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On Monday, I covered the closer-than-expected race in Florida’s 6th District to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz, currently serving as Donald Trump’s national security advisor.
TrumpendorsedStateSenatorRandyFine,whichwasthoughttobeenoughinadistrictthatgavethepresidenta30-pointmarginofvictory.
ButtheoutrageandfearginnedupbythenationalmediaoverTrump’spolicies,plustherageofDemocratsatbeingontheouts,hasenergizedtheopposition,bringingtheracewithinthemarginoferror.
Onepoll,conductedbyTrumppollsterTonyFabrizio,hasWeilupbythreepoints,with10%undecided.
Finehastakenalackadaisicalapproachtotherace,angeringlocalRepublicansandbeingoutraisedbymathteacherJoshWeil10-1.
ThereisnomarginoferrorforTrumpandtheRepublicansintheHouse,however.Withaslim218-213majoritywithfourvacancies,TrumpdecidednottotakeanychancesandwithdrewthenominationofRep.EliseStefaniktobeambassadortotheUnitedNations.
Trumpwillholdatele-townhallforFineandJimmyPatronis,whoislookingtowintheseatvacatedbyRep.MattGaetz’sresignation
