Donald Trump Suffers Brutal Florida Primary Vote Against Him

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Mar 20, 2024 at 3:56 AM EDT


Donald Trump suffered a blow in Tuesday's primary in Florida, a state he only narrowly won in the 2020 presidential election, after thousands of Republicans refused to vote for him.

While the former president won the primary with 910,857 votes, 81.2 percent of the overall share, some 197,000 people, or 17.8 percent, voted for either Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis, despite both candidates having dropped out of the race.

The results suggest the former president is losing support in Florida compared with the previous election in 2020. That year, he won about 94 percent of the state vote in the primary.

The Republican went on to take the state in 2020 by a slim margin, securing 51.2 percent of the vote to Joe Biden's 47.9 percent. Newsweek contacted a representative for Trump by email to comment on this story.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-florida-republican-primary-vote-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-1881143

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ALL of the M$M should be using blaring headlines like this against 45 and also include phrases like "WARNING SIGNS" to highlight what just happened yesterday in the same manner that they celebrated "uncommitted" against Biden and Democrats.

[BigmanPigman]

1. Any headline which starts with "Donald Trump Suffers..."

is an automatic positive post in my opinion.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Suggesting TSF will not gather the vote totals he did in 2020

Biden needs to prevent inroads to his totals in swing states and among minority voters. If things are looking up in OH and FL we are making progress. Take those 2 states and it's just about game over. But of course, we're 8 months out, lots can happen.

[LiberalFighter]

6. One message should be "Stability"

Stability is better than chaos. Stability increases a better life.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. "If things are looking up in OH and FL we are making progress."

I don't expect to take OH or FL this go-around but the Haley vote seems to have been consistent across the states that still have her on the ballot and that potentially indicates a similar % in support of her (or other non-45 candidate) in other states (like here in PA) that have yet to vote.

I.e., even if 1/2 of those voters either leave the top of the ticket blank, stay home, or vote for Biden, that helps to solidify the swing states to hold for Biden this year.

[onecaliberal]

21. They killed alot of their own people with covid. Their own people are the ones still dying form covid because they

refused to vaccinate.

[SergeStorms]

33. The DNC is actively.....

courting the Latino vote this year, which could be extremely important in Florida!

Take Florida out of Trump's column and he's humiliated.

[Pototan]

3. Biden wins by double digits in Nov.

If minorities and young voters come home.

All we have to do is re-convince our base, the actual people we're fighting for, to vote in their own best interest.

[FakeNoose]

29. Yes he will - our job is to get the vote out

Biden will win his 2nd term, and Dems will control the House and the Senate.

[Pototan]

39. Also, the voters have to WTFU

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. Blue up and down the ballot.

[lastlib]

14. I'm for it, but sadly, I don't see it happening.....

At this moment, our odds of holding the Senate are not good. (and we can't blame it on gerrymandering--it's just luck of the cycle, when more Dems are up for election, and we don't have good chances in some key states.) I think we can take the House, though--it seems people are tiired of GOPee incompetence, and a lot of seats will flip to D. I hope for the best, but preparing for the worst.

[JohnSJ]

16. According to Cook Political report there are 3 tossups in the Senate that are a must win if

we want to hold onto the Senate.

Those are the following states:

Arizonia
Ohio
Montana

Those are must wins for us to even have a chance in the Senate.

I we are able to pull off Texas against Cruz, and Florida, against Scott, which are rated as likely republican, that would change the entire dynamic, and help us with the probable loss of Manchin.

Anyway you look at it this is going to be a very close election, and require a lot of work and luck.

It is still hard for me to believe that we have a country that has presented a racist, sexist, bigot, and someone who tried to overthrow our Democracy as a viable candidate.

We will need a massive voter turnout, especially among Democrats, women, minorities and young people to vote straight Democratic up and down the ballot, along with halley supporters or republicans who will not vote for trump.

It is far from hopeless as long as we have a good turnout.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elections

[BumRushDaShow]

20. "Arizonia"

Once Sinema dropped out, that gave a big push to Gallego.

[JohnSJ]

22. Without a doubt. It is still rated as tossup at this point in time by most polls, but it can be done.

[Polybius]

28. "and help us with the probable loss of Manchin"

Probable?

[FakeNoose]

30. Arizona and Ohio will elect Democratic Senators, don't know about Montana

But I have this nagging feeling about Texas. I think Cruz is gonna lose. Colin Allred will be the next Dem Senator from Texas.

