Two special House elections Tuesday in Florida favor Republicans. But tighter vote margins in those ruby-red districts could signal that out-of-power Democrats are continuing a trend of surpassing expectations in elections since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
State Sen. Randy Fine and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, the Republican nominees tightly aligned with Trump, have a decided edge to join the House and give Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) more breathing room to advance Trump’s legislative priorities in the tightly divided chamber.
Republicans have just a 218-213 majority.
Yet the two underdog Democrats, and Fine’s opponent in particular, ...