TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida could be the final state the White House can count on to pick up additional seats as part of the rare mid-decade redistricting cycle it has pushed ahead of the midterm elections.

The Republican-controlled state officially entered the fray this past week by holding a legislative hearing, kick-starting a lengthy process that will stretch into the new year. Florida is following the lead of GOP-led states like Texas, Missouri and North Carolina that have enacted new congressional maps at President Donald Trump’s behest to protect the GOP’s narrow House majority.

But as Democratic states like California follow suit with new district lines of their own and GOP efforts in states like Indiana have been rockier than anticipated, the advantage Trump and his allies tho

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