[ShazzieB]

31. I'm optimistic about Ohio after watching Lawrence O'Donnell last night.

Sherrod Brown, who Lawrence had on as a guest, is running for reelection to his 4th term in the Senate. His opponent, Bernie Moreno, is an insane Trumper who supports all the usual Trumpy stuff, including being anti-abortion.

Remember the vote in Ohio to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution? I don't know much about Moreno, but it seems to me that his position on abortion will not make him popular with a lot of Ohio voters, especially women.

Here's a sample of Moreno's blather, from last month: MAGA Candidate Says Women Need Help With Strollers, Not Abortion

I'll be biting my nails until the election results are in, but I feel pretty good about Brown's chances.

[ClaudetteCC]

18. I too hope for the best

but haven't yet figured out how to prepare for the worst

[Novara]

5. Yabbut, the NYT probably has the deadline "Trump Sweeps Florida"

Realistically, the only candidate still running should be getting upwards of 90% of the votes in primaries.

Getting only 80% when you're the only one running in your party is absolutely HORRIBLE.

This made my day.

[mpcamb]

8. 18% of those who took time to vote chose people no longer in the race.

...not a sterling performance.

[wiggs]

17. good point I haven't heard discussed...that many primary voters probably didn't vote because

they weren't going to vote for Trump but didn't need to take time to not vote for the primary winner. The overall percentage of non trump republican votes is probably higher than recorded yesterday.

[Bayard]

25. Could these people have voted for Haley before she dropped out?

Early voting?

[70sEraVet]

9. And Florida is a closed Primary state, so Trump can't blame Democrats....

with voting as Republican to screw with his numbers.

[Geechie]

10. Except for those who switched parties temporarily

just to fuck up his numbers.

[70sEraVet]

11. Thanks, Geech

Didn't occur to me (I blame it on no coffee yet)!

[BumRushDaShow]

12. I would think that would amount to a tiny %

as there are requirements for when that needs to be done before a primary.

[DLCWIdem]

15. Aren't there stats on switching parties?

[Fla Dem]

13. Congrats to Newsweek for being straight forward, telling it like it is.

[patphil]

19. Florida is definitely in play. Not only can Biden win the state, but we could take a Senate seat.

Rick Scott is vulnerable, and a Biden win could bring in enough votes to unseat him.

[RussBLib]

23. HuffPo had a good one too

Nice quote: "The American people are tired of Trump's grifting, indecency and criminality."

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Spots 'Badddddd Sign' For Trump Hidden In Latest Numbers

Adam Kinzinger taunted "Chief Whiney" over results in Tuesday's primaries.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday night’s Republican primaries across multiple states comes with some serious red flags.

While the former president won handily in Florida, Ohio, Arizona, Kansas and Illinois, the number of people who turned out to vote against him was unusually high ― especially given that all of his rivals have quit the race, Kinzinger said.

Trump won about 81% of the vote in Florida, 79% in Ohio, 81% in Illinois, 78% in Arizona and 76% in Kansas, based on results early Wednesday from The Associated Press.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who dropped out two weeks ago, won 14 to 20% of the vote over those states.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-primary-warning-sign_n_65fa7ffce4b0947e4200a83d

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Yup

It's fascinating to see a consistent percent who have voted for "someone else" (mostly Haley who has dropped out), across multiple states.

And it's coming out to be twice as many (%-wise) who did this against 45, than the media narrative's "uncommitted" voters against Biden.

But when it comes to the M$M's reports on this? *crickets*

[PortTack]

26. Prophetic....he's calling his own fate...."it's going to be a blood bath."

[CrispyQ]

27. There is Trump fatigue throughout the land.

Even folks who don't hate him are tired of him. And a whole bunch are sick of the whining & how everything bad that happens to him is someone else's fault.

[Tree Lady]

32. I wonder if any exit polls are asking

the voters who voted for someone besides Trump if they will vote for Joe, 3rd party, not at all or Trump.

[BumRushDaShow]

34. ABC had one last night that had some details like that for OH

Nearly half of Haley voters in Ohio say they'd back Biden: Preliminary exit polls


By Gary Langer, Christine Filer, and David Sichinava
March 19, 2024, 10:04 PM


Two in 10 to as many as three in 10 Republican primary voters in Ohio continue to resist Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy -- and among those supporting Nikki Haley, nearly half say they’d back Joe Biden in November, according to preliminary exit poll results from the Republican primary.

