.DeSantis, meanwhile, declined to endorse both Trump-backed nominees, didn맥스카지노�t lift a finger to help the GOP maintain its majority and trashed Fine as an objectionable candidate just as Republican panic over the race was reaching a crescendo.Fine and Patronis will now migrate to Washington where Trump has orchestrated a Florida takeover of federal government by leaning on Republicans who two years ago backed the president over their home state governor during the Republican presidential primary. His chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is a former DeSantis operative as is top White House political adviser James Blair. Trump named Waltz his National Security Adviser and the state맥스카지노�s ex-Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state. When the nomination for Panhandle Republican Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice faltered, Trump turned to Florida맥스카지노�s former attorney general, Pam Bondi. Some of Trump맥스카지노�s top fundraisers are Sunshine State lobbyists who are leveraging their connections to sign up a roster of clients looking to sway the new administration.Publicly, Trump and DeSantis remain on solid terms. But the latest touchstone in their ongoing rivalry comes as the president is already looking to leave his mark on next year맥스카지노�s gubernatorial race in Florida. Trump made an early endorsement of Rep. Byron Donalds even as DeSantis맥스카지노� wife, Casey DeSantis, has taken steps toward her own race to succeed her husband.Tuesday맥스카지노�s results make clear Trump맥스카지노�s brand remains strong with the state맥스카지노�s base. Republicans credited Trump맥스카지노�s late involvement for the surge of support for Fine on Election Day that ultimately carried him over the finish line. So did the Democrat.맥스카지노�The President of the United States had to break into his schedule,맥스카지노� Weil said, 맥스카지노�to drag (Fine) across the finish line.맥스카지노�

Liberal Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel, winning a 10-year term and retaining the 4-3 liberal Supreme Court majority in a state bitterly divided between a Democratic governor and Republican legislature, where the nominally nonpartisan high court has often functioned as a third, tie-breaking partisan body.

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The race was an early 맥스카지노� but useful 맥스카지노� gut check of the electorate in one of the nation맥스카지노�s marquee swing states more than two months into Trump맥스카지노�s second presidency.

Crawford맥스카지노�s win also fits into a broader picture of Democratic gains in the small number of contests held since Trump took office. Republicans on Tuesday held onto two House seats in ruby-red Florida districts, but saw the huge margins they맥스카지노�d won there in November shrink significantly. A week earlier, a Democratic candidate scored an upset win in a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities.

The biggest elections remaining on 2025맥스카지노�s calendar come in November, when Virginia and New Jersey elect new governors.

Here are seven takeaways from Tuesday맥스카지노�s elections in Wisconsin and Florida:

Wisconsin rebuffs Trump

Stakes were already high, with control over the Supreme Court in a critical presidential battleground on the line in Wisconsin.

Neither were on the ballot, but Badger State voters were weighing in on Trump (who won Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and won it again in 2024, all by slim margins), Musk, and their performance so far.

Video below: Susan Crawford: 'Our courts are not for sale'

But the race took on national significance when Trump endorsed Schimel, the conservative candidate, and Musk 맥스카지노� the tech billionaire-turned-White House adviser 맥스카지노� poured tens of millions of dollars into the race and traveled to the state himself.

맥스카지노�I never could have imagined that I맥스카지노�d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won,맥스카지노� Crawford said at her victory party.

The outcome is certain to bolster the spirits of Democrats who are out of power and ideologically splintered after November맥스카지노�s losses. It맥스카지노�s also an ominous sign for Republicans who are entering a midterm election cycle without Trump on the ballot, and one that comes before the effects of Trump맥스카지노�s management of the economy 맥스카지노� including tariffs 맥스카지노� are fully felt.

Musk맥스카지노�s millions

Aided by Musk맥스카지노�s millions 맥스카지노� along with infusions of cash from billionaires of both parties 맥스카지노� the Wisconsin race quickly became the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history as both parties wrestled for control of the court맥스카지노�s majority in a key swing state.

But Wisconsin voters voted against Schimel, the candidate preferred by Trump and Musk.

