President Biden’s re-election campaign announced Monday that it will aim to flip Florida by targeting former President Trump’s home state.
Campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a memo that investing in Florida is part of the Biden campaign’s path to winning 270 electoral votes. Trump won the Sunshine State in 2020 with more than 51% of the vote, compared to 48% for Biden.
“Make no mistake about it, Florida is not an easy state to win, but it is winnable for President Biden, especially given President Trump’s weak and cash-strapped campaign and deep weaknesses within his coalition.” ,” she said.
Chavez-Rodriguez said the Biden campaign hired three operatives to run its campaign in Florida, and that the state spent $25 million and $30 million on ad buys in the fall and spring, respectively. He pointed out that he was participating. He also outlined that the Biden campaign is focused on supporting Latinos, and that Florida is home to large numbers of Cubans, Venezuelans and Puerto Ricans.
She said of Florida, “President Biden has a compelling story about the results, Trump and Rick Scott’s extreme policies are making Floridians worse off, and the Democratic coalition is growing and energized.” states that are giving.”
Chavez-Rodriguez outlined that abortion will be on the ballot in Florida, where the state’s Supreme Court has ruled that a six-week ban will go into effect on May 1. Democrats see abortion as a winning issue in 2024. The expected outcome of the midterm elections, months after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
“This new extreme abortion ban, which Donald Trump personally paved the way for, now amounts to a ban across the Southeast. Women in need of reproductive health care across the region are now They have to choose between risking their lives and traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to receive care,” she said.
Chavez-Rodriguez called Florida “ground zero of President Trump’s MAGA blueprint,” noting that books are banned in the state and guns are more readily available than in other states. He also argued that Florida has rising housing costs and ranks 44th among states with health insurance availability. commonwealth fund.
The Biden campaign also has its sights set on flipping North Carolina in November. Trump narrowly won North Carolina in 2020, and Biden visited the state last month as part of a tour of battleground states.
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