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RandySF

(70,636 posts)
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:16 PM Sep 8

DeSantis, Florida Republicans take an early victory lap ahead of November election

Florida Republicans are taking an early victory lap.

With a hefty voter-registration advantage and total control over state government, the Florida Republican Party rallied donors and deep-pocketed supporters at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood on Saturday evening. The gathering — dubbed a “victory dinner” — served as an early celebration of what Florida Republicans predict will be a landmark election in November, when former President Donald Trump will face off against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Once the ultimate battleground state where Republicans and Democrats fought tooth-and-nail for public offices up and down the ticket, Florida has lurched to the right in recent years. Saturday’s dinner — featuring speeches from Republican heavyweights like Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen Rick Scott — focused more on the presidential contest than the need for the GOP to rack up down-ballot wins.

“Victory is in our sites. America’s future is in our hands. America’s destiny is in our control and America’s prosperity is in our hearts and souls,” said Kimberly Guilfoyle, a top surrogate for Trump’s campaign who’s also engaged to the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.



https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article291048535.html#storylink=cpy

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DeSantis, Florida Republicans take an early victory lap ahead of November election (Original Post) RandySF Sep 8 OP
victory is in our SITES? this paper needs a competent proof reader nt msongs Sep 8 #1
probably written AND proofed by AI HAB911 Sep 9 #3
I haven't stepped foot in Florida since January 2017 and never will again. sinkingfeeling Sep 8 #2
and nobody clapped 4catsmom Sep 9 #4

4catsmom

(227 posts)
4. and nobody clapped
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 08:49 AM
Sep 9

according to a previous article on this site. They should have called this the "counting their chickens" dinner

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