orlando ask john mica stick donald trump amid defections many fellow republicans u.s. congressman central florida instead tout work ease traffic congestion tourism mecca ask support trump mild-mannered mica show subtle sign become annoy mica become adept tiptoe around trump question support controversial presidential candidate complicate effort extend 24-year reign congress race mica democratic challenger newcomer stephanie murphy 38 could bellwether republicans seek support party presidential nominee maintain safe distance trump controversial position allege bad behavior course campaign could provide clue whether republicans maintain control house representatives year trump shake party political world bombast voters orlando district care garbage go presidential race say mica steer conversation improve healthcare military veterans create job expand local airports mica re-election bid also make unusually tough newly-drawn congressional district give democrats hope win murphy seek use mica support trump say mica stick trump long follow republican leaders congress often tick mica support gun position push powerful national rifle association especially june massacre orlando 49 people gay nightclub murphy say mica step reconfigured district say evenly split especially partisan mica campaign ability deliver goods district form job creation infrastructure investment democrats make sure remind voters align man arguably one controversial major party presidential candidates history democrats punctuate photo trump mica side-by-side 2014 ceremony celebrate start construction trump hotel washington early trend mail-in ballot 7th congressional district point competitive race orange county 10,975 democrats cast early vote compare 6,732 republicans 3,525 independents orlando may famous home fantasy land disney world mica district real-life mirror america residents politically divide case evenly split republicans democrats strong dose independent voters furthermore part country latino voters central florida build political muscle mica 73 wag ground-war knock constituents doors orlando heat humidity walk fine line grandson immigrants boast hard nose amnesty 11 million immigrants unite state illegally suggest could exceptions trump promise deport build wall southern border mexico linchpin trump campaign do make sense mica say interview reuters amid lunchtime crowd mainly hispanic customers lechonera el barrio restaurant still prominent republicans offend tenor trump campaign include house speaker paul ryan distance trump mica stand firm say pretty much party loyalist loyalty come price though mica acknowledge stick republican presidential nominee say make vulgar reprehensible remark sexual advance women capture 2005 videotape recently become public upside support trump well mica say supporters want know stick nominee people passionate go vote say miriam ramirez former republican legislator puerto rico live part-time florida stump mica worry trump could complicate mica re-election ask whether mica appeal district boom puerto rican population could suffer association trump ramirez say yes especially lower-income families murphy come unite state child family escape vietnam adrift south china sea rescue u.s. navy say trump hateful divisive rhetoric voters worry act prejudice lay elect voters choose political leaders believe best also represent best murphy say challenge mica support trump one thing seem certain close weeks campaign mica stay message tiptoe around trump instead talk interstate highway massive rebuild airport seminole county weed grow ... runway support thousands job change grandson son 19th paragraph trump hover tight u.s. house race florida