“There’s no way around it. It used to be a toss-up state, but I would say it’s not even close anymore,” said the 39-year old teacher, who is a registered Democrat and Colombian American. Restrepo predicts that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is running for reelection this year, is going to win in Miami-Dade County. “All the Republicans are going to win for sure.”
Although Democrats outnumber Republicans in Miami-Dade, the GOP has continued to make headway with Hispanic voters in the state’s most populous county. A GOP victory in Miami-Dade, where Hispanics make up almost 60 percent of the electorate, would be a stunning turnaround in a county that Hillary Clinton won by almost 30 points just six years ago. DeSantis himself lost the county by more than 20 points four years ago.
The Republican Party has kept up an aggressive year-round ground operation in Miami-Dade, work that has ramped up since former president Donald Trump made major gains with Hispanics here in 2020. The GOP is hoping for a strong overperformance with conservative-leaning Cuban Americans and further gains with the county’s growing Colombian, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and other Hispanic groups this election.
Democrats say they aren’t seeing enough enthusiasm from their own party.
[Gee, I wonder why? With Democrats obsessing over transgender surgeries on minors and abortion on demand without restriction in an environment with the highest sustained inflation rate in 40 years and the highest crime rates in a generation, why wouldn’t voters be enthusiastic for more of their “leadership”? — Ed]
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