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carpetbagger

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4. No, the Cincinnati factor is still strong

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 09:34 PM

Jan 2020

An old term coined by Bob Graham referring to people who moved from Ohio to Florida, but still subscribed to Ohio papers, supported Ohio churches and schools, sent their kids there, and in general didn't feel when they went to the ballot box that they had skin in the game regarding the quality of schools, towns, and life in Florida.

The current set of retirees could care less about the state in 2050.

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FL Will Be 1st State To Swing On Climate: 22 Of 25 Cities Most At Risk Of Sea Level Rise In FL [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2019 OP

Huh. Who'd'a thunk it? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #1

moving to Key West this spring hopefully... dhill926 Dec 2019 #2

But the Jim Crow and Adolfo Calero types won't budge - until the water is pouring into their homes sandensea Dec 2019 #3

No, the Cincinnati factor is still strong carpetbagger Jan 2020 #4