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In reply to the discussion: I want to leave Florida. It ain't that easy [View all]Fla Dem
(23,590 posts)I came here from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania 23 years ago. I retired early and had friends and family living in FL so decided to move south. At the time Bill Nelson and Bob Graham, both Democrats were the Senators.
Florida had Democratic Governors since 1877, the last one being Lawton Chiles (1991-1998) who died in office and Kenneth MacKay who was the Lt Gov assumed the position to complete Gov Childes term.
Then it was all downhill.
It began with Jeb Bush in 1999-2007
Charlie Crist in 2007-2011 (who later switched to Dem to run for congress)
Rick Scott 2011-2019 I didn't think anyone could be a more corrupt or terrible human being until......
Ron DeSantis 2019 - present. The Devil incarnate, a despicable human being.
In the 23 years I've been here the political climate has done a 180° turn. It was gradual at first, but in the last 10 years Rick Scott was like gasoline on a fire and then DeSantis has just kept adding fuel to the fire.
It's tough living in an environment where your county voted 63% to 36% for Trump over Biden.
So have been weighing my options.