Rubio and fellow Florida Republicans are looking to keep their feet on the gas in 2024.
FILE - Sen. Marco Rubio , R-Fla., speaks, June 14, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Rubio is a top contender to be selected as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump's running mate. – While Republicans struggled to win in many states during the midterms in 2022, that wasn’t the case in Florida . The state went solidly red in almost every county.
“I’m not worried about apathy. They’re going to come out and vote for president and vote for senate. The one thing we have to make sure is they don’t walk away after that,” Rubio told News4JAX on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.“I would argue to you that your school board member, your county commissioner, your city council does on a day-to-day basis is much more impactful than what happens on the federal level often,” he said.
There are also two key issues that both parties are putting a lot of emphasis on: Amendment 4 on making abortion up to 24 weeks a constitutional right and Amendment 3 on legalizing recreational marijuana. Abortion rights, legalized marijuana head to Florida ballots for upcoming election season in November
“It’s going to be a tough cycle for the Democrats in the State of Florida,” he said. “If you look at 2020, there were 300,000 more registered Democrats and Republicans in November of 2020. Now we’ve got a million more registered Republicans than Democrats in the state. So a massive shift. Last year, 400,000 new net Floridians to the state of Florida, the ones that are moving here, they’re, they tend to be registering, Republican and this is no longer a swing state.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Projecting the 2024-25 All-Rookie Team after the NBA DraftProjecting the 2024-25 All-Rookie Teams after the 2024 NBA Draft.
Read more »
Giants 2024 Win Total Projection (New York Expected to Struggle in 2024)2024 NFL win total preview for the New York Giants, who are expected to struggle with question marks all over the roster.
Read more »
Raiders 2024 Win Total Projection (Oddsmakers Fading Las Vegas in 2024)Breaking down the win total projection for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2024 season.
Read more »
Motorola Razr Plus 2024 vs. Razr 2024: Which foldable should you buy?Motorola just unveiled the next generation of Razr flip phones. But which one should you buy? The Razr 2024 or Razr Plus 2024? Let's find out.
Read more »
Robert Wun Fall 2024 CoutureRobert Wun fall 2024 couture fashion show and collection photos, at Couture Fashion Week, June 2024.
Read more »
Spurs Starter: June 28, 2024: San Antonio Welcomes 2024 3-Man Draft ClassYour daily briefing on what's going on with the San Antonio Spurs, including news, draft & more.
Read more »