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In It to Win It

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32. It's very frustrating

Sat Feb 11, 2023, 05:48 PM

Feb 2023

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I live in the bluest county in the state. Generally, there’s about a 2-to-1 Democratic advantage in my city and county. You can’t get elected locally being a Republican where I am.

It’s frustrating to watch rest of the state go in the opposite direction.

It’s frustrating to watch a winnable state for Democrats slide backwards election after election.

It’s frustrating watching Democrats lose midterm after midterm in Florida (when the statewide races happen GOV, AG, etc).

It’s frustrating to watch Democratic turnout go from 4 million in 2018 to 3.2 million in 2022.

It’s frustrating to watch a state with 14 million voters and only half of them actually show up to vote. It’s frustrating that no one is trying to turn out these gettable voters.

The entire situation is frustrating.

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GAWD DAMN -This Florida shit is going too far - [View all] packman Feb 2023 OP

Does the majority support fascism in Florida? Mysterian Feb 2023 #1

Apparently so. The majority of voters wanted to put the evil dick-tator back into office Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #7

Not so. I'm blue in this autocratic state, but there is a growing number of registered youth that ancianita Feb 2023 #10

Going to take decades madville Feb 2023 #34

Holy cow, that's awful! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #72

Still don't get how senior citizens in that state support idiots trying to make their lives more SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #80

The Republican retirees moving into the state far outnumber the up and coming youth. Mariana Feb 2023 #45

I hear you. ancianita Feb 2023 #63

But they are kinda pissed that their tax money is going to subsidize costs of the developers. Mariana Feb 2023 #70

Yep, I get that. Local news present Villages' tax protests as influential, but they're really not. ancianita Feb 2023 #71

They are if they get TV news coverage. calimary Feb 2023 #84

In one sense. But local coverage makes it look as if they'll sway the heavyweights, when they won't, ancianita Feb 2023 #85

What I personally find most galling is the abnormally large effort calimary Feb 2023 #86

It is galling. But look, ancianita Feb 2023 #87

Unfortunately, I think that may be part of the problem. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #54

I agree with In It to Win It Feb 2023 #59

I have helped with GOTV efforts in Florida in the past... W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #61

I don't disagree In It to Win It Feb 2023 #67

Maybe it's because I never had any kids SouthernLiberal Feb 2023 #73

Don't know what having kids has to do with this, but ancianita Feb 2023 #79

It is! otchmoson Feb 2023 #12

I'm frustrated as hell. But I'm old and can only hope our young voters can see thru this crap. Not allegorical oracle Feb 2023 #17

It's very frustrating In It to Win It Feb 2023 #32

I can imagine...it's frustrating to watch from California BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2023 #41

It's what happens when many don't bother to show up and vote In It to Win It Feb 2023 #18

Also happens when voters are disenfranchised like this 👇🏽 live love laugh Feb 2023 #44

+1, people don't understand how effective these dictator measures are even when MAGA doubles uponit7771 Feb 2023 #78

Or the state has some the lowest voter access in the union? uponit7771 Feb 2023 #75

The majority apparently only listens to FAUX NEWS. The cancer that has metastasized throughout..... usaf-vet Feb 2023 #47

fox is a decoy. not only is talk radio a bigger problem, it would be easy to fix. fox is part of the certainot Feb 2023 #81

No arguments from me other than we only have a weather radio in the house and when in the car.... usaf-vet Feb 2023 #82

The majority of the voting age public that gets off their ass to actually vote, is fascist in FL. spudspud Feb 2023 #50

it is disgusting that ANYONE votes for someone as fascist as DeSantis Skittles Feb 2023 #58

No, but cause red states like Florida, Texas, Missouri are dictatorships little they can do about it uponit7771 Feb 2023 #74

I am lucky enough to have been raised in the Pittsburgh area during the Roberto years. blue neen Feb 2023 #2

Me too Mysterian Feb 2023 #21

Wow! That's got to be very special for you! blue neen Feb 2023 #28

I think the little pissant Cha Feb 2023 #3

Yes republianmushroom Feb 2023 #4

Why ban picture books? cbabe Feb 2023 #5

It's not just Clemente... regnaD kciN Feb 2023 #6

Roberto Clemente was a far better baseball player than DeSantis could ever have been. blue neen Feb 2023 #8

Forget better baseball player... caraher Feb 2023 #11

100% agreed. blue neen Feb 2023 #19

Well, he sure can "model" the hell out of those 'white boots', can't he??? DemocraticPatriot Feb 2023 #57

OMG! DeSatan looked ridiculous in those white boots! blue neen Feb 2023 #60

Those children will have sterile minds and know nothing but bigotry and hate bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #9

No, they'll go find those books and read them. The FL literacy rate will probably rise over ancianita Feb 2023 #14

Let's hope that the children are smarter than the politicians, and I think they are. erronis Feb 2023 #15

Oh, they are. ancianita Feb 2023 #62

Keep censoring latino history. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #13

I am too tired of this. NHvet Feb 2023 #16

That same Florida district banned hundreds of other books, including picture books pnwmom Feb 2023 #20

"Knots on a Counting Rope" is a book I read many times to my kids. It's very touching and panader0 Feb 2023 #68

I'm sure it was banned because of the non-white characters. pnwmom Feb 2023 #69

The kids will grow up thinking other races and genders weren't Ilsa Feb 2023 #22

Thanks for showing the beautiful book cover. yorkster Feb 2023 #23

I nominate this book to be the next one banned in Florida OnlinePoker Feb 2023 #24

God that picture on the cover. plimsoll Feb 2023 #26

Good ghod lambchopp59 Feb 2023 #33

Goes back at least to John C Calhoun NullTuples Feb 2023 #39

I'll wait for it to hit the "remainder" table. HubertHeaver Feb 2023 #48

May reason help us! burrowowl Feb 2023 #49

My recollection is that Florida was the most fervent state supporting the confederacy. plimsoll Feb 2023 #25

We fight for the uninformed middle. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #27

And yet people are still moving Tickle Feb 2023 #29

And it just keeps getting more red madville Feb 2023 #31

Is DeSantis thinking one down Tickle Feb 2023 #36

Apparently DeSantis isn't satisfied with pissing off the black people. patphil Feb 2023 #30

Enough! Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #35

Way past time for hitting the streets in Florida, en masse. (nt) Paladin Feb 2023 #37

The bad thing is Florida keeps voting for this shit too. Initech Feb 2023 #66

Not all of Florida. Not by a long shot. Paladin Feb 2023 #76

Yeah, can't have the kiddies finding out Grammaw and Grampaw were mean to baseball heroes Warpy Feb 2023 #38

Can't wait for Disney's cartoon version of Birth of a Nation maxrandb Feb 2023 #40

_ LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #42

But it's disturbing ''White Comfort'', so it has to be pulled. n/t aggiesal Feb 2023 #43

White fragility on open display. Iggo Feb 2023 #46

It was probably the word "pride" on the cover that got it banned. Chainfire Feb 2023 #51

Sick people in Florida doing sick things sick people do. Scalded Nun Feb 2023 #52

They should pass out the number 3,000 in Florida. GreenWave Feb 2023 #53

They removed a Hank Aaron book too** NGeorgian Feb 2023 #55

Where is General Sherman when we need him ??? DemocraticPatriot Feb 2023 #56

Here's the list - 176 books are banned for school children in Duval County, FL FakeNoose Feb 2023 #64

Hey Ronnie, go shove your reviews up your ass! Initech Feb 2023 #65

DeSantis would love this book JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2023 #77

Oh FFS Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 #83