President Bidenā€™s reelection campaign announced Monday that it will aim to flip Florida, targeting the home of former President Trump.

Campaign managerĀ Julie Chavez RodriguezĀ said in a memo that investing in Florida is part of the Biden campaignā€™s pathway to 270 electoral votes. Trump won the Sunshine State in 2020 with more than 51 percent, compared to Bidenā€™s 48 percent.

ā€œMake no mistake: Florida is not an easy state to win, but it is a winnable one for President Biden, especially given Trumpā€™s weak, cash-strapped campaign, and serious vulnerabilities within his coalition,ā€ she said.

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The Biden campaign has also set its sightsĀ on flipping North CarolinaĀ in November. Trump won North Carolina by a tight margin in 2020, and Biden visited the state as part of his tour of every battleground state last month.

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    7 months ago

    Abortion and Recreational Marijuana are on the FL ballot as a result of petitions and signatures. The voters are still blue in a lot of areas; and thereā€™s been a large rejection of the DeSantis maneuvering around Disney, and costing the state business.

    A terrible idea would be not trying.

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      7 months ago

      Thatā€™s what most people fail to realize about the us elections. Literally nothing matters but voter turnout. Every election with high turnout goes to democrats. Youā€™re not going to convince any Trump supporters to suddenly vote Biden. Itā€™s Biden vs voter apathy, not Biden vs trump. Republicans know this, thatā€™s why they are always pushing the ā€œboth-sidesā€ bs. Having abortion and pot on the ballot make Florida very winnable.

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      7 months ago

      Pretty sure they called it the bible belt because Florida was primarily democrat in federal elections for so long. With the divisions within the republican party itā€™s not such a long shot.