While majorities in preliminary exit poll data express loyalty toward Trump, the extent of intraparty challenges may matter in what’s expected to be a close contest in November. Despite his having sewn up the nomination, 20% of Ohio GOP primary voters would be dissatisfied with Trump as the nominee, 22% say he lacks the temperament to serve effectively, and 28% say he wouldn’t be fit for office if convicted of a crime.

At the end of the day, 18% say they wouldn’t support Trump in November, with 10% of that number preferring Biden and 8% saying they wouldn’t vote for either. Nationally, 6% of Republicans voted for Biden in 2020. Nonparticipation by some Republicans would be a further risk for Trump.

Much of the criticism of Trump comes from Haley voters, who turned out despite her departure from the race. (Absentee voting in Ohio opened Feb. 21, two weeks before Haley suspended her campaign.) Among her supporters, 88% would be dissatisfied with Trump as the nominee, 91% say he lacks the temperament for office, and 88% say he’d be unfit if convicted. Eight in 10 say they wouldn’t vote for him in the general election, with 47% preferring Biden and 32% saying they wouldn’t vote for either candidate. Just 18% of Haley voters say they’d vote for Trump in the fall. Sixty percent of Haley voters also call the Republican Party “too conservative,” as did 19% of GOP primary voters in these preliminary exit poll results.

(snip)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/half-haley-voters-ohio-back-biden/story?id=108290136

The 2020 election saw surges of voters for both parties (thankfully more for (D)s than (R)s by a significant amount - at least for the total popular vote) and I think that (R) surge will be history.

[Warpy]

35. To know him is to loathe him

He is never going to generate overwhelming enthusiasm in any state he's spent considerable time in.

[oldsoftie]

36. Meanwhile, since the DNC canceled the Dem primary, TONS of republican got elected

GREAT job DNC. Really GREAT job. Now even a lot of BLUE areas have local positions controlled by the GOP

[BumRushDaShow]

38. As a FYI, that "cancel" was ONLY for the PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY in FL

(Delaware did the same thing)

Democrats in FL have their OTHER PRIMARIES scheduled to be held AUGUST 20, 2024 based on this - https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party_primaries_in_Florida,_2024

I didn't realize that some states separated them out like that until I saw that was done for Colorado since they were moved up to be an early state in the primary process, but ONLY for the Presidential primary (other races optional based on the state law, including the Congressional races as some of us have been monitoring Boebert's race).

[oldsoftie]

40. Correct, but a lot of local races were held THIS week & Dem turnout was pitiful.

So now a lot more council seats, board seats, commission seats, etc are now held by republicans than would normally be the case.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. I dug around and found the election calendar (county/municipal)

https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/calendar/

Dates for Local Elections

To find elections scheduled solely within your county, select a county and calendar year below. For the most up-to-date information about elections in your county, please contact your Supervisor of Elections.

