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Population growth gives Florida crucial swing state reputation

March 2, 2023October 2, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

Seminole County GOP is engaging with voters to help keep Seminole County Red.

Meanwhile, Seminole County Republican Party is preparing for Trump’s visit on Friday.

“That helps us in Florida. That helps us in Seminole, and of course that helps the president,” Seminole County Republican Party Chairwoman Linda Trocine said.

She said this election is about safety and jobs, and supporters will be door knocking, holding phone banks, and hosting events to engage voters.

“He loves the American people. He wants us to be prosperous. He’s done so many things. He’s kept his promises, and he’s going to do a lot more for America,” Trocine said.

Read full article here: https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/2020-elections/2020/09/29/population-growth-gives-florida-crucial-swing-state-reputation

With Trump Rally Canceled, Florida Republicans Press On With Voter Outreach

March 2, 2023October 2, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

Seminole GOP adjust quickly to cancelation of Trump visit to Sanford on Friday to concentrate on voter outreach and keeping the momentum going to election Republicans to office.

“In 2016, we voted for the president a little over 1 percent,” said Linda Trocine, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Seminole County. “Seminole County has close elections and this November is no different.”

Despite the canceled rally, which was expected to draw several thousand supporters to Sanford International Airport, Trocine said her group will continue to push outreach and voting efforts.

“We have a great deal of enthusiasm,” Trocine said. “This election is about safety and jobs, and that’s what’s most important to Seminole County voters.”

Read full article here: https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/politics/2020/10/02/florida-democrats–republicans-ramp-up-voter-outreach-

Packing Up: Crews are clearing the stage set up at Sanford International Airport where President Trump was supposed to hold a rally tonight with thousands of supporters.

Bad timing with a month to the election.

I’m digging into the final stretch efforts by both campaigns. pic.twitter.com/aB95JyY7sq
— Greg Angel (@NewsGuyGreg) October 2, 2020

Why Donald Trump is doing surprisingly well in Florida

March 2, 2023September 29, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

Getting out and volunteer! It is making a big difference in getting people out to support Trump and Republicans down ballot! You can make a difference in this election, volunteer today.

On a sweltering Saturday afternoon, Joe Gruters and Linda Trocine, Republican party chairmen respectively for Florida and for Seminole County, were hunting for votes the old-fashioned way: by knocking on doors. Armed with an app that aggregates masses of voter and consumer data, they were targeting npas (no party affiliation) and persuadable Democrats in Lake Mary, a northern suburb of Orlando, and they were hitting their targets. A rangy, sandy-haired npa with a deep smoker’s voice handed the flyers back: “Don’t waste ‘em on me. I’m voting Republican straight down the ticket.” A Latino npa mowing his lawn enthused about President Donald Trump, as did a 50-ish Democrat watching a college football game in his garage. “We’re out there pounding the pavement every day,” says Mr Gruters. “We’ve knocked on more than 1.7m doors…while Joe Biden and his team are basically trying to win this campaign from their basements.”

Read full article here: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/10/03/why-donald-trump-is-doing-surprisingly-well-in-florida

Seminole County on the Verge of Turning Blue?

March 2, 2023September 21, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

Fox 35 ran this story, “Historically Republican Seminole County on verge of turning blue” on September 17, 2020. While Republican registrations have grown over 3,000 in the past 20 months, Democrat registrations have grown three times as fast. Again the Republican Party message is that to keep keep our great quality of life, #VoteRepublican and #KeepSeminoleRed.

Orlando Fox 35

Seminole County Appears to Be a Toss Up

March 2, 2023September 18, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

Pushing back on the Seminole Democrats gains in voter registrations, the SeminoleGOP says Seminole’s great quality of life is because of Republican leadership. Enthusiasm is on Republicans side because Seminole is Trump country. This, in a story by Wesh 2 News, “Seminole County appears to be toss-up in 2020 presidential election.”

Wesh 2 News

How fast-growing Orlando Threatens Trump’s Reelection.

March 2, 2023September 15, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

While not directly about Seminole County, but rather Orange County, the effects of Orange going from solid blue to deep blue is impacting us in Seminole

As the population swells in Orange, it’s also exporting Democrats to neighboring communities, like once-red Seminole County.“If you told me four years ago that Seminole would go blue, I would’ve laughed in your face. But it’s changing,” said Anthony Pedicini, a top Republican operative involved in state legislative races.“It’s spreading from Orlando into the surrounding areas. Just look at the highway system, it’s like a heart pumping blue blood in every direction from Orlando,” he said.Pedicini noted that Hispanic voters are not the ones driving the change in Seminole. “It’s suburban whites. We’re losing too many suburban women.”

Read full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/15/orlando-democratic-voters-trump-reelection-415526

Historically red, this Orlando-area county is Florida’s surprising new battleground

March 2, 2023September 14, 2020 by Your Friendly Republican

Article from ABC News on Seminole Counties becoming more purple and less red. Highlights our counties changing demographics and the need for the GOP to do more outreach to NPA as well as new residences moving in.

For their part, Republicans in Seminole County remain confident in their ability to deliver the county to Trump for a second time.“Seminole is Trump country,” Linda Trocine, chair of the Seminole GOP, told ABC News in a text message. “His message of law and order resonates with suburban women, who decide the outcome of elections here.“

Read full article here: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/historically-red-orlando-area-county-floridas-surprising-battleground/story?id=72877774