A competitive race for Mike Waltz's seat rattles Republicans - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : (Fine endorsed Trump over DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary last year.)
58% : On Thursday, Trump held a telephone town hall for Fine, stressing his loyalty to the administration's agenda.
58% : " "I appreciate that the country is going in the right direction," she said, and Fine "agrees with the policies Trump is putting in place.
56% : A man driving by rolled down his window to tell them that Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York would stay in her seat, at Trump's request, instead of becoming his ambassador to the United Nations.
52% : Pointing to Fine's high praise for Trump, Paul Hunt, 61, who works in real estate in DeLand, said of the candidate: "I don't care if he was saving Bambi -- based upon his affiliation, that tells me everything I need to know.
51% : There are nearly twice as many registered Republicans as Democrats in the district, which Trump won in November by a 2-to-1 margin.
49% : " After tapping Waltz and Gaetz for his Cabinet, Trump quickly endorsed candidates to replace them.
46% : Weil has also emphasized his objections to cutting the federal workforce and government assistance programs; nearly a third of the district's population qualifies for Social Security.
45% : Leaders in both parties "all talk about making cuts but none of them do it, and Trump is the first one to actually do it," said Greg Bohr, 74, a Palm Coast retiree.
40% : Despite the national investment and high-profile visits, officials in both parties are cautioning against parsing the race's outcome for hints of how the electorate is feeling about Trump.
26% : "We want to make sure Trump can keep doing what he's doing.
25% : " For Democrats, despairing over how little legislative opposition Trump has faced, the special election is a chance to voice their displeasure.
14% : Should Fine not do as well as other Republicans have in the district, DeSantis told reporters Tuesday, "That is not a reflection of President Trump -- it's a reflection of the specific candidate running in that race."

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