Republicans raise concerns about Florida special election as candidates vie to replace Mike Waltz

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

82% : Trump wrote in late March on his social media platform Truth Social, "A highly successful, Harvard educated businessman, and greatly respected State Legislator, Randy has been a tremendous Voice for MAGA."
52% : In this district in the presidential race, meanwhile, Trump received about 65% of the vote, while Vice President Kamala Harris received about 35% of the vote.
50% : Still, DeSantis and Fine have clashed before, including when Fine switched his endorsement in the 2024 presidential primaries from DeSantis to Trump. Steve Bannon, a former Trump adviser, said on Monday on his podcast show that "Trump won that district by 30 points in November. ...
49% : The district voted for Trump in 2024, but the GOP candidate lags in fundraising.
43% : And President Trump, if he were on the ballot in this special election, he would win by 30 points, no question.
25% : [as a candidate for governor] and what President Trump won in November." "They're going to try to lay that at the feet of President Trump," DeSantis added.
25% : "That is not a reflection of President Trump.

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