Florida Gov. DeSantis Hopes Reelection Will Flip State Red
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency on Feb. 26, 2021 in Orlando. (Getty Images)
By Solange Reyner | Monday, 02 May 2022 06:02 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he hopes to flip his state to a solid red with his reelection and substantial wins in the coming election.
“I think that after the election, my goal would be, if we win the election really big, people like you who analyze these things are gonna say, 'The days of Florida being a swing state are over.' Florida is a red state, and I think that's because of a lot of what we've done,” he said on The Truth with Lisa Boothe podcast, released on Monday.
Florida has historically been a swing state in presidential elections. President Joe Biden lost to former President Donald Trump in 2020 by 375,000 voters and, in 2016, Trump beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by just 112,911 votes out of the millions cast.
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