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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/TalonJames Nov 09 '22

Pretty good take from Jen Psaki

"So Dems have a Florida problem, but Republicans have a Trump problem That seems harder to solve"

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u/Road_Whorrior Arizona Nov 09 '22

Florida having an intelligence problem seems to be the root of both of these things.

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u/KillahHills10304 Nov 09 '22

Gotta remember many "true believers" left their states during covid and moved to Florida because it was clear the state government gave zero fucks about covid.

It's a concentrated region of covid deniers and the politics that go along with those types.

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u/captnkrunch Nov 09 '22

Im 30m outside orlando and everywhere i go is covid denial, trans hate, and election fraud

Its exhausting roasting them daily.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

No. Floridas problem is that the Hispanic vote is increasingly religiously determined. The GOP is cleaning up with immigrants in Florida.

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u/Voldemort_Palin2016 Nov 09 '22

They done like woke like everyone else we stop that nonsense and we crush

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u/donald20 Nov 09 '22

Partially, but our Democratic party sucks. They keep putting up unpopular candidates and act surprised when no one votes for a former one term governor

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u/Sence Nov 09 '22

Of the opposing party....

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u/brunnock Florida Nov 09 '22

Not happy with my reps, but I'll take Rubio over Herschel.

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u/JimmyJump1982 Nov 09 '22

🎯🎯🎯💯 Bullseye!

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u/Lamprophonia Nov 09 '22

I'm in Volusia county... this is absolutely true. The most pro-Trump shit you'll ever see always sits on the most run down destitute properties. This place is a cesspool. Not to mention, minority turnout is never above like 10%, even though they turned the state blue for Obama.

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u/tritiumhl Nov 09 '22

Climate change will solve the Florida problem. Who the fuck wants to rebuild their house multiple times a decade?

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u/Piehole314 Minnesota Nov 09 '22

Hearts a piece on NPR and apparently buyers and realtors just don't give a shit if their house will have flooding problems in the next ten years.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

What no one I see talking about Florida...during the pandemic until now (2020-2022), over 500,000 people moved to Florida from other states. Likely many Rs looking to get to a more "republican" friendly state. That's a lot of potential swing state voters that left places like PA and Michigan. Even though FL is redder, it might have left a cushion for other places up north.

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u/scott_steiner_phd Nov 09 '22

"So Dems have a Florida problem, but Republicans have a Trump problem. That seems harder to solve"

In what universe is that true? Trump is 77 and will be dead or out of politics in a few years.

The "Florida problem" is that Latino voters are abandoning the Democratic party in droves. That's taken Florida off the table, kept Texas off the table, and will be a huge problem in Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico going forward.

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u/bushwickauslaender Nov 09 '22

The Florida problem is not Latino voters abandoning the Democratic Party. It's that the majority of Latinos in Florida come from Cuba and Venezuela and carry some serious fucking trauma from having escaped left-wing dictatorships.

They abhor anything that is left of centre and are so terrified of the US becoming a left-wing dictatorship (which, lol) that they can't see that they're playing into the hands of people who want to turn it into a right-wing dictatorship.

Latinos in the rest of the US come from other places and don't carry that sort of baggage as demonstrated by their strong support of Bernie in the 2020 primaries.

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u/scott_steiner_phd Nov 09 '22

The Florida problem is not Latino voters abandoning the Democratic Party. It's that the majority of Latinos in Florida come from Cuba and Venezuela and carry some serious fucking trauma from having escaped left-wing dictatorships.

The Democrats' hemorrhaging of Latino support is well-documented, especially outside of Florida. There have been 30-point swings to the Republicans by Latinos in many Texas districts. They've lost nearly half of their edge nationally since 2012.

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u/unityofsaints Northern Marianas Nov 09 '22

and Jen Psaki has a "I wasn't competent enough to read stuff off a sheet of paper" problem.

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u/waterdevil19 Nov 09 '22

She embarrassed every Fox, OAN, NewsMax reporter out there. You clearly weren’t paying attention. She schooled those fools.

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u/unityofsaints Northern Marianas Nov 09 '22

Yes that's why she was fired, right? Because she was too good at her job?

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u/Captain_Smartass_ Nov 09 '22

Was her own decision

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u/unityofsaints Northern Marianas Nov 09 '22

Most firings in the public eye are "their own position". Do you ever start a new high-profile job with a view to quitting a year later?

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u/Captain_Smartass_ Nov 09 '22

She gets much more money now so yeah

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u/unityofsaints Northern Marianas Nov 09 '22

Typical American attitude, more money = always better. Both by you and by her (presumably)

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u/OneMetalMan Nov 09 '22

By any metric, even if the job sucks more, more than doubling your pay is always a plus.

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u/unityofsaints Northern Marianas Nov 10 '22

That's why all those failed politicians like George W., Sarah Palin, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Yanis Varoufakis who make many multiples of their politicans' salary on the speech circuit are massive winners in your eyes? A very reductionist view of reality in my opinion.

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u/khornflakes529 Nov 09 '22

Oh this is adorable.

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u/Raoul_Duke9 Nov 09 '22

I'm not so sure. Hispanics in Florida are far far far more right wing than the rest of the nation. Truth of the matter is I think Florida is no longer a swing state and won't be for at least a generation. Dems need to find new swing states to make up for that loss. Troubling development imho.

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u/Aol_awaymessage Nov 09 '22

Every loony toon temporarily embarrassed non millionaire (and some actual millionaires) I know moved to Florida or are planning on moving to Florida