Can Kamala Harris win Florida? Democrats dream, Republicans scoff

Can Kamala Harris do what was unthinkable a week ago and produce a Democratic presidential win in Florida?

In the days since the vice president became the de facto Democratic nominee for president, more and more Democrats  — from excited South Florida activists to elected officeholders and state party leaders — have been professing optimism, dreaming of a Harris win.

“Florida is totally in play,” declared Randy Fleischer of Davie, who’s been active for decades in Democratic politics. He said he would not have offered the same assessment before President Joe Biden ended his campaign for reelection and Democrats turned to the vice president.

“People are gonna come out, they’re gonna come out strong, they’re gonna really come out strong for Kamala,” Fleischer said.