Midterms could cement Florida’s status as a red state

[ExpressLane]

Your takes tend to be extremely partisan.

Wanting FL to be a solid red state isn't the same as FL being a solid red state.

Dream on. Since 1952 Florida has gone blue 5 times and red 13 times.. The dems don't have a chance of winning Florida after 2 more years of DeSantis and 2 more years of Biden.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

Since '96, Dems have won the Presidential in FL 3x, and Republicans have won 4x. Considering 1 of those 4 was difference of a few hundred votes, that's a pretty even split.

So, yeah - there is some doubt.

another way of saying it would be, since Jimmy Carter only Clinton and Obama have won elections in Florida and Clinton only won once......

 

[Geeko Sportivo]

Florida is a redneck state!

Congratulations!

 

[ExpressLane]

Florida is a redneck state!

Congratulations!

Redneck electoral votes count just fine.

 

[BartenderElite]

Dream on. Since 1952 Florida has gone blue 5 times and red 13 times.. The dems don't have a chance of winning Florida after 2 more years of DeSantis and 2 more years of Biden.

LOL

1952?

Did you know that was the 1st time Republicans had won Texas since 1928?

When you have to go back that far, it's a bad argument. Recency bias is not bias in this case - FL became a swing state in the '90s.

 

[ExpressLane]

LOL

1952?

Did you know that was the 1st time Republicans had won Texas since 1928?

When you have to go back that far, it's a bad argument. Recency bias is not bias in this case - FL became a swing state in the '90s.

Yeah Texas used to be Democrats back when democrats were conservative. Since 1952 the Republicans are 14 and the Dems are 4. Like Florida Texas is solid red now.

 

[BartenderElite]

Yeah Texas used to be Democrats back when democrats were conservative. Since 1952 the Republicans are 14 and the Dems are 4. Like Florida Texas is solid red now.

Well, you ignored the point of the post. But that's okay. No amount of wishful thinking makes FL anything but a swing state.

And TX? That's actually projected to be a swing state in the next decade. Can you imagine if Dems start winning TX? CA, NY & TX. I'm no math genius, but that might be a tough one for the GOP...

 

[ExpressLane]

Well, you ignored the point of the post. But that's okay. No amount of wishful thinking makes FL anything but a swing state.

And TX? That's actually projected to be a swing state in the next decade. Can you imagine if Dems start winning TX? CA, NY & TX. I'm no math genius, but that might be a tough one for the GOP...

Florida and Texas have both already swung GOP. Much like NY and California have swung Democrat. Dems aren't winning Florida partially because of the very conservative Cubans want nothing to do with the socialist leaning Democrat party. Texas hates what the Democrats are doing on our border. We know we need a wall and the Dems have done everything they can to prevent it from being completed. The ironic thing is the illegals are depressing wages and American Hispanics are upset with the Democrats because their jobs and wages are being undercut by illegals. Border Hispanics don't like people crossing their property and flooding their towns.

 

[Matt Dillon]

That article also goes on to mention the Dems are better on mail in ballots


And the the younger people usually vote the second week of early voting as per all previous elections


It’s way closer than you offered up there in that part of the article

If independents sway left


DeSatan and the Rs could be in trouble

Yeah, that's not going to happen, deshy.

 

[Matt Dillon]

That article also goes on to mention the Dems are better on mail in ballots


And the the younger people usually vote the second week of early voting as per all previous elections


It’s way closer than you offered up there in that part of the article

If independents sway left


DeSatan and the Rs could be in trouble

Let’s remember


Independents are about half ex Republicans


You know


People pissed off at the party so they left it



Like because they hate trump

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/07/1121307491/poll-trump-fbi-search-run-2024


Two-thirds of independents say they don't want Trump to run for president
September 7, 202212:00 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered

Sixty-seven percent of independents said they do not want Trump to run again, while just 28% said they do. In 2020, Trump lost independents and lost the election. In 2016, Trump fared better with the group, but throughout his presidency and afterward he suffered with them and has never regained them.

DeSatan won his first term by a razor thin Margin

Since '96, Dems have won the Presidential in FL 3x, and Republicans have won 4x. Considering 1 of those 4 was difference of a few hundred votes, that's a pretty even split.

So, yeah - there is some doubt.

Sure. Until 2024.

Probably GOP, like the rest of the country. Party out of power always picks up seats.

Won't mean much for '24. The Presidential will be competitive there like it always is.

Redistricting made the elections a lock.

