Florida (UNF) Trump+7 vs. Biden, DeSantis+9 vs. Biden

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Florida is something of a problem for Republicans now, nationally. All the conservative retirees keep flocking there, padding margins in an already safe state at the expense of other Midwest states.

[Spectator]

Florida is something of a problem for Republicans now, nationally. All the conservative retirees keep flocking there, padding margins in an already safe state at the expense of other Midwest states.

I agree with this. For many reasons, Charlie Crist should have won in 2022, which in fact Trump likely believes too.

There was nothing Charlie Crist could have done, or even Ron DeSantis to lose that race. DeSantis and Scott winning in 2018 solidified that state as impenetrably blue. I do not think the conservative influx of retirees would have ballooned at anywhere near the same pace had Gillum won.

[Spectator]

Florida is something of a problem for Republicans now, nationally. All the conservative retirees keep flocking there, padding margins in an already safe state at the expense of other Midwest states.

I agree with this. For many reasons, Charlie Crist should have won in 2022, which in fact Trump likely believes too.

There was nothing Charlie Crist could have done, or even Ron DeSantis to lose that race. DeSantis and Scott winning in 2018 solidified that state as impenetrably blue. I do not think the conservative influx of retirees would have ballooned at anywhere near the same pace had Gillum won.

Could Gillum have stopped the trends with Cubans and Hispanics?

I do think a lot of it was in part bc of DeSantis winning and making Florida a conservative safe space haven, yes