In an interesting article from The Hill, “Once the nation’s largest and most volatile swing state, Florida has lurched to the right in recent years, becoming a mecca for the GOP’s most influential luminaries and wealthiest donors. … Republicans now hold supermajorities in the state legislature, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has solidified his grip on the reins of political power in the state, turning Florida into a laboratory for conservative policy experiments. For the first time since Reconstruction, there’s not a single Democrat in statewide elected office. … Obama won Florida’s electoral votes for the second consecutive presidential election in 2012, nearly tying then-GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney for the state’s conservative-leaning Cuban American vote, and Florida was only becoming larger and more diverse. ‘It seemed like things were actually going the other way at one time,’ Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida, said. ‘When Obama won the state, this seemed to be, at that time, confirmation of the ‘demography is destiny’ idea — as Florida gets less white, it’s going to be more Democratic [emphasis added].’”
This last point in the quote is what caught my eye because I’ve been saying this for years. Democrats who keep relying on Gen Z to save democracy are f***ing misguided idiots. It’s dangerous and just plain wrong to do. And once again, I point out the obvious: If each succeeding generation is supposed to be more progressive than the preceding ones, then America would be a f***ing G.D. utopia by now, but clearly, we are not. Demographics are not f***ing destiny, and I wish dumbass Democrats would stop relying on demographics to win elections; they just kinda rest on their laurels waiting for Gen Z to come of voting age. Un-f***ing-believable!
And let’s be honest about why Flori-DUH! has become the Mecca for RepubliKKKlans and conservativism. The explanation is simple and blunt. It’s the hate, stupid. Pure and simple. The state is the place that attracts haters of all stripes and colors — figuratively and literally. Do not think that such a high concentration of Latinos in the state automatically means they are progressive and accepting of liberal ideas. Far from it! Catholic Latinos are just as hateful as your typical redneck, especially against the LGBTQ community. This is why DeSantis can comfortably target that minority population for discrimination and become more popular in the state. Welcome to stupid America. Hate is widespread here like no other place in the world!