This primary is "like 'Florida Man' having his own election"

Tuesday is the Florida Man primary .

"It's really weird," one political pro said.

Why it matters: Florida, MAGA's beating heart, is President Trump's home and was a top, successful target of his redistricting push to add more GOP-leaning congressional seats.

Zoom in: What makes some of the contests stand out isn't their competitiveness — it's how they invoke the wacky Florida Man internet meme.

These campaigns featured carpetbaggers, racial conflict, homophobia, struggling socialists, antisemitism, and even a scandal-plagued member of Congress slapped with a restraining order.

"It's like Florida Man is having his own election right now," said a Republican political consultant financing one of the state's marquee races.

Between the lines : As in the rest of the nation, Trump's approval ratings have declined in Florida.

But it's a mostly Republican state, and oddsmakers and political insiders from both parties believe the odds still favor the GOP.

Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 1.5 million in Florida.

In 2018, Trump's prior midterm, Democrats outnumbered registered Republicans by 245,000.

Tuesday's key showdowns in Florida: 1.

The governor's race: Rep.

Byron Donalds is expected to cruise to a win over his lesser-known and comparatively underfunded opponents in the Republican primary.

Donalds is on the cusp of becoming the GOP's first Black nominee for Florida governor, and he'd be the favorite to become the Sunshine State's first Black governor .