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/politics/us-redistricting/florida-redistricting-map/

The zeal in which political extremists seek to make their state or the nation a "One Party State" is disturbing because it reeks of euro authoritarianism.

Yeah, nobody's going to be voting for the party that more than doubled the cost of almost everything.

That's just how people are.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Yeah, nobody's going to be voting for the party that more than doubled the cost of almost everything.

That's just how people are.

Which party is responsible for the COVID pandemic, Putin's War and the global economy in general?

Understood how people are. About half of them are poorly-educated, not-so-bright sheeple who think sound-bites tell them everything they need to know.

 

[Earl]

Yeah, nobody's going to be voting for the party that more than doubled the cost of almost everything.

That's just how people are.

Nor will they vote for the party that has given us out of control crime and borders and drugs and gangs and human traffickers.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Nor will they vote for the party that has given us out of control crime and borders and drugs and gangs and human traffickers.

Nice rant, Mr. Turner, but those things have been a problem for decades. IMO, neither party is very interested in solving the problems.

The Drug War is a loss.

Immigration Reform would help fix both the borders and human traffickers.

Jobs and education increase the tax base and reduce crime and drugs.

 

[Earl]

Inflation rate-2020 1.371%

2022-8.202%


What is the crime rate in the US 2022?
By the numbers: Overall violent crime spiked 4.2% from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022, compared to the same period as last year, the survey by the Major Cities Chiefs Association found. Robbery skyrocketed by nearly 12% and aggravated assaults increased by around 3%, the survey of 70 agencies found.

 

[anonymoose]

Is Ohio turning red also?

 

[LurchAddams]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Democrats fear that 2022 could be the year Florida cements itself as a red state.

[FONT=&]With little more than a week to go before Election Day, Republicans appear poised to once again dominate the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is running well ahead of his Democratic rival, former Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), while Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is struggling to break through in her bid to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) The outlook is already ominous for Florida Democrats. The number of registered Republican voters surpassed the number of registered Democrats last fall for the first time in the state’s modern political history. And that edge has only expanded since then.
[/FONT]
[FONT=&]In November 2021, there were about 6,000 more registered Republican voters than there were Democrats. As of the end of September, that advantage stood at nearly 300,000, according to data collected by the state. By comparison, in 2008, when former President Obama carried Florida by about 200,000 votes, there were nearly 700,000 more registered Democrats in the state than Republicans.
[/FONT]
[FONT=&]In another worrisome sign for Florida Democrats, Republicans pulled ahead in early voting on Thursday. Democrats have typically relied on building up a strong early vote advantage to make up for shortfalls in Election Day voting, which tends to be dominated by Republicans.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3709651-midterms-could-cement-floridas-status-as-a-red-state/

[/FONT]

I thought it was already. It's had a Republican legislature since at least 2000 and the only Democratic governor was Crist. How long ago was Crist and didn't he last just one term? He shouldn't have run. Like Beto in TX, he's a loser. The Dems need to be smarter who they pick to run.

 

[LurchAddams]

That article also goes on to mention the Dems are better on mail in ballots


And the the younger people usually vote the second week of early voting as per all previous elections


It’s way closer than you offered up there in that part of the article

If independents sway left


DeSatan and the Rs could be in trouble

My friend. Please take my advice. Don't ever hang your hopes on Florida. You'll be doomed to disappointment. The Dems will NOT be taking Florida.

My argument supporting my opinion: IT'S FLORIDA.

 

[LurchAddams]

Let’s remember


Independents are about half ex Republicans


You know


People pissed off at the party so they left it



Like because they hate trump

And also, the Latino vote and Cuban vote always goes to the Republicans in FL. The GOP'ers have everyone in Florida convinced the Democrats love communism there.

 

[LurchAddams]

Since '96, Dems have won the Presidential in FL 3x, and Republicans have won 4x. Considering 1 of those 4 was difference of a few hundred votes, that's a pretty even split.

So, yeah - there is some doubt.

If I were to bet on any state, and I won't, but if I did, it would be that Floridah is going all red this cycle.

Here's my irrefutable evidence supporting my opinion again: IT'S FLORIDA.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

If I were to bet on any state, and I won't, but if I did, it would be that Floridah is going all red this cycle.

Here's my irrefutable evidence supporting my opinion again: IT'S FLORIDA.

Doubtful on "all red", but certainly Republicans will win all the statewide elections due to DeSantis's redistricting turning Florida into a single party state. Abbott has done the same thing in Texas.