Biden's campaign chief rules out Democratic victory in Florida

Jen O'Malley Dillon, head of the reelection campaign for U.S. President Joe Biden, acknowledged the consolidation of Florida as a pro-Trump state, considering it a Republican territory loyal to the former president.

In an interview on the political podcast Impolitic, O’Malley Dillon contradicted the statements of the Democratic president himself by indicating that Florida is not a swing state and that the outcome of the November elections was not at stake, as highlighted by the EFE agency.

With his response, he implied that the campaign's efforts should focus on other areas, because "if we approach this election like we did in 2020, we are going to lose," he acknowledged.

"I think the job of the campaign is to keep as many battleground states in play for as long as possible, so we can steer with any flexibility in the race," O’Malley Dillon pointed out on "Impolitic with John Heilemann."

In that sense, he pointed out that it is necessary to focus on states like North Carolina or Georgia, where Donald Trump maintains a five-point lead in voting intention, as well as Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada, since in recent years there has been a growing support for the Republican proposal in Florida, which reduces the options for a change.

This perception is contrary to that of Biden, who expressed during a visit to Tampa that "Florida is at stake nationally," largely due to the radicalization in the prohibition of abortion promoted by conservatives in the country.

Winning this territory in favor of the Democrats represents a arduous task considering that since 2012, when Barack Obama won, they have not found support in a presidential election and precisely Trump surpassed his opponents both in 2016 (against Hillary Clinton) and in 2020 (versus Biden).

Historical data reveal that Florida is one of the most important battlegrounds in presidential elections, as from 1964 to 2016 (excluding 1992 and 2012), the winner of the state also secured the presidency in the White House.

Although there is still doubt in the case of Florida, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff from 2021 to 2023 assured that Biden is going to win, while also addressing questions about the president's age, the team's battle strategy, and the president's fitness for office.