Braving what counts in Florida as a chilly March day, voters in Tampa Bay and across Florida trickled this morning to churches, recreation centers and other polling places. Some voted in local elections, but most were there to reaffirm their support for one man: Donald Trump.

Other candidates were also listed on ballots for the state’s Republican presidential preference primary, like former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but they’ve all given up their campaigns. Before Tuesday’s presidential primary in Florida, it was clear that Trump would be the 2024 Republican nominee for president.

But to thousands of his supporters, Tuesday was meaningful nonetheless.

“Everyone one of us needs to stand up for what’s right,” said Jimmie White, a Trump supporter from Seminole. “It’s my duty to vote.”

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