Democrat Flips Florida District, Signaling Trump Backlash

0:00On March 26, Democrat Emily Gregory pulled off a surprise win in a Florida special election on Tuesday, March 24, flipping State House. District 87 blew. This Palm Beach District, home to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, had been reliably Republican-lately. Gregory, a fitness company owner, edged out Republican challenger John Maples by 2.4% or 797 votes. The previous Republican holder took it by 19 points last year and Trump won the area by 11 points in the presidential race. The district was once a Democratic stronghold before shifting red in recent years. Maples got a last-minute endorsement from Trump himself, but it wasn't enough to hold the seat. Democrats are hailing the result as evidence of growing backlash against Trump and the GOP. They've now flipped 29 legislative seats across the country since the start of his second term, fueling talk of midterm vulnerabilities. Even more telling, Palm Beach records show Trump voted by mail in ballot in this very

1:02election, despite his long push to scrap them. Things like this, one signal shifting wins that could spread far beyond Mar-a-Lago.