Florida will "absolutely" be able to announce its winner of the presidential race Tuesday night, and it will choose President Donald Trump for four more years, Sen. Rick Scott said Monday.
"We have elections by county in Florida," the Florida Republican said on Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "They know their job. We have early voting, absentee ballots, and voting on Election Day. We will be able to announce the winner tomorrow night."
Scott added that he was at Trump's late-night rally Sunday in Miami, and there was "unbelievable enthusiasm" for Trump.
"He will win Florida because he is on the right side of the issues," said Scott. "People in Florida want a good economy. We support our law enforcement and military. We don't support dictators. Joe Biden is on the opposite side of all those issues. We have a lot of people here that walked away from socialism. I think Trump will have a big win."
Scott, also a former governor, said he thinks that Miami-Dade results will be particularly interesting, as Democrats will have a hard time winning the Hispanic vote.
"I won the Hispanic vote in all three elections," said Scott. "These elections are close in Florida."
In addition, Biden "appeased" late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and has said he'll negotiate with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, said Scott.
"He will walk away from any human rights issues in Venezuela and [from] trying to help get democracy and freedom in Latin America," said Scott. "That doesn't go over well in Florida. The Hispanic vote will make sure Donald Trump has a nice win."
Scott also predicted Republicans will keep control of the Senate.
"I think Susan Collins [R-Maine] will win," he said. He added that the two races that are really close are those of Sen. Martha McSally in Arizona and Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina, but he thinks they will both win.
"In Georgia, we'll have a runoff or two runoffs," said Scott, and "Cory Gardner [R-Colo.] has the hardest race."
He said he hopes for wins in Michigan and New Mexico as well.
"We could make up a seat or two," said Scott, "because Trump is getting the vote out. We have good candidates across the board."
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