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 former Republican governor and current gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) has a reminder to Floridians about Gov. Ron DeSantis and his pro-gun policies. Rep. Crist has been pro-gun in the past before becoming a Democrat in the early 2010s and ended up unsuccessfully challenging former Governor and now Sen. Rick Scott in 2014. […]
Conservative journalist and political firebrand Laura Loomer is making waves, and this time, following redistricting, Loomer is now running in a Republican majority congressional district and could very well be in position to win a seat in Congress. This time, she’s running against longtime GOP Congressman, Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) in District 11. Webster was […]
On Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, a gunman opened fire on an elementary school, killing 21 people. 19 of them were children. The shooter was 18 years old and was compromised by law enforcement. Since the mass shooting took place, gun rights, gun legislation, and gun confiscation has been the topic of conversation. This conversation has […]
We are 172 days from the midterm elections. That is 4,138 hours, or 248,319 minutes, or 14,899,150 seconds until Americans have yet another say in the representative republic (not that anyone is counting). That means it is the perfect time to showcase the current polling in the Florida gubernatorial race. On the Democratic side, the […]
Since the communist revolution, the United States of America has always had a contentious (to say the least) relationship with Cuba. With the Truman Doctrine, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the end of the Cold War, the dynamics of the way in which the United States approaches the Cuban regime and its people has changed […]
In part of an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) went on record to expand upon his views on President Joe Biden (D), taxes, and accusations in which is he being tagged with raising taxes on minorities and lower-income Americans. Sen. Scott’s response was both clear and directed. House Democrats on the […]
In part of an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) went on the record to discuss abortion and the Democrats’ “radical” views on the issue. The former two-term governor for the state of Florida, Scott was asked if he would support a statewide ban on abortion should the Supreme Court opinion of […]
In doing a thorough background check of the new White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) found an interesting tweet from April of 2020 in which Jean-Pierre states, “Reminder: Brian Kemp stole the gubernatorial election from Georgians and Stacey Abrams.” Current White House Spox Jen Psaki is stepping down and will become […]
New polling from The Puerto Rico Statehood Council surveyed one thousand registered Puerto Rican voters and found some interesting results. Those results are not favorable for Democrats going into the 2022 midterms. According to the results, only 23 percent of Puerto Ricans believe the United States is moving in the right direction (7% strongly right […]
In response to the leaked Roe V. Wade decision, Florida Democrats held a rally over Mother’s Day weekend in support of safeguarding abortion at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. Democrats in favor of upholding the 50-year judicial precedent are worried that Republicans will completely ban abortion statewide if the Supreme Court decision in the […]
Less than a day following The Floridian’s update concerning Kevin Marino Cabrera’s impressive fundraising, former President Donald Trump (R) has announced his endorsement of Mr. Cabrera. This should not come as a total surprise as Cabrera was the Florida State director of Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign. “Kevin Cabrera will be a great member of the […]
Kevin Marino Cabrera’s Campaign announced that he has raised over $100k in his first week. The funds are tied to the political committee, Dade First PC. This campaign, which is vying for the District 6 County Commission seat in Miami-Dade, has gotten off to a good start for the Miami native. “I am grateful to […]
Monday night, Politico prematurely released a draft written by Justice Alito stating that Roe V. Wade is to be overturned. The draft is what it is: a draft. Within the Supreme Court, drafts are passed around from justice to justice, minds are changed (possibly), and then there is a final decision. In this case, the […]
Eric Lynn is a Florida Democratic candidate for Congress who vying for Charlie Crist’s (D-FL) seat in District 13 is late on paying his property taxes. According to his own website, Lynn is a former Senior Advisor in President Obama’s administration, a “national security expert, small business owner, community advocate, and St. Petersburg Native”. However, […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is calling out the Biden administration for their decision to send VA resources to the border to address the crisis that Donalds believes Biden holds responsibility for. Since the announcement that President Joe Biden (D) was going to end Title 42, Republicans have been hitting the border issue with consistency. Donalds […]
The Q1 Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings are in and all of the most up-to-date financials reports are in for members of Florida's congressional delegation. The following is a list of campaign finance records of for members of Florida's congressional caucus. This list includes the total amount of receipts collected, the ranking in which the […]
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke about term limits and his time in the political arena in a sit-down interview with Forbes. In the interview, Donalds sees that term limits “far outweighs the bad” when compared to the good that they could produce. There has been a push on the right to bring term limits to […]
Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) went on Fox News Business on Friday to share with the public that there was a huge drug bust in her district. The bust, containing Mexican Cartel produced fentanyl, enough to kill “every man, woman, and child in the state of Florida 11 times over.” The congresswoman said. “We know that […]
