2022 Midterms
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 2022 midterm election.
The numbers are in: The United States of America is in recession again. Or is it? Politicians and pundits across the nation are arguing the semantics of whether the world’s largest economy is falling on hard times. Politicians including President Joe Biden (D), Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). As we’ve stated, […]
Conservatives have continuously attacked President Joe Biden (D) for the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. southern border since the beginning of his presidency. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) even went as far as to call the border situation a “national security crisis and a public safety crisis.” Is Mexico to blame? Now, another conservative […]
The Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party have been caught targeting the Federal Reserve and its employees in order to obtain sensitive information. For a while now, China has been suspected of informational espionage, going as far as to target U.S. universities to Congressmen such as Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). According to an article […]
The expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare" remains a goal of Democratic leaders and elected officials. Several of Florida's own Democrats have taken charge on this issue. On July 15th, a letter crossed the desks of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spelling out […]
The reversal of Roe v. Wade earlier this year has provided Democrats a rallying point with which to mobilize their voting base of support. Citing women's rights, bodily autonomy, and the burden of unwanted children, Democrats are working hard to make abortion the central plank of their midterm platform. Florida's own Democratic Representatives are no exception. […]
Former governor and now Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) was a headlining speaker at the America First Policy Institute concerning the United States and its approach to foreign and domestic energy. The panel in which Sen. Scott sat on was hosted by Rick Perry (R-TX), the former Secretary of Energy in the Trump administration. In late […]
As the cost of living has increased around the nation, many Americans are feeling thinner wallets and are paying for it at the pump. This has caused conservatives around the country to call out the Biden administration on the rising prices caused by "Bidenflation." In a short video released early Monday morning, Rep. Brian Mast […]
At the Sunshine Summit, this Saturday, Republican congressional candidates in District 13 squared off in a debate in hopes to secure their chances of becoming the Republican nomination to replace Rep. Charlie Crist’s (D-FL) . With Rep. Crist throwing his hat into Florida's gubernatorial race, both political parties must nominate someone to square off with […]
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) prompted Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity and Enterprise to warn Floridians about the scheme that the Cuban government is running to lure investment to their “non-state sector.” The Governor’s Press Office claims that the racketeers “will welcome American investment in the island’s supposed private sector, but foreign investment is […]
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced 5 new pieces of legislation that addresses the supply chain crisis and its affect that it has on Americans. The House Resolutions cover a multitude of areas ranging from permissible semitrailer lengths and weights, diesel fuel costs, permissible truck driver hours, and the repeal of the 12 percent federal […]
Former Orlando Chief of Police and current Congresswoman, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) – running as “Chief Demings” in the upcoming election cycle against incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) – has sent out a press release regarding her support for a vote to “pass a renewed assault weapons ban through the House Judiciary Committee.” The ban […]
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has recently sent out a press release calling Florida gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) the “Joe Biden of Florida.” Rep.Crist, who has a longer political career than his Democratic primary opponent Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL), is known by most as the establishment candidate. Crist also served as […]
Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and his team and challenger Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) and her team have traded shots back and forth in the past few days, both claiming that their opponent is not showing up for work. The Rubio campaign brought up the fact that Demings has skipped Homeland Security Committee hearings right […]
WASHINGTON – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have partnered with prominent congressional Democrat on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). No, it wasn’t Reps. Charlie Crist (D-FL) or Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), but none other than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). The part of the bill […]
The Labor Department has released job numbers concerning the Consumer Price Index. The CPI is a general statistic that factors in everyday goods that Americans purchase on a regular basis (gas, housing, groceries). The numbers showed that in one year, prices (and therefore inflation) have risen 9.1%, and 1.3% from May 2022 to June 2022, […]
After one year of Cubans demonstrating in the streets demanding freedom and economic resolve, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement regarding the anniversary of the event. Within the Rubio press release, the Florida Senator calls out the Biden administration for watching “this oppression play out” and calls upon the U.S. Government to “act to […]
While there has been a flurry of political endorsements swirling around the nation and in the state of Florida, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) has recently announced a lengthy endorsement list including Sheriffs from around the Sunshine State. 11 Sheriffs announced their support Cammack: Sheriffs Scotty Rhoden (Baker County), Gordon Smith (Bradford County), Mark Hunter (Columbia […]
First Lady of United States, Dr. Jill Biden, has been chastised by those in the media, specifically Hispanic media, for mentioning and equivocating the Latino community to “breakfast tacos” in San Antonio. This incident has garnered a lot of attention from conservatives as well; Marco Rubio changed his profile picture on Twitter to a taco […]
