Jen O’Malley Dillonhead of the US president’s re-election campaign Joe Bidenrecognized the consolidation of Florida as a pro-Trump stateconsidering it a republican territory and loyal to the former president.
In an interview at political podcast ImpoliticO’Malley Dillon contradicted the Democratic president’s own statements by pointing out that Florida is not an undecided state and that it was not at stake heading into the November elections, according to the agency EFE.
With his response he implied that campaign efforts should focus on other areasbecause “if we face this election like in 2020 we are going to lose,” he acknowledged.
“I think the job of the campaign is to keep as many battleground states in play for as long as possible, so that we can navigate any flexibility in the race,” O’Malley Dillon said in “Impolitic with John Heilemann”.
In that sense, he pointed out that It is necessary to focus on states like North Carolina or Georgiawhere Donald Trump maintains an advantage in voting intention of around five points, as well as Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada, since in recent years there has been a growing support for the Republican proposal in Floridawhich reduces the options for a change.
This perception is contrary to that of Bidenwho expressed on a visit to Tampa that “Florida is at stake at the national level,” largely due to the radicalization of the abortion ban promoted by conservatives in the country.
Winning this territory in favor of the Democrats is an arduous task if we take into account that since 2012, when it expired Barack Obamathey do not find support in a presidential election and precisely Trump surpassed his opponents both in 2016 (against Hillary Clinton) and in 2020 (against Biden).
Historical data reveals that Florida is one of the most important territories in the presidential election battlesince from 1964 to 2016 (except 1992 and 2012), The winner of the state also won the presidential seat in the White House.
Although doubt persists in the case of Florida, the White House deputy chief of staff from 2021 to 2023 assured that Biden will win, while answering questions about the president’s age, the team’s battle strategy and the fitness of the president for office.
