Florida is the third largest state in the nation, yet it has never fielded a winning presidential candidate. Nationally known politicians like former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sens. Bob Graham and Marco Rubio have tried and failed. Former President Donald Trump changed his residence after first winning office as a New Yorker, then lost in his bid for a second term. This year he and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis could break that slump. Andrew Jackson was Florida's first territorial governor, but it was a short stint he took on as a favor to President James Monroe. He didn't run for president until he was back home in Tennessee.
