2020 Election
The Floridian is a statewide and national political media platform that covers government affairs, elections, public policy, and campaigns on Florida politics. These are stories from the 2020 midterm election.
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is claiming former President Donald Trump’s (R) tenure in office was “disastrous” – especially his economic record. The Florida congresswoman stated that the 45th President lost nearly three million jobs while in the White House while President Joe Biden (D) added 15 million jobs. Trump’s disastrous presidency cost America nearly […]
President Trump celebrated the Supreme Court ruling on social media, going after President Joe Biden (D) in the process.
Earlier in November, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) claimed the January 6th surveillance footage tapes would be released. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) recently appeared on Andrew Wilkow's radio program, seemingly confirming their release "in tranches" on an unmentioned website "in days." Wilkow posted the audio clip on X (formerly Twitter), which started off with a discussion […]
Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) recently uncovered evidence suggesting the Federal government, universities, and Big Tech conspired to suppress news ahead of the 2020 Election. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Varney & Co. to discuss calling this "a very critical issue." As Rep. Cammack and an extensive report issued by the House Weaponization Committee describe, the Department […]
As the war rages on in the Middle East after Hamas slaughtered over 1,000 Israelis on Oct. 7, pro-Palestinian lawmakers in the United States – including Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) – have faced backlash. Now, it has come to light that Representative Darren Soto (D-FL) and candidate for Senate, former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell both received […]
Releasing the January 6th security footage has been bandied about by House Republicans. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) recently claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) intends to release the tapes, although journalist and activist Laura Loomer has expressed skepticism. On Friday, conservative influencer Ryan Fournier said, "Speaker Johnson is moving forward […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has had a busy week. Just days after ousting Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the House Speakership, he has introduced a bill preventing officials from publicly disclosing national security clearances. Named the "Security Clearance Revolving Door Act," this bill would make an official publicly stating their security clearance punishable by a […]
A vigil was held for those imprisoned in Washington, D.C. for their presence on January 6th. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) appeared, speaking with one of the prisoners and vowing to make Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) release the full, unredacted security tapes from the Capitol that day. BREAKING: Congressman Gaetz attends vigil for mistreated J6 prisoners […]
Florida Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Bill Posey (R) have drafted a bipartisan bill to expand the National Housing Act’s insurance coverage. Bill H.R.4465 would amend the National Housing Act to authorize insurance of certain mortgages to finance repairs and improvements to condominium projects. The measure would enable the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to […]
House Republicans have their knives out for Biden Administration officials. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) set his sights on Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS), introducing a resolution to censure the Mississippi Congressman for not turning over records to the House Clerk during his time as Chair of the January 6th Committee. The Post Millennial described how rather than turn Committee […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has demanded the data of a Twitter account belonging to a supposed girlfriend of Timothy Thibault, an FBI agent accused of halting the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020. Thibault's girlfriend in question, Melissa "Missy" Morgan-Ransome, allegedly threatened that "the FBI is going to retaliate" against whistleblowers on the Hunter […]
Throughout the past few months and even before the 2022 midterms, Republicans in both chambers of Congress have called for the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas to resign. Congressional lawmakers have called out the unprecedented number of undocumented immigrants and harmful substances that have crossed the border illegally as just cause for his resignation. […]
In a House Oversight Committee hearing, former Twitter executives testified that there was no conspiracy to knowingly hide the New York Post's story about Hunter Biden's infamous laptop. While Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) is skeptical about the former executive's involvement and knowledge in the Hunter Biden laptop-gate scandal, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slams them […]
The so-called "Twitter Files" are providing inspiration to the House Republican majority not just to take action against Big Tech but to release footage taken during the events of January 6th, 2021. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) favors releasing the footage, explaining his stance in a recent CNN appearance tweeted by the Columbia Bugle, liked by […]
Whenever the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the economic numbers for the month, many Floridians appear to await on Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) take on the matter; especially with the inflationary numbers that the nation has witnessed since President Joe Biden’s (D) election in November of 2020. According to Sen. Scott's press release sent out […]
There is no question that former President Donald Trump's presidency and the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement turned the political world on its head. Hillary Clinton’s loss to the former The Apprentice host will probably go down as the greatest upset in political history. However, the ripple effects – from what seemed the most […]
Following the investigation into President Donald Trump (R) and his supposed “Russian collusion,” Republicans did some investigating of their own and found the eventual foul play by Christopher Steele and the infamous Steele Dossier. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is now asking the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz why the Federal Bureau of Investigation […]
Election Day is getting closer by the minute and congressional candidates are making strides to get every last vote they can, whether that means going door-to-door, sending out mail, or completely erasing former views on your campaign website. Democrat Alan Cohn (D) has done the latter. Cohn is a candidate for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, […]