All 2024 Election Dates Date Jurisdiction Election Type County
01/16/24 State House District 35 Special Election Orange
03/12/24 Town of LaCrosse Municipal Alachua
03/19/24 City of Maitland Municipal Orange
03/19/24 Town of Eatonville Municipal Orange
03/19/24 City of Ocoee Municipal Orange
03/19/24 City of Winter Garden Municipal Orange
03/19/24 Juno Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Jupiter Inlet Colony Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Lake Park Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Lake Worth Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Lantana Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Loxahatchee Groves Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 North Palm Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Ocean Ridge Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Pahokee Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Palm Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Palm Beach Gardens Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Riviera Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Royal Palm Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 South Bay Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Tequesta Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Wellington Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 West Palm Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Belle Glade Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Boca Raton Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Delray Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Greenacres Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Highland Beach Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 Hypoluxo Municipal Palm Beach
03/19/24 City of Belleair Beach Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Clearwater Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Gulfport Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Indian Rocks Beach Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 Town of Indian Shores Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 Town of Kenneth City Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Madeira Beach Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Oldsmar Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Pinellas Park Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Safety Harbor Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 City of Treasure Island Municipal Pinellas
03/19/24 Holiday Park and Recreation District Special District Sarasota
03/19/24 Tri-Par Estates Park and Recreation District Special District Sarasota
03/26/24 City of High Springs Special Election Alachua
04/02/24 Plant City Municipal Hillsborough
04/02/24 City of Cedar Key Municipal Levy
04/02/24 Cedar Key Water & Sewer District Special District Levy
04/02/24 City of Chiefland Municipal Levy
04/02/24 Town of Inglis Municipal Levy
04/02/24 Town of Otter Creek Municipal Levy
04/02/24 City of Williston Municipal Levy
04/02/24 Town of Yankeetown Municipal Levy
04/03/24 Town of Reddick Municipal Marion
04/09/24 City of Alachua Municipal Alachua
04/09/24 Town of Orange Park Special Election Clay
04/09/24 City of Keystone Heights Mail Ballot Referendum Clay
04/09/24 Town of Orange Park General Election Clay
04/09/24 Cottondale City Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 Graceville City Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 Grand Ridge Town Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 Marianna City Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 Malone Town Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 Sneads City Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 Alford Town Election Special Election Jackson
04/09/24 City of Dade City Municipal Pasco
04/09/24 City of New Port Richey Municipal Pasco
04/09/24 City of Port Richey Municipal Pasco
04/09/24 City of San Antonio Municipal Pasco
04/09/24 Town of St Leo Municipal Pasco
04/09/24 City of Zephyrhills Municipal Pasco
04/16/24 Town of Iglis Runoff Levy
04/23/24 City of Archer Runoff Alachua
04/23/24 City of Cedar Key Runoff Levy
04/23/24 City of Chiefland Runoff Levy
04/30/24 City of Alachua Runoff Alachua
04/30/24 City of Williston Runoff Levy
05/14/24 City of Keystone Heights (if needed) Runoff Clay
05/14/24 Town of Orange Park (if needed) Runoff Clay
05/21/24 City of Sanibel Special Election Lee
05/21/24 Captiva Erosion Protection Services Referendum Lee
05/28/24 Plant City Runoff Hillsborough
06/11/24 City of Hawthorne Municipal Alachua
06/25/24 City of Hawthorne Runoff Alachua
08/20/24 City of Gainesville Municipal Alachua
08/20/24 City of Cape Coral Primary Election Lee
08/20/24 City of Fort Myers Primary Election Lee
08/20/24 Okeechobee County - School Board Primary Election Okeechobee
08/20/24 Okeechobee County - County Commissioner Primary Election Okeechobee
08/20/24 City of St. Pete Beach Special Election Pinellas
08/20/24 City of St. Petersburg Primary Election Pinellas
08/20/24 City of North Port Municipal Sarasota
08/20/24 City of Sarasota Municipal Sarasota
08/20/24 City of Paxton Municipal Walton
10/01/24 City of Fanning Springs Municipal Levy
11/05/24 City of Gainesville Municipal Alachua
11/05/24 City of High Springs Municipal Alachua
11/05/24 City of Bonita Springs General Election Lee
11/05/24 City of Cape Coral General Election Lee
11/05/24 City of Fort Myers General Election Lee
11/05/24 Town of Fort Myers Beach General Election Lee
11/05/24 City of Fanning Springs Runoff Levy
11/05/24 Town of Dunnellon General Election Marion
11/05/24 Town of McIntosh General Election Marion
11/05/24 City of Belleview General Election Marion
11/05/24 Okeechobee County - County Commissioner General Election Okeechobee
11/05/24 City of Okeechobee - City Commissioner General Election Okeechobee
11/05/24 Okeechobee County - School Board General Election Okeechobee
11/05/24 City of St. Petersburg General Election Pinellas
11/05/24 City of Dunedin Municipal Pinellas
11/05/24 City of Largo Municipal Pinellas
11/05/24 City of Seminole Municipal Pinellas
11/05/24 Charter Review Board Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Hospital Board Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Blackburn Creek CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Bobcat Trail CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Lakeside Plantation CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Sarasota National CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Sarasota Soil and Water Conservation District Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Stoneybrook at Venice CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 The Woodlands CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Toscana Isles CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 Venetian CDD Special District Sarasota
11/05/24 City of North Port Municipal Sarasota
11/05/24 City of Sarasota Municipal Sarasota
11/05/24 City of Venice Municipal Sarasota
12/03/24 City of Waldo Municipal Alachua
12/17/24 City of Waldo Runoff Alachua

A bunch look to be small red municipalities, the issue, like other states, being where your Democratic population tends to be concentrated - in the bigger cities...

[Blue Idaho]

37. It sure looks like

Something like 20% of die hard primary voting republicans will not vote for TFG no matter what. That’s great news for America!

[riversedge]

42. I hope these folks again vote the same in Nov.