MIAMI — Florida Republicans are determined not to rest on their laurels after the GOP walloped Democrats during last year’s state elections.
But with Sen. Joe Manchin‘s (D-WV) announcement that he will not seek reelection next year, Democrats may be more incentivized to invest in the state, once considered critical to presidential campaigns, in 2024.
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Florida’s standing as the largest battleground state in presidential elections is in question, according to University of Central Florida politics professor Aubrey Jewett.
“It was the largest and most important for at least six to seven elections in a row,” Jewett told the Washington Examiner. “It got the most presidential and vice presidential visits and the most money spent on advertising. And actually swung back and forth between parties and voted for the winner six…
