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88. People can be influenced and switch politics no matter how staunch.

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #14)

Tue Feb 9, 2021, 06:36 PM

Feb 2021

I have a niece who grew up politically informed as a Democrat. She moved to IA—she’s now Republican.

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A wild and crazy place to retire: The Villages in Florida [View all] MelissaB Feb 2021 OP

Also a sink hole for std's and HIV dhol82 Feb 2021 #1

Kinda one sided movie jimfields33 Feb 2021 #26

Went 70% for Trump. Kingofalldems Feb 2021 #33

I looked at the place after I retired... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #45

That's what my mom said after living in a seniors complex. She moved out after 2 years. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #53

Exactly. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #58

Because it has a huge democratic club. Largest in florida jimfields33 Feb 2021 #51

Yeah, This RobinA Feb 2021 #82

Eeeuuww. Could never live there. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #52

Yo man, you watched it then eh? LanternWaste Feb 2021 #91

Sounds more like Hell. Aristus Feb 2021 #2

I would rather die. dchill Feb 2021 #3

I agree, being there would be like a living death, ugh! 😖 nt Raine Feb 2021 #67

I know someone who lives there. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #4

A friend's mom is there. She says they are usually VERY Republican. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #6

My friend is a big democrat. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #14

People can be influenced and switch politics no matter how staunch. live love laugh Feb 2021 #88

My parents lived in a lesser known but huge retirement village called "Top of the World" LakeArenal Feb 2021 #5

I'm living in an over-55, gated community. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #43

Places like that are a dime a dozen in Florida. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #50

I don't see the attraction either. But I'm here. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #60

My mom and dad... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #65

Watch it! I'm in a triple-wide! Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #66

Triple! SergeStorms Feb 2021 #76

No, just one tax bill. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #83

Probably goes by county. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #84

Well, Florida IS a special kind of Florida. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #86

And to think the older generation always PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #7

Sounds nightmarish Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #8

I wouldn't live there if they gifted me a full-paid mortgage. Baitball Blogger Feb 2021 #9

That sounds like absolute misery. Ugh. (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2021 #10

Shocking numbers of STD's in the Villages. My soon to dewsgirl Feb 2021 #11

I wonder if it's because these people grew up in more conservative times JI7 Feb 2021 #55

That makes complete sense. I'm sure for some of them it's dewsgirl Feb 2021 #62

If they got married in a time when a girl getting pregnant was the biggest worry,& AIDS didn't exist Hekate Feb 2021 #73

I think we've found where that guy at O'Hare with the viagra was headed. nolabear Feb 2021 #12

I like living with people of all ages and backgrounds... CatMor Feb 2021 #13

Another person, Corgigal Feb 2021 #29

Exactly! CatMor Feb 2021 #42

My late brother-in-law and his wife moved there luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #47

Democrats don't have a chance in that community.. CatMor Feb 2021 #54

Sounds as if it's full of Roger Stones. Ewwww. Nt spooky3 Feb 2021 #15

It wouldn't be my cup of tea, but to each his own. Some of them must actually Tanuki Feb 2021 #16

I'm sure the white supremacists are happy with the place. Mariana Feb 2021 #36

My idea of Hell. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #17

When my friends moved there I finally became familiar with the place. BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #18

Enough people in The Villages have gotten seriously sick or died Mariana Feb 2021 #37

I read an article a few days ago BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #71

It's a creepy place all right. Mariana Feb 2021 #72

I read all about the place after I heard from a cousin BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #74

'a creepy Stepford cult for Baby Boomers' (and older ones too, and the vast majority are RW 'I got Celerity Feb 2021 #19

Has a sunshine state, Stephen King novel feel to it as I read. nt Blue_true Feb 2021 #93

I can't imagine a more bland, boring existence. Phoenix61 Feb 2021 #20

Exactly how I feel. scarletlib Feb 2021 #39

My ex-husband, a trumper, lives there and loves it. beveeheart Feb 2021 #21

He sounds really selfish and materialistic, like a typical Republican. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #56

Sounds like my most recent ex-girlfriend. GaYellowDawg Feb 2021 #77

I can relate. llmart Feb 2021 #90

The film is set in The Villages, it is not about The Villages Generic Brad Feb 2021 #22

Lol, don't burst the party image. That humor is the only good thing Hortensis Feb 2021 #63

Sounds like the perfect place for Trump to land RockCreek Feb 2021 #23

I would literally rather die than live in a place like that. n/t Coventina Feb 2021 #24

Ugh - who wants to be around that many tRumpers? Totally Tunsie Feb 2021 #25

I know a couple that moved there. They had been married for over 30 years and doc03 Feb 2021 #27

I saw this. It is one of the saddest movies I have seen in a long time. Squinch Feb 2021 #28

Whatever happened to Sun City, AZ kskiska Feb 2021 #30

It's still there and still super popular. In fact, they had to build another one Coventina Feb 2021 #31

I know someone who retired there. KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #32

It is a literal hell on earth. SoonerPride Feb 2021 #34

Why isn't Trump living there? LeftInTX Feb 2021 #35

And Roger Stone? And Paul Manafort? MelissaB Feb 2021 #38

If you try to leave these large beachball things come after you. PurgedVoter Feb 2021 #40

+6 CloudWatcher Feb 2021 #57

So this article purports the entire community of 130,000 are a sex-crazed bunch? lettucebe Feb 2021 #41

Our daughter, a doctor in Florida tells me that COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #46

The article does not purport the entire community of 130,000 are a sex-crazed bunch. Mariana Feb 2021 #69

20 years ago when we were first thinking of retiring COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #44

I believe the voter registration data shows it's a bit higher than 70% Mariana Feb 2021 #70

I'm sure you're absolutely right about that. COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #79

A Large Contingency of My Former Workplace AnnieBW Feb 2021 #48

I visited relatives in Tampa and found it to be pleasant. spooky3 Feb 2021 #64

Tampa is Good AnnieBW Feb 2021 #92

I think this is just the logical extension of one type of lifestyle in post-modern America. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #49

That was a GRAND movie !! And what male could EVER forget, Raquel Welch as ... Pluvious Feb 2021 #85

Where does Del Boca Vista fit into this equation? Initech Feb 2021 #59

Someone I went to high school with retired there Raine Feb 2021 #61

This nasty and ridiculous tabloid hit piece taps into something Hortensis Feb 2021 #68

I'd so much rather have a community of all ages, a good public library, reality oriented newspapers Hekate Feb 2021 #75

Sounds like a dangerous place. I suspect the mortality and positivity rates Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #78

It sounds like a posh prison for people who have committed crimes against humanity. hunter Feb 2021 #80

The clubs and activities sound great. Lots to do. shrike3 Feb 2021 #81

I betcha it's full of Republicans. Nt raccoon Feb 2021 #87

I had a client there that was gldstwmn Feb 2021 #89