Biden campaign sets sights on flipping Donald Trump's Florida in 2024 election, Internet says 'no chance'

In addition to targeting Florida, the Biden campaign strategically focused on flipping North Carolina, a state won by Trump in the 2020 election
PUBLISHED APR 2, 2024
President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is aiming to flip Donald Trump's Florida in the November election (Getty Images)
President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is aiming to flip Donald Trump's Florida in the November election (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Joe Biden's re-election campaign announced that it will target to flip former President Donald Trump's home state, Florida, in the upcoming presidential election, The Hill reported.

In a memo released on Monday, April 1, campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said investing in the Sunshine State is integral to the Biden campaign's strategy to reach 270 electoral votes. 

"Make no mistake: Florida is not an easy state to win, but it is a winnable one for President Biden, especially given Trump's weak, cash-strapped campaign, and serious vulnerabilities within his coalition," Rodriguez said.

The GOP presumptive nominee won Florida in the 2020 election with a three-point lead against Biden. Trump secured 51 percent of votes while his successor stood at 48 percent.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11: Former U.S. President Donald Trump exits the courtroom for a break during his civil fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on January 11, 2024 in New York City. Trump won't make his own closing arguments after his lawyers objected to Judge Arthur Engoron's insistence that Trump stay within the bounds of
Florida is Donald Trump's home state (Michael M Santiago/Getty Images)

Biden campaign to focus on Latino outreach and abortion

Rodriguez remarked that the incumbent's re-election campaign hired three operatives to handle the campaign in Florida, and the state was part of $25 million spring ad and $30 million fall ad buys.

She further indicated that the large Cuban, Venezuelan, and Puerto Rican population is the focus of the Biden campaign to increase the Latino outreach.

According to her, Florida is "a state where President Biden has a compelling story of results, Trump and Rick Scott's extreme agenda is making Floridians' lives worse, and the Democratic coalition is growing and energized."

DORAL, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 01:  Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks before Vice President Mike Pence takes
Biden's campaign manager accused Sen Rick Scott (R-Fla) of worsening the lives of Floridians (Getty Images)

Another focal point of Biden campaign in Trump's home state is abortion. The State Supreme Court on Monday, April 1, ruled to implement a six-week abortion ban effective from May 1.

In light of their better-than-expected performance in the 2022 mid-term election as a result of the overturning of Roe v Wade, Democrats consider that stricter abortion access in Florida will favor them.

"This new, extreme abortion ban – one that Donald Trump personally paved the way for – will now amount to a ban for the entire Southeast. Women in need of reproductive care throughout the region now face a choice between putting their lives at risk or traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to get care," Rodriguez said in the memo.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Protesters gather in the wake of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade outs
Florida Supreme Court restricted abortion access to six weeks in a recent ruling (Getty Images)

She labeled the Republican-dominated state "Ground Zero for Trump's MAGA Blueprint," noting the banning of books in the state and easy access to guns in comparison to other states and the rising housing costs and poor insurance access.

Besides Florida, the Biden campaign is working to flip North Carolina, which Trump narrowly won in 2020.

Internet reacts

Netizens unanimously said there was no chance Biden could defeat Trump in Florida in the 2024 presidential contest.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 01: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at I
Social media users asserted Joe Biden will never win in Florida (Getty Images)

One user shared a GIF with the caption, "Zero chance."



 

"Lmao, Biden has no chance of flipping Florida..." another person said.



 

A third user added, "So you doing what you did in to NYC you think you are going to win Florida people are leaving NYC for Florida."



 

"That is highly unlikely… His biggest concerns should be Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, New Mexico, and Georgia. There’s a chance he will lose one or more of those," someone else remarked.



 

A individual outrightly stated, "That will never happen," and another response read, "Literally zero chance. Funny attempt though. The best part is Biden's home is voting red this time around."



 



 

"Let’s hope they spend billions trying because there’s no way Floridians want Joe Biden. They were getting out of those blue states plus Florida runs too well. It’s a state that works unlike most of the blue states," someone else chimed in.



 

Another user added, "No way they will never flip Florida, but I hope they spend $1 billion trying lol."



 

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