Florida GOP fights to animate Trump’s base without president

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Republicans in Florida are fighting to energize President Donald Trump’s base while the president recovers from the coronavirus. This week, nearly 300 Republicans in the Florida Panhandle packed shoulder-to-shoulder inside a Holiday Inn conference room to demonstrate their commitment to Trump. The crowd was a far cry from the 10,000-plus drawn to the president’s past rallies in this deep-red bastion of Trumpism. There is no question Trump will win the F