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Florida’s final elections of 2025 delivered a resounding rebuke to Republicans, with Democratic candidates outperforming President Donald Trump’s 2024 margins by double digits. The swing gives Democrats a glimmer of hope for next year, a sharp contrast to the despair many felt a year ago in the aftermath of Trump’s win.

“This has big implications,” said Democratic strategist Eric Johnson, who’s managed federal, statewide and local campaigns in Florida. “Florida is tracking with the nation. And if you’re any Republican officeholder, you’ve got to be very nervous looking to November (2026),” he said.

After years of poor performance by her party in Florida, Nikki Fried, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, was determined to spread the mess

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