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Can Florida Democrats Find Anyone (at All) to Run for Senate?<!-- wp:html --><p>Joshua Roberts/Reuters</p> <p>Slowly but surely, the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pennsylvania-republicans-quietly-plot-their-2024-revenge-after-2022-midterm-wipeout">2024 Senate cycle</a> is shaping up, with eager candidates or battle-tested incumbents throwing their hats in the ring. Some campaigns are being launched. Others are brewing behind the scenes. And in some states, party operatives are already homing in on their preferred contenders for competitive contests.</p> <p>But in <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-surprising-record-with-a-woke-florida-health-office">Florida</a>, it’s a slow start, to say the least.</p> <p>Sen. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-rick-scott-became-the-senator-washington-loves-to-hate">Rick Scott</a> (R-FL) is running again. But leading state Democrats have been crickets about whether or not they’re interested in going against him.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-florida-democrats-find-anyone-at-all-to-run-for-senate">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Slowly but surely, the 2024 Senate cycle is shaping up, with eager candidates or battle-tested incumbents throwing their hats in the ring. Some campaigns are being launched. Others are brewing behind the scenes. And in some states, party operatives are already homing in on their preferred contenders for competitive contests.

But in Florida, it’s a slow start, to say the least.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is running again. But leading state Democrats have been crickets about whether or not they’re interested in going against him.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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