Florida 2022 Megathread

[Agafin]

Desantis seems to have mastered the art of being a moderate extremist.

[Agafin]

Marco Rubio won the state by 8 points in a year where Trump only carried it by 1 (2016). That shows that he had cross-over appeal. Yet almost every poll released this year has had Desantis with the bigger lead. I wonder why? This is not like in Texas where you can clearly see which actions of Abbott may have lost him moderate voters. In Florida, Rubio is actually more moderate than Desantis but seems to be doing worse. Is it just a testament to Deming's being a better candidate than Crist?   

[Agafin]

It's crazy how polarized  the country has become. I remember back in the 2020 primaries that Biden would be a perfect fit for the state of Florida and would have great appeal to moderates and retirees. Yet it seems in this polarized era, that doesn't matter.