The White House fears Democrats could overtake Republicans in key Florida races, a scenario that would complicate President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE's plans to campaign for reelection in the state.

Politico reports two people familiar with Trump's plans say that the president will visit Florida at least twice before the upcoming midterm elections next month in the hopes of cementing support for both Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) in his senate bid against Sen. Bill Nelson Clarence (Bill) William NelsonDemocrats sound alarm on possible election chaos Trump, facing trouble in Florida, goes all in NASA names DC headquarters after agency's first Black female engineer Mary W. Jackson MORE (D) and Rep. Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantisOvernight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan On The Money: Half of states deplete funds for Trump's 0 unemployment expansion | EU appealing ruling in Apple tax case | House Democrats include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Florida to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, bars MORE (R), who is running for governor.

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Top Republican allies in the state say told the news outlet that Democratic strength in the state ahead of the midterms should have the White House "worried."

“A Gov. Gillum would be a significant obstacle for a Trump presidential campaign in Florida, and a Gov. DeSantis would be a significant asset,” Mac Stipanovich, a GOP lobbyist, told Politico.

“If they think Florida’s important, which I’m certain they do,” Stipanovich added of the White House, “they should be quite worried.”

“Florida is the most important purple state in the country. The president is a lot more popular than Democrats realize,” another Florida lobbyist with close ties to the president, told Politico. “Motivating his voters is going to be the difference between winning and losing in Florida.”

Scott and Nelson's race remains in a dead heat, while Gillum leads his opponent by single digits in a recent poll of the Florida gubernatorial race.

Trump won the state of Florida over his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonThe Memo: Trump furor stokes fears of unrest Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida Hillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close MORE, in 2016 by less than two percent of the vote, or less than 200,000 votes. More than 800,000 voters in the state have already voted early, indicating a massive increase in turnout across the country from the last midterm elections in 2014.

“All signs point to a higher turnout election,” Florida political scientist Michael McDonald told The Hill last week. “Where we can make comparisons, so far the numbers are up from 2014. Which is not a surprise because 2014 was an exceptionally low turnout election.”