President Trump is basking in the Sunshine State, rising up out of an in a dead heat fight to win Florida, as indicated by Fox News.
The victory nets the occupant 29 of the 270 electoral votes he needs to remain in the White House.
Trump’s protections held strong in a battleground state he caught in the 2016 race and received as his new home before the end of last year, notwithstanding a stiff challenge from Democratic cheerful Joe Biden.
While Biden entered Election Day somewhat ahead in Florida, as indicated by RealClearPo-/8litics’ normal of surveys, the edge was short of what one percentage point, and the perennially purple state was seen as a true toss-up.
That prognostication came to fruition on Election Day with a back-and-forth battle that saw Biden and Trump trade the lead as votes were tallied.
Trump’s camp had predicted earlier this week that he would again come out on top in the Sun Belt state.
Florida broke for Trump in 2016, as part of a dominant showing throughout the battleground states to upset Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton.
