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Exclusive: Biden opens first field office in Florida
https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/25/biden-campaign-field-office-florida17 mins ago -
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Exclusive: Biden opens first field office in Florida
Yacob Reyes
President Biden's campaign is opening a field office in Hillsborough County to mobilize voters in a region where Republicans are gaining ground.
Why it matters: This is Biden's first field office in Florida.
Catch up quick: The campaign says it sees Florida as "winnable" now that a referendum to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution will be on November's ballot.
Biden and other top Democrats are making appearances in Florida to blame Donald Trump for the state's near-total abortion ban, which takes effect in May.
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Jacksonville next week.
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Jacksonville next week.
Between the lines: Hillsborough is the third-largest county in the state, and while it has voted Democrat in the past two presidential elections, Republicans have been narrowing the gap in voter registrations.
Matt Isbell, a Democratic elections analyst, tells Axios that Democrats must win the county to have "any future life force" in Florida.
What they're saying: "Florida is ground zero in the fight for our rights and fundamental freedoms, and we're not taking anything for granted," says Jasmine Burney-Clark, the Biden campaign's top staffer in Florida.
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