Morning Digest: Florida Democrats look to regain their mojo in Tuesday special election

_{The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team.}

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● FL State House: Florida Democrats—eager to prove they're getting their mojo back—have a major test coming up on Tuesday, but if they're to succeed, they'll need to overcome a spending gap that has favored the GOP.

In a new piece at Daily Kos Elections, Jeff Singer lays out the stakes in Tuesday's special election for the 35th District in Florida's state House, where Democrat Tom Keen is looking to flip a swingy seat long held by Republicans. But which electorate will show up, the one that favored Joe Biden in 2020, or the one that gave Ron DeSantis a wide win two years later?

DeSantis, though, has seemingly kept his distance from this contest, which is set to take place just a day after what's shaping up to be a humiliating defeat in the Iowa caucuses. Still smarting after the midterms, Sunshine State Democrats would be thrilled to hand their number one nemesis back-to-back losses.

But it's not just about embarrassing DeSantis. Read Singer's preview to learn why Democrats believe this race could say a whole lot more about their chances in November.