Florida Republicans in have expanded their lead in early voting and mail-in voting figures, days ahead of the highly anticipated midterm election.
“Here’s what I can tell you. When I was standing here four years ago, preparing for the governor’s election, this state had almost 300,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans. And we had never in the history of Florida — prior to me being elected governor — had more registered Republicans and Democrats,” DeSantisRon DeSantis, governor of Florida, waves as he arrives to a news conference in Matlacha, Florida, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
“And even though we’ve never had an election in Florida history [where] we’ve had more Republicans than Democrats, this November, we will now have over 300,000 more Republicans than Democrats,” he added. This appears to be paying off already, as Republicans are edging out Democrats in early and mail-in voting statewide as of Saturday. Perhaps what is more telling, Republicans are besting Democrats in early and mail-in voting in traditionally blue Miami-Dade, per Florida’s Voice, as well:
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