Crawford and her allies worked to turn the election in a referendum on Trump and Musk, in particular. The tech billionaire, together with aligned groups, pumped some $20 million into the race and thrust himself into the center of the election with an appearance 맥스카지노� complete with a foam cheesehead 맥스카지노� at Sunday rally in Green Bay that Schimel himself skipped.

Trump endorsed Schimel in the final weeks of the campaigns, but did not stump on his behalf, and the result underscored the challenge Republicans faced in persuading voters who backed the president less than five months ago to turn out again for a judicial election in which he was not on the ballot.

맥스카지노�There맥스카지노�s about 200,000 voters who voted for Donald Trump last November, who just historically don맥스카지노�t vote in spring elections,맥스카지노� Scott Walker, the state맥스카지노�s former Republican governor, said on CNN after the race was called for Crawford Tuesday night.

With Crawford맥스카지노�s win, liberals will retain their 4-3 advantage on the high court and have final say on key issues looming before the justices, ranging from abortion to voting rules 맥스카지노� and potentially 맥스카지노� redrawing congressional maps that currently give Republicans in the state 6 out of 8 House seats.

Musk맥스카지노�s high-profile gamble 맥스카지노� and loss 맥스카지노� in Wisconsin raises questions about the effectiveness of his money and brand moving forward as he works to help Republicans next year attempt to buck the trend of the president맥스카지노�s party losing ground in the midterms.

The Tesla CEO has previously committed to send $100 million to support Trump-controlled political groups, a source familiar with the plans confirmed. And he recently donated directly to a clutch of House GOP members who have voiced support for impeaching judges who thwart Trump맥스카지노�s executive moves.

Democrats involved in House races say Musk맥스카지노�s role 맥스카지노� and the controversy surrounding his effort to slash federal spending as part of the Trump administration맥스카지노�s Department of Government Efficiency 맥스카지노� will remain a focus in elections ahead. (Some ads from pro-Crawford groups featured images of Musk wielding a chainsaw this year at a gathering of conservative activists and sought to tie him to cuts to programs that benefit the poor and elderly.)

맥스카지노�He맥스카지노�s good foil,맥스카지노� a Democratic strategist involved in House races said of Musk. 맥스카지노�Trump is a good foil in many ways, but at the end of the day, a lot of people voted for Trump. Nobody voted for Elon Musk and especially the outsized role he has played.맥스카지노�

Wisconsin adds voter ID to state constitution

A GOP-backed referendum to enshrine Wisconsin맥스카지노�s voter ID requirement in the state Constitution passed overwhelmingly Tuesday, even as voters kept the state Supreme Court in liberals맥스카지노� hands.

Wisconsin voters have been required to present a photo ID when requesting an absentee ballot or voting in person since 2011. But Tuesday맥스카지노�s referendum will make it harder for any future Democratic majority in the state to repeal those laws and protect the requirement from legal challenges.

Supporters of voter ID laws argue that they prevent fraud and maintain trust in election integrity. Opponents say they make it harder for some 맥스카지노� especially low income and disabled voters 맥스카지노� to cast ballots and have been used to disenfranchise people. Democrats urged voters to oppose the measure, as did nearly two dozen civil rights groups, including the Wisconsin chapters of the ACLU and the League of Women Voters.

But despite the opposition, voter ID laws are popular in the state. A February Marquette University Law School poll found that 73% of Wisconsin voters supported adding the voter ID requirement to the state Constitution.

Wisconsin proves it맥스카지노�s a purple state

Schimel맥스카지노�s loss is an embarrassment for Trump 맥스카지노� and an even costlier one for Musk. But it맥스카지노�s too soon to say what it means for Wisconsin맥스카지노�s political future.

For years, Wisconsin Democrats have worked to claw their way back to power after being hammered by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker. In recent years, those efforts have started to bear fruit.

Two years after Trump broke the Blue Wall in 2016, Democrat Tony Evers defeated Walker in 2018. President Joe Biden won the state in 2020, Evers won re-election in 2022 and liberals won control of the state Supreme Court in 2023.

Flipping the state Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the state and led to new maps that allowed Democrats to flip a handful of state legislative seats last year. But it did not preview a blue wave in the state in 2024: though Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin won re-election, Trump narrowly won the state by about 30,000 votes.

In other words: Wisconsin rejected Trump and Musk Tuesday, but it is still a purple state.

Even Tuesday맥스카지노�s vote hinted at the nuanced political views in the state. Crawford맥스카지노�s victory, in the face of millions in spending by Musk and Trump맥스카지노�s endorsement of her opponent, came courtesy of the same voters who enshrined voter ID in the state Constitution.

One thing is clear: Republicans will need to rely on more than Trump맥스카지노�s support and Musk맥스카지노�s money to succeed in the state in 2026.

GOP맥스카지노�s growing margins

For House Speaker Mike Johnson, wins by Republicans Jimmy Patronis in Florida맥스카지노�s 1st District and Randy Fine in the 6th District mean more breathing room to advance Trump맥스카지노�s agenda.

Video below: Randy Fine wins Florida District 6 special election

Johnson맥스카지노�s House majority is so slim that Trump was forced to pull his nomination of New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to avoid a special election in a solidly red district.

맥스카지노�We have a slim margin. We don맥스카지노�t want to take any chances. We don맥스카지노�t want to experiment,맥스카지노� Trump said last week.

Losses in Florida would have ignited full-blown panic on Capitol Hill 맥스카지노� and made Johnson맥스카지노�s task of keeping together an ideologically fractured caucus even more difficult.

The GOP averted that potential disaster. But the smaller-than-expected margins during Tuesday night맥스카지노�s special elections could still leave congressional Republicans nervous, and are likely to serve as a wake-up call for those representing even nominally competitive districts.

Democratic overperformance in Florida

Although Republicans won both special elections in Florida and shored up their party맥스카지노�s narrow majority in the House, the races grew more competitive than expected in the stretch to election day with the Democrats raising significant sums.

And Tuesday맥스카지노�s results offered some warning signs for the party. In districts Trump won by at least 30 points less than five months ago, both Democratic contenders cut those margins by roughly half, early results show.

Fine, in Florida맥스카지노�s 6th District, won by fewer than 14 percentage points after being outraised 10-to-1 by his Democratic opponent Josh Weil, a teacher.

맥스카지노�Congratulations Randy, a great WIN against a massive CASH AVALANCHE,맥스카지노� Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday night.

For GOP incumbents in battleground seats seeking reelection next year, the narrow margins in these deep-red Florida districts could serve as a potential warning sign of a tough midterm environment if Democrats are able to sustain their enthusiasm in opposition to Trump, Musk and the Republican agenda.

Trumpification of Florida

A year after his public and contentious civil war with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to an end, Trump once again made clear who controls the GOP in his home state.

Trump dictated the outcome of the Republican races to replace Gaetz and Waltz with his endorsement 맥스카지노� elevating two candidates in Patronis and Fine who had loose ties to the districts they were tapped to represent. No matter, both sailed to victory in their primaries. Despite the closer-than-expected outcomes Tuesday, he now has two loyalists in Congress who owe their ascension almost entirely to Trump.

DeSantis, meanwhile, declined to endorse both Trump-backed nominees, didn맥스카지노�t lift a finger to help the GOP maintain its majority and trashed Fine as an objectionable candidate just as Republican panic over the race was reaching a crescendo.

Fine and Patronis will now migrate to Washington where Trump has orchestrated a Florida takeover of federal government by leaning on Republicans who two years ago backed the president over their home state governor during the Republican presidential primary. His chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is a former DeSantis operative as is top White House political adviser James Blair. Trump named Waltz his National Security Adviser and the state맥스카지노�s ex-Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state. When the nomination for Panhandle Republican Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice faltered, Trump turned to Florida맥스카지노�s former attorney general, Pam Bondi. Some of Trump맥스카지노�s top fundraisers are Sunshine State lobbyists who are leveraging their connections to sign up a roster of clients looking to sway the new administration.

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