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The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantisand the senator for this state Marco Rubio, both Republicans, were winners in the midterm elections this Tuesday, according to the first projections of the US media.
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DeSantis He started as the favorite to prevail over his opponent, Democrat Charlie Crist, and according to the first projections, he is almost 15 percentage points ahead of just over 73% of the votes counted (57% over 42%).
Cuban-born Senator Marco Rubio, who was given a narrower lead in polls, is finally leading Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings by 12 percentage points (55% to 43%).
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In addition to the charges at stake, including governorFloridians are called upon to decide on three amendments to the state Constitution that have to do with tax exemptions for people who adapt their houses to prevent flooding, the future of the Constitutional Revision Commission and measures to address the lack of affordable housing.
At least 60% of favorable votes are needed for them to be approved.
In addition, there are endless local initiatives that are subject to consultation in these elections.
Surveys indicate that the Republican Party can have a resounding victory and that Florida it can move from being a “hinge” state with no fixed voting pattern to becoming a conservative stronghold.
Another sign in this sense is that in Florida there are more registered Republican voters than Democrats for this election and more Republicans who voted early than Democrats.
In the last two presidential elections, in 2016 and 2020, Florida He voted overwhelmingly for Republican Donald Trump and there has been no Democratic governor for two decades.
The current governor, Ron DeSantis, will comfortably win re-election against the Democrat Charlie Christwho served as a Republican from 2007 to 2011.
If the polls are correct, DeSantis It will also expand the majority that it enjoys in the state Congress and that has allowed it to carry out controversial initiatives such as regulations that prohibit talking about gender identity in primary schools and reduce the period for legal abortion to 15 weeks of pregnancy (previously it was 24). ).
The other most important position at stake in these elections, the Senate position held by Republican Marco Rubio, also seems assured, according to polls, which give him an advantage of about seven points over Democrat Val Demings.
Trump, the most famous of Florida residents, will vote at a polling place in West Palm Beach, the city near Mar-a-Lago, his mansion on the exclusive Palm Beach island, and has called on the press to accompany him.
At a rally in Ohio on Monday, Trump said he will make a “big announcement” next week in Florida.
On several occasions he has hinted that he is considering the possibility of a third presidential candidacy during the last day of campaigning before the mid-term elections.
“I’m going to make a big announcement on Tuesday, November 15 at Mar-a-Lago,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Vandalia, Ohio.
Source: Elcomercio
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