Republican Randy Fine wins special election for deep-red House seat in Florida

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Fine is a staunch Trump ally, having switched his endorsement in the 2024 presidential primary from home-state Gov. Ron DeSantis to Trump.
64% : Fine's decision to endorse Trump earned him the president's support ahead of the special primary election in January, helping Fine easily win the GOP nod.
51% : " Fine's support for Trump appealed to Linda Morgan, one Republican voter who cast her ballot Tuesday morning for Fine.
48% : Trump issued multiple Truth Social posts and held two tele-town halls last week for Fine and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, the Republican in the 1st District special election in the Panhandle to replace former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz.
48% : Weil, a public school teacher who had raised more than $10 million as of March 31 according to recent fundraising reports, had leveraged his strong fundraising to launch attacks against Fine on potential GOP-led cuts to entitlement programs, including Social Security and Medicaid, in a district where nearly 30% of the population is over the age of 65.
45% : "If he admits he's going to help President Trump do the job that we elected him for, then I'm all in," Morgan told NBC News outside a polling place in Daytona Beach.
44% : And he touted his ties to Trump in the race.
42% : Trump himself also engaged to help turn out his supporters, as Democrats looked to leverage lower turnout in a special election and energy among the party's grassroots to oppose the president.
41% : "I stand behind you 100% and you'll have no greater warrior for your agenda than me," Fine said of Trump in last week's tele-town hall, later adding that the race could determine "whether you have the votes in Congress you need to get the job done.
23% : Trump attempted to counter those attacks in last week's tele-town hall, telling supporters, "Randy will vote to defend Social Security, protect Medicare, cut your taxes, end inflation, fully fund our border security agenda.

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