Never Trump conservative and former Republican strategist Rick Wilson has described Florida as a swing state in which Democrats "struggle" — one where Democrats often come within striking distance of Republicans in statewide races but ultimately lose. Partisan gerrymandering stands to make Florida even more difficult for Democrats, and according to The Guardian's Sam Levine, Black voting power is likely to suffer in the Sunshine State thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis' gerrymandering scheme.
"The Florida legislature will allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to take the lead on redrawing the state's 28 congressional districts — a highly unusual move that will probably diminish Black political power in the state and allow Republicans to further distort the state's map to their advantage," Levine reports in an article published on April 13. "State legislatures, including Florida's, usually draw a proposal for a plan that the governor approves or rejects. DeSantis vetoed the GOP-controlled legislature's proposed congressional districts on 29 March after proposing his own map that would increase the number of GOP seats while eliminating two districts represented by Black Democrats."
