A competitive race for Waltz's seat in Fla. rattles Republicans - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : (Fine endorsed Trump over DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary last year.)
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.
50% : " Voters in the district, which includes the stretch of coast between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, overwhelmingly voted for President Trump.
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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