DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters' faith in special election for Matt Gaetz's old seat

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : In a longshot bid, Democrat Gay Valimont is seeking to hinge the race on the Department of Government Efficiency Service's push to fire federal workers and dismantle federal agencies.
45% : The seat opened up after Trump nominated Gaetz for attorney general.
41% : A win for her would defy decades of political convention and could send loud signals about how the president's aggressive second term in the White House is playing with voters across the political spectrum.
39% : "Everything that President Trump has rolled out so far, we've been lockstep on," Patronis said.
28% : "Because that leader's not going to listen to them, because they're only listening to President Trump and Elon Musk.
25% : In an interview, Patronis said he would challenge Trump if he thought the president's actions were harming northwest Florida - but he dismissed concerns that DOGE's efforts to exert control over congressionally authorized programs are illegal.

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