Ford O'Connell

“This is the heyday of Florida in national politics. At the rate we’re going, basically every aspect of the federal government will be run by a Floridian or at least a Floridian-adjacent,” said Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist and former Florida congressional candidate. “It was the center of the Republican Party, but now it’s the center of the American political process.”

“I’m sure you have a lot of world leaders right now that are out there thinking ‘I better learn to play golf,’ ” O’Connell added.

‘It’s Florida’s time.’ Sunshine State residents rising to power in Trump’s D.C. The president-elect is the first Floridian elected to the White House. He’s bringing some of his neighbors along with him.