2024 Presidential Election

Coverage of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign and the presidential general 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 2022 midterm election.
After a stellar performance in the Iowa Caucus, former President Donald Trump (R) has won the endorsement of US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). President Trump was declared the winner within the first hour of vote counting in the Iowa Caucus. Winning 98 counties and carrying 51% of the vote helped the president best Governor Ron DeSantis […]
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced Monday night following the Iowa Caucuses that he has officially suspended his campaign. This was followed up with the former entrepreneur and biotech tycoon fully endorsing Donald Trump for the presidency. Ramaswamy tweeted, “This entire campaign is about speaking the truth. We did not achieve our goal tonight & […]
It’s over. Stick a fork in the 2024 Republican presidential primary election. As expected, former President Donald Trump crushed Governor Ron DeSantis and Ambassador Nikki Haley. With 92% of precincts reporting, President Trump has garnered 51% of the vote, and Gov. DeSantis came in 2nd with 21%m narrowly edging out Nikki Haley by 2 percentage […]
It's Iowa Caucus Day, and the Republican primary candidates' paths forward from here on out are on the line. Former President Donald Trump maintains his massive lead in the polls. However, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, "I always like being the underdog," and suggested some Republicans who have endorsed Trump […]
On the eve of the 2024 Iowa Caucus, Florida Senator Marco Rubio finally endorsed former President Donald Trump over Governor Ron DeSantis and Ambassador Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary sweepstakes, a sign that he could be positioning himself to run for President in 2028. Sen. Rubio’s endorsement, which followed fellow Florida Senator Rick […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has announced that he is traveling to the Hawkeye State to support former President Donald Trump (R) at the Iowa Caucuses. Despite the near-zero temperatures with nasty winds that make it feel like -10 (or worse), the Naples, Florida representative is making the trip to back up his endorsement. Iowa, I’ll […]
Investigative journalist and professional bomb thrower Laura Ingram encountered her latest “LOOMERED” victim, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in Des Moines, Iowa ahead of the Iowa Caucuses on Tuesday. In her latest viral video that has garnered one million views, Loomer pulled up on Gov. DeSantis inside of his hotel lobby as he was grabbing something […]
While Nikki Haley was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, she quickly proclaimed that the Trump administration had it right regarding humanitarian aid. While talking at a forum in March of 2018 on the campus of Florida International University in Miami, Ambassador Haley agreed with Trump’s stance that the US should only give aid […]
With the controversial abortion issue most likely being on the 2024 ballot in Florida, Democrats are pushing hard to beat Republicans on the issue in Florida. State Senator Jason Pizzo (D) remains confident that most Floridians believe in a woman's right to choose to have an abortion or not. Democrats recently celebrated a huge victory this […]
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has forged the most significant cultural shift in recent years with his very conservative policies as governor of Florida. However, his term ends in just two years, leaving Republicans without a leader. State Senator Jason Pizzo (D) thinks this could be an opportune moment for Democrats to seize back control of […]
State Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book (D-FL) has released her rebuttal to Governor Ron DeSantis’ State of the State Address. In a series of videos posted on social media, Minority Leader Book described Gov. DeSantis’ speech as a compilation of “carefully curated talking points” that fail to demonstrate a “darker reality.” She also jabbed at […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL --- After a late start amid a raging storm, Gov. DeSantis delivered his 2024 State of the State address. He hit on topics such as education, Israel, and immigration, emphasizing Florida's existence as a "fre e state". "2024 is going to be a banner year for the state if Florida," The Governor began […]
In this upcoming 2024 election cycle, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (R-FL) is challenging US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) for his Senate seat. However, Mucarsel-Powell does not just see this as an opportunity for herself, but for Democrats across Florida to take back their state. At a campaign event recently, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated, "Floridians, you […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) began the New Year with an ad for his 2024 reelection campaign, invoking former President Ronald Reagan and saying America must "cowboy up and fight like hell" to reclaim its values. "We’re losing our country because of Democrats’ radical agenda. Prices and crime are soaring. The border is wide open. Millions […]
As 2024 Republican primary candidates scramble to take down former President Donald Trump (R), the road ahead just got a lot steeper as US Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) has just endorsed the former president's campaign. Scalise is currently the House Majority Leader for Republicans and was a favorite to replace US Rep. Kevin McCarthy after […]
President Joe Biden (D) and his challenger, former President Donald Trump (R) exchanged jabs with each other on New Year's Eve through their respective celebrations. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden spent the New Year at St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, the host of this year's Dick […]
President-elect Donald Trump (R) is calling on congressional Republicans to "be smart and tough" as his inauguration day and Senate confirmation hearings approach. But with probable Democrat blockades to Trump's agenda and his appointments, prominent GOP member Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is also asking those in the GOP to take advantage of the "mandate" given […]
Maine has become the second state to remove former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot, sparking outrage among the right. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appeared on Fox News's Ingraham Angle to discuss, saying the decision "opens up Pandora's Box" and suggested such moves are a means to distract voters from Biden's polling numbers and policies. "The idea that one […]
