According to the Associated press, Republican candidate donald trump won florida on tuesday (local time) for the third consecutive time in the US presidential election of 2024, securing the state's 30 electoral votes. As no Democratic presidential contender has won since Barack Obama's victory in 2012, florida, which was once a crucial swing state, has been becoming more Republican in recent years.
 
From 2016 to 2020, donald trump increased his advantage in his chosen home state, and at 8:01 p.m. EST (6:31 a.m. Wednesday, india time), the Associated press proclaimed him the victor.
 
In addition to boosting his 2020 performance in Florida's Republican districts, donald trump also gained ground in the competitive sections of the state, putting him in a position to overtake Vice President Kamala harris in certain moderately Democratic districts.
 
With around 80% of the vote tabulated, donald trump was ahead of Kamala harris by 11 percentage points when the election was declared. In Miami-Dade County, his margin was very noticeable and extremely disheartening for Democrats. The county, which Joe Biden had won by almost seven points four years earlier, has not been carried by a Republican presidential contender in decades.
 
The ap declared the contest over when florida received more than 81% of the vote. harris would have required 73% of the remaining votes to surpass Trump's advantage.
 
When barack obama defeated Mitt Romney by a slim margin over ten years ago, florida last turned in favor of a Democratic presidential candidate. The state has been trending Republican ever since.
 
Florida was once a major battleground, but both Democratic blunders and demographic shifts have changed the state's electoral environment. This tendency was brought to light by Republican governor Ron DeSantis' almost 20-point landslide victory in 2022, which included Miami-Dade County, a longstanding Democratic bastion.
 
Not only are conservative seniors migrating south, but immigrants escaping Venezuela's despotism have found supporters in the GOP, much like Cuban exiles who have traditionally backed the party.
 
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06/11/2024 07:27 AM