Miami-Dade County is a longtime Democratic stronghold, and early voting across the nation typically has favored Democrats.
But on Wednesday, the number of registered Republicans voting early in the county – which is about 70% Hispanic – surpassed Democrats.
It's a troubling sign for Democrats who hope the polls indicating a "red wave" are wrong. And it came one day after Biden visited the area to campaign ahead of next Tuesday's midterm elections, noted DailyMail.com.
The British news site also reported that in the city of Miami, Hispanics are "coming out in droves" for Republicans.
In Florida, overall, 3.58 million registered voters have voted early, according to the United States Elections Project. Republicans comprise 44% of the early voters while 38% are Democrats.
Judging by the early figures, Ron DeSantis could become the first Republican governor to win in Miami-Dade since Jeb Bush in 2002. Bush's wife, Columba, was born in Mexico.
Across the nation, according to an NPR/PBS/Marist survey, enthusiasm is down among Democratic voters compared to Republicans. Key Democratic Party voting groups – Hispanics, blacks and young voters – are the least enthusiastic, the poll found.
'Hispanics are mostly conservative'
In August, the Southwest Florida news site Florida's Voice interviewed Hispanic voters who were longtime Democrats but now vote Republican
One was Carolina Castillo, a Miami-Dade resident who described herself as a "hardcore" Democrat for nearly three decades before switching to the Republican party a few months earlier.
Democrats, she emphasized, don't seem to understand what Hispanic voters care about.
"Hispanics are mostly conservative. We are traditional, we love family and God," she told Florida's Voice. "The radicalization of the Democrat party has turned off Hispanics. and it's responsible for helping Hispanics register independent and Republican."
And Democrats are not taking crime seriously and securing the border, she said, which is largely why she is supporting DeSantis.
Castillo describes herself as pro-LGBTQ rights and pro women’s rights. But she supported the Parental Rights in Education Act even after Democrats labeled it the "Don't Say Gay" bill. The law bars teachers from instructing children through third grade about sexual orientation and gender identity.
"Let's have children speak to their parents in regards to 'Hey Mom, if I think this girl is pretty does that make me gay? I want to answer that question," Castillo said. "I think parents really need to be front and center when it comes to their children."
An immigrant from Colombia, Castillo called the Biden administration’s engagement with the Venezuelan and Cuban dictatorships a "betrayal to Latinos."
via wnd