Emily Gregory, the Democrat running in Trump's home House district in Florida, said his Mar-a-Lago residence is "not a friendly door" to knock on. AdvertisementMaples, though, was not even registered to vote in the district at the time of Trump’s Jan. 6 endorsement. Florida requires him to live in the district on Election Day, which in this case is March 24. It’s also unclear whether Trump’s endorsement — which Maples does not even mention on his website — will help or hurt Maples, given Trump’s increasing unpopularity. “I think, in this moment, Trump’s endorsement is Kryptonite,” said Nikki Fried, the Democratic state party chair.

Source: Huffington Post March 14, 2026 23:40 UTC