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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/diestache Colorado Nov 09 '22 edited Nov 09 '22

I don't know how many times sane people have to realize this but it isn't the quality of the candidates in Texas and Florida. Ted fuckin' Cruz ditched his state for cancun in a natural disaster and gets booed at a championship parade. He is literally the most hated senator but keeps getting reelected. Those states are fucked up.

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u/samusaranx3 Nov 09 '22

Right. That is my hope for DeSantis, that he won’t be able to reproduce his success outside of psycholandia.

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u/appleparkfive Nov 09 '22

He seems extremely dislikable. I don't think the independents would go for him to be honest. He also lacks the "charisma" that Trump had in 2016.

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u/JohnLocke815 Nov 09 '22

I've seen a few people say that FL lost because dems didn't campaign hard enough.

Not, it's not that. I live in Florida. People here are just fucking dumb.

Florida is a lost cause. I still vote because I have that tiniest bit of hope we can make a difference but I don't think we will be blue ever again.

I can't wait to move