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Within the past nine days, the 2024 presidential election has shifted. Amid Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Biden as the Democrat Party's presumptive nominee, everyone is looking at this election very differently.

Many Americans feel passionate, energized, and eager to get involved. The Harris campaign is launching events nationwide, urging people to chip in and support her with less than 100 days left until Election Day.

The vice president's team is not just focusing on traditional blue states, but it's also centering swing states like North Carolina and red states like Florida. To this end, the Harris campaign feels Florida is very much in play and could flip blue in November.

Getting Floridian voters excited

In the Sunshine State, a right-leaning retirement area known as The Villages saw hundreds of golf carts parading in the streets, all in support of the vice president's candidacy. With about 30% of voters in Florida not registered with the GOP or the Democratic Party, the Harris election campaign senses an opportunity to make inroads.

This week, the campaign is hosting events to get Floridian voters involved. Today, Wednesday, and Saturday, organizing and coalition calls in support of Harris are taking place virtually. Then, on Thursday and Sunday, Pinellas and Broward Counties will host volunteer training initiatives.

Some Florida Democrats, such as Reggie Cardozo, feel that Harris will do better in the state than Biden had the latter remained in the 2024 race. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz also believes bumping the vice president up to the head of the Democratic ticket "woke a sleeping giant."

On X, a verified Florida For Harris account regularly posts updates about upcoming pro-Harris events in the state, along with other related campaign news.

Since the vice president's entry into 2024's White House race, she raised north of $200 million. Over 100,000 volunteers across the nation have also come out in support of her candidacy.

Republican opposition

GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida Republicans are pushing back on the claim their state is in play. To this end, GOP leaders assert that the Harris campaign is ultimately wasting its time and resources on trying to make inroads in the Sunshine State.

Is Florida going to turn blue this November? Only time will tell.