Although mayoral elections are not usually politicized, the election in Miami on December 9 was due to the involvement of Trump and Ron DeSantis. The president and governor endorsed Republican Emilio Gonzalez, and in return, the Florida Democratic Party threw its support behind Democrat Eileen Higgins, who won the election with 59% of the vote to Gonzalez’s 41%. For Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, “the pendulum is swinging in favor of...
