Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) mentioned Tuesday that he anticipated state Sen. Randy Nice (R) to underperform within the particular election for Florida’s sixth Congressional District subsequent week.
“Regardless of the outcome in that, it’s going to be a way underperformance from what I won that district by in 2022 and what the president won it by in November,” DeSantis instructed reporters.
“They’re going to try to lay that at the feet of President Trump,” he continued. “That is not a reflection of President Trump. It’s a reflection of a specific candidate running in that race.”
“If President Trump were on the ballot in this special election, he would win by 30 points no question,” he mentioned. “It’s a candidate-specific issue. I think the district is so overwhelmingly Republican that it’s almost impossible for someone with an R by their name to lose that district. So I would anticipate a Republican candidate is still going to be successful. Do I think they will get even close to the margins that I received or president received? No.”
“It’s a reflection of the candidate that’s running in that race,” he added.
Democrat Josh Weil considerably outraised Nice within the race; latest filings present Weil raised almost $10 million, whereas Nice introduced in $561,000.
Trump and nationwide safety adviser Mike Waltz, who beforehand represented the district, each gained it by greater than 30 factors in November.
Nice and DeSantis have a contentious historical past. Nice turned the primary Florida lawmaker to modify his endorsement from DeSantis to Trump within the 2024 GOP main, saying he made the change as a result of Trump’s actions demonstrated his help for the Jewish neighborhood.
DeSantis’s crew hit again following Nice’s change, calling it “political theater.”
