{"id":2365578,"date":"2024-11-07T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republicans-prove-midterm-wave-was-no-fluke-with-sweeping-wins-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:17:58","slug":"florida-republicans-prove-midterm-wave-was-no-fluke-with-sweeping-wins-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republicans-prove-midterm-wave-was-no-fluke-with-sweeping-wins-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Republicans prove midterm wave was no fluke with sweeping wins &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fflorida-republicans-prove-midterm-wave-was-no-fluke-with-sweeping-wins-washington-examiner%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=2365578&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 article discusses the significant\u2062 political shift in Florida during the recent \u200belections, highlighting the strong performance of Republicans across various races. The results indicate that Florida, long considered \u200ca swing state, has solidified its status as a Republican stronghold. In the presidential race, President-elect Donald Trump decisively defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris\u200c by nearly 1.5 million votes, achieving the largest margin for a presidential election in Florida since 1988. Trump managed to win every county and flipped several traditionally Democratic ones.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Republicans maintained control \u2064of the state legislature, reinforcing their supermajorities in both the state Senate and \u200bHouse. Democrats had \u200dhoped that issues like abortion\u200d could swing voters in their favor, but their ballot measures,\u200b including an amendment\u2062 to protect abortion \u200drights and a proposal \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/policy-organization-slams-trumps-recent-comments-over-marijuana-legalization-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Policy organization slams Trump\u2019s recent comments over marijuana legalization - Washington Examiner\">legalize \u200brecreational marijuana<\/a>, failed to pass. Governor \u2062Ron DeSantis, who opposed both measures, celebrated their defeat, further solidifying Republican dominance in Florida. the \u200belections raised\u2064 questions for Democrats about their strategy and future in the Sunshine State.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida Republicans prove midterm wave was no fluke with sweeping wins<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875280\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sunshine State\">Florida<\/a> had been widely viewed for years as a swing state, but <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a>&lsquo; dominant performance in 2022 put that status in question, and Tuesday&rsquo;s election further solidified the Sunshine State&rsquo;s red shift.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Across the board, Republicans won in the state legislature, ballot measures, and presidential race, among other contests. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> had expressed hope that Florida was &ldquo;in play&rdquo; for the November election. Instead, the party is left with more questions than answers after another crushing general election defeat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris trounced in presidential contest<\/h2>\n<p>In the presidential race, President-elect Donald Trump thumped Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in his adopted home state, 56.1%-43%, winning by nearly 1.5 million votes. It was the largest victory margin for a presidential election in Florida since then-Vice President George H.W. Bush&rsquo;s 1988 win.<\/p>\n<p>Trump shifted every county in the state more Republican in the presidential tally compared to 2020 and flipped six counties: Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Osceola, Pinellas, and Seminole.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuesday election in Miami-Dade County was the first time a Republican presidential candidate has won it since 1988. It marks a significant shift from 2016, when the county voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over Trump 63.22%-33.83%. In 2024, the county voted for Trump over Harris 55%-44%.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-on-her-heels-two-more-democrats-call-it-quits-ahead-of-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"Pelosi On Her Heels: Two More Democrats Call It Quits Ahead Of 2022 Midterms\">easily won reelection<\/a> to his seat, defeating Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by a similar margin. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called both the presidential and Senate races in Florida about an hour after polls closed.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3151958\/florida-democrats-claim-state-play-arent-putting-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">contended<\/a> that the state would be &ldquo;in play&rdquo; at the presidential level, touting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3013038\/democrats-believe-abortion-florida-play-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">abortion<\/a> on the ballot as something that could motivate Democratic voters, but instead, Harris and the abortion measure went down.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abortion and marijuana ballot measures go down<\/h2>\n<p>Amendment 4, which would have prevented the state from making laws that &ldquo;prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict&nbsp;abortion&nbsp;before viability or when necessary to protect the patient&rsquo;s health, as determined by the patient&rsquo;s&nbsp;healthcare&nbsp;provider,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3217809\/abortion-rights-measure-fails-florida-first-lose-following-dobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"failed\">failed<\/a> to pass on Tuesday. It was the first ballot measure vote since the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2022 decision in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization<\/em> in which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">abortion-rights activists lost<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">anti-abortion activists<\/a> were victorious.<\/p>\n<p>Amendment 3, which Florida Democrats supported and Florida Republicans opposed, would have legalized recreational marijuana, but it also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3217472\/florida-voters-reject-marijuana-legalization-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"failed\">failed<\/a> to reach the 60% threshold required to pass as a ballot measure.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) campaigned hard against both amendments and took a victory lap Tuesday night after both appeared to be doomed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With polls now closed in Florida &mdash; <\/p>\n<p>Amendment 3 has failed.<\/p>\n<p>Amendment 4 has failed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1853966461896630649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The governor, who has two years remaining on his final term, saw wins in various state races during the big night for the Florida GOP.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Republicans win major state races<\/h2>\n<p>After the 2022 elections, Republicans won supermajorities in both the state Senate and House, and Democrats made it a top priority to break those margins in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are projected to have 28 of the 40 seats in the state Senate and at least 82 of the 120 seats in the state House, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/11\/05\/us\/elections\/results-florida.html#I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>. The result means Republicans will have overwhelming control of the Sunshine State&rsquo;s legislature for the final two years of DeSantis&rsquo;s governorship.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also scored a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3218923\/suzy-lopez-florida-hillsborough-county-state-attorney-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"victory\">victory<\/a> against a state attorney he suspended from office in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor suspended Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2789691\/state-attorney-suspended-desantis-abortion-not-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Warren<\/a> as state attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit after Warren announced that he would not enforce some state laws. DeSantis appointed Republican Suzy Lopez to finish out Warren&rsquo;s term. On Tuesday, Lopez defeated Warren 53%-47%.<\/p>\n<p>The other prosecutor DeSantis suspended, Monique Worrell, won back her office on Tuesday but did so by beating independent Andrew Bain by a significantly tighter margin than she was elected by in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2020, Republicans have built momentum to put Florida out of reach for Democrats. The GOP overtook Democratic registered voters in the state in 2021 and has expanded that lead in the years since.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried said in a statement Wednesday that despite the results, their &ldquo;fight is not over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the results of this election are not what we hoped for, the last thing Florida Democrats are going to do is give up,&rdquo; Fried said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Party Chairman Evan Power celebrated the GOP victories up and down the ballot, saying &ldquo;Florida Republicans should take a bow&rdquo; on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We knew we were in a strong position to win before today, but we are overwhelmed by the immense support Florida voters gave our Republican candidates&mdash;starting with President Donald J. Trump, Senator Rick Scott, our Florida Congressional delegation, and the rejection of the dangerous and deceptive Amendments 3 and 4,&rdquo; Power said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875280\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875280\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republicans confirm midterm success with major wins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2365579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/florida-republicans-wins-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5113,34250,32372,3756],"class_list":["post-2365578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-florida","tag-midterm-elections","tag-political-trends","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/florida-republicans-wins-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365578"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365582,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365578\/revisions\/2365582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}