{"id":2227826,"date":"2024-04-23T05:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-cites-obamas-2012-bid-as-evidence-florida-is-in-play\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T05:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:36:43","slug":"biden-campaign-cites-obamas-2012-bid-as-evidence-florida-is-in-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-cites-obamas-2012-bid-as-evidence-florida-is-in-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden campaign points to Obama&#8217;s 2012 run as proof Florida is a battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-campaign-cites-obamas-2012-bid-as-evidence-florida-is-in-play%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden campaign is strategically studying Obama&#8217;s 2012 success in Florida to secure victory in Trump&#8217;s home state. Focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-delaying-bidens-personnel-agency-choice-over-critical-race-theory-abortion-rights-support\/\" title=\"GOP Delaying Biden's Personnel Agency Choice Over 'Critical Race Theory,' Abortion Rights Support\">abortion rights support<\/a>, campaign director Michael Tyler highlights their financial advantage. Biden&#8217;s stance on\u2062 entitlement programs and social \u2064issues also play a\u2062 key role. The campaign&#8217;s serious approach to Florida reflects its \u200ccrucial electoral importance. The Biden campaign \u200bis\u2062 strategically analyzing \u200cObama&#8217;s 2012 triumph in \u2064Florida to win Trump&#8217;s home state. Emphasizing \u2063support for abortion rights, campaign director Michael Tyler\u200c underscores their financial edge. Biden&#8217;s positions on entitlement programs and social issues \u2064are \u2064influential. The campaign&#8217;s focused strategy in Florida underscores its electoral significance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s campaign is casting an eye back at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a>\u2018s performance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> in 2012 as it looks ahead for a path to victory for Biden in former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s home state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever abortion bans and abortion rights have been on the ballot, they\u2019ve won,\u201d Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler told reporters Monday. \u201cThe last time there was an abortion referendum on the ballot in 2012, President Obama won the state. So with our enormous financial advantage, the Biden-Harris campaign can afford to invest in many paths to victory, and that includes Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden will be in Tampa, Florida, for a campaign rally and fundraiser on Tuesday, one week before Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a>\u2018s (R-FL) six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-magazine-help-freezing-texans-by-paying-for-their-travel-to-get-an-abortion\/\" title=\"Vogue Magazine: Help Freezing Texans By Paying For Their Travel To Get An Abortion\">-week abortion ban<\/a> becomes law. But in another decision published the same day Florida\u2019s Supreme Court ruled the ban was constitutional, the justices also found a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-condemns-texas-abortion-law-media-insists-hes-a-deeply-catholic-president\/\" title=\"Biden Condemns Texas Abortion Law. Media Insists He\u2019s A \u2018Deeply Catholic\u2019 President\">expanding abortion access<\/a> to about 24 weeks of pregnancy could appear on the state\u2019s ballots in November.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler contended Biden had other advantages in Florida, including his position on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/entitlement-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>entitlement programs<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Social Security<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Medicare<\/a>, in addition to on social issues, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/critical-race-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gender ideology<\/a>, and criticism of DeSantis and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL), who is also seeking reelection in six months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the president coming to the state tomorrow to talk about the fundamental stakes in this election for women in Florida and across the country is window dressing,\u201d Tyler said. \u201cWe take Florida very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got staff on the ground,\u201d he added. \u201cYou\u2019ve seen our paid investments begin to pop up in the state of Florida. It is one of the pathways that we have to 270 electoral votes, and we\u2019re going to take it very, very seriously tomorrow and throughout the rest of the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden lost Florida to Trump by 3 percentage points in 2020, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a> lost the state to Trump by 1 point that cycle, but Obama won it over now-Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitt Romney<\/a> (R-UT) by less than a point in 2012. Simultaneously, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faupolling.com\/mainstreet-research-survey-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a Florida Atlantic University PolCom Lab-Mainstreet Research poll<\/a> of likely voters last week found Trump has a 9-point lead over Biden, 49% to 40%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Florida\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-governor-signs-ban-on-native-american-mascots\/\" title=\"Washington Governor Signs Ban On Native American Mascots\">ban takes effect<\/a>, it will severely restrict reproductive healthcare access across the entire Southeastern United States, including neighboring battlegrounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> \u2014 two states with abortion bans on the books thanks to Donald Trump,\u201d Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez wrote in a separate memo circulated Tuesday. \u201cMany women in the Southeast desperately in need of care will have to drive for a day or more to reach the closest clinic, further straining resources for providers that are already struggling to serve women coming from states with bans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyler was accompanied on the press call by the Biden campaign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\">Arizona<\/a> senior adviser Jen Cox and their Wisconsin coordinated campaign senior adviser Tanya Bjork.<\/p>\n<p>Cox told reporters a petition for an Arizona abortion ballot measure had received more than 500,000 signatures two weeks after the state\u2019s Supreme Court decided an 1864 abortion ban, with exceptions only in place to protect the life of the mother, was enforceable, pending legal challenges. Abortion will indirectly be on Wisconsin\u2019s ballot in 2025 because of a retirement on the state\u2019s Supreme Court, announced this month.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has criticized the ruling, arguing the Arizona Supreme Court \u201cwent too far\u201d and describing the abortion ban as \u201cinappropriate.\u201d He encouraged the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona-legislature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican-controlled legislature<\/a> to use \u201cheart\u201d and \u201ccommon sense\u201d to \u201cremedy what has happened.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, it is now up to the States and the Good Will of those that represent THE PEOPLE,\u201d Trump wrote on social media this month. \u201cWe must ideally have the three Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and Life of the Mother. This is important!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats are the EXTREMISTS,\u201d he added. \u201cArizona Legislature, please act as fast as possible!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign is drawing inspiration from Barack Obama&#8217;s success in Florida in 2012 while strategizing for victory in Donald Trump&#8217;s home state. 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