Inside Florida Politics

Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States could impact a host of issues important to Florida residents, including federal funding to the states and environmental policies. Journalists Zac Anderson, Antonio Fins and John Kennedy discuss how Biden’s inauguration will reset Florida’s relationship with the White House and what Donald Trump’s new life as a full-time Florida resident could look like.

President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives after a mob of his supporters overran the U.S. Capitol, leading to five deaths. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Antonio Fins talk about how Florida’s 27-member House delegation voted on impeachment, the increasing number of corporate donors who say they won’t contribute to Republicans who voted not to certify the Electoral College votes and what that could mean for Rick Scott’s fundraising ability and the big budget hole Florida faces because of COVID-19.

Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed past police and overran the U.S. Capitol, forcing it into lockdown. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Antonio Fins discuss how Florida Republicans in Congress reacted to the lawlessness, which lawmakers supported the attempt to overturn the election results and the state's rocky coronavirus vaccine rollout. 

The coronavirus vaccine began arriving in Florida with much fanfare this week. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Antonio Fins discuss how Gov. Ron DeSantis is handling the vaccine rollout, the governor’s ongoing tap dance around the question of calling Joe Biden president-elect and speculation that Ivanka Trump could run for office in Florida.ReplyForwardCT

As coronavirus cases continue to spike in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is offering no plan to promote vaccination among the general public. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Antonio Fins discuss the governor’s approach to vaccination, the criticism he is getting after law enforcement raided the home of a former state worker who said she was fired for refusing to manipulate coronavirus data, plans being floated for Trump to hold a rally in Florida during Joe Biden’s inauguration and the Florida attorney general’s decision to join a lawsuit seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court consider tossing out the election results in key swing states.

The Florida Legislature returned to Tallahassee for the first time since the spring to swear in new members and designate a new Senate president and House speaker. Journalists Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss the agendas laid out by the new legislative leadership and what they had to say about the pandemic that’s still raging in this state, the latest surge in coronavirus cases and how Gov. DeSantis is responding and the ongoing saga within the Florida GOP over acknowledging Joe Biden as president elect.

Joe Biden secured victory by winning Pennsylvania and other key swing states, leading to celebrations across Florida. But Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t celebrating. He urged Trump to keep fighting the election results, and so have other Florida Republicans. Journalists John Kennedy, Antonio Fins and Zac Anderson discuss efforts by the Florida GOP to rally around Trump as he fights the results, how the relationship between Florida and Washington D.C. could change under a Biden administration and what Trump's post-presidency could look like in Florida.

President Donald Trump proved this week that Florida is still Trump country and he did it in decisive fashion, winning by a whopping 3.4 percentage points, which is the Florida equivalent of a blowout. Journalists John Kennedy, Antonio Fins and Zac Anderson discuss whether Florida should even be considered a swing state anymore after Trump's big win, the presidential coattails and how they helped create a red wave of GOP victories across the state and the big role that Miami-Dade County played in Trump’s dominating performance.

The President is holding his rally today in the parking lot of Raymond James Stadium and Biden starts the day in Broward County and will finish the day with a later rally in Tampa. COVID-19 will offer two contrasting looks at the final days of campaigning as Election Day is just a few short days away.