Let the 2026 elections begin

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : In 2020, Trump became the first sitting president to address the rally in person.
51% : -- HEATHER TURNBULL will be interim vice president of state government relations for HCA Healthcare in Florida, reports Drew Dixon of Florida Politics.
50% : He also vowed that the "Florida Republican Party is just getting started." -- Gary Fineout -- "After switching parties, state Rep. Hillary Cassel receives heavy blowback -- and praise from Trump," by Anthony Man of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. -- "In race for Florida's [1st congressional district], [Aaron] Dimmock emphasizes veterans, property insurance," reports T.S. Strickland of WUWF.
49% : But Power led the party through an election cycle that saw Trump easily carry the state while Republicans romped up and down the ballot.
48% : " TRAFFIC JAMS -- "New security measures, introduced after the assassination attempts over the summer, have made travel by air, land and sea in Palm Beach a testing affair whenever Trump's in town," by Holly Peterson of The Wall Street Journal "The president-elect now crosses blockaded bridges like Brezhnev's Soviet convoys speeding through Moscow's emptied thoroughfares.
47% : Trump intends to appoint KATHARINE MACGREGOR, as deputy Interior secretary, reports POLITICO E&E News' Jennifer Yachnin.
42% : And that, of course, leads to a crucial question: Will Trump take sides in these primaries?
32% : Will the governor -- who unsuccessfully ran for president against Trump -- back different candidates than the leader of the national party? One such clue will come with DeSantis' pick for chief financial officer.
30% : Rep. BYRON DONALDS (R-Fla.), who recently hired the same pollster who worked for Trump (and other successful Republicans), brushed aside a question about his interest in the governor's mansion.
28% : And if Trump weighs in, what will DeSantis do?
21% : But state Sen. JOE GRUTERS -- who has already been endorsed for CFO by Trump and has had a bumpy relationship with DeSantis -- plans to run the job in 